National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) U21 United States's Sergio Haney started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Šimon Martínek kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Todd Fraser blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonid Crha having to make a save. Jan Jan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loco Higuita having to interfere. Leonid Crha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Haney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10thth minute of the game Sergio Haney who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Czech Republic's Leonid Crha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergio Haney in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonid Crha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Haney in the 10th minute of play forced U21 Czech Republic's goalkeeper Leonid Crha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Otto Copeland came free, but Leonid Crha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 United States was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timmy Marino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonid Crha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Haney, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Loco Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lubomír Hůlka in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd match minute, U21 Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomáš Čermák to maneuver through the defense. Tomáš Čermák kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Otto Copeland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonid Crha having to interfere. The supporters of U21 Czech Republic booed when U21 United States was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otto Copeland didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonid Crha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otto Copeland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonid Crha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Otto Copeland's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 46th minute Verner Knížek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loco Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Verner Knížek was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Lubomír Hůlka's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loco Higuita was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 58th minute, Cedric Siegel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, U21 Czech Republic's Ivo Toth got a free kick in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Verner Knížek in the 63rd minute of play forced U21 United States's goalkeeper Loco Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Sergio Haney could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Leonid Crha however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, U21 Czech Republic's Verner Knížek got a free kick in the 66th minute. A collision led to U21 Czech Republic getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Verner Knížek hit a great ball. When U21 Czech Republic's Verner Knížek in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 United States's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 78 minutes, Verner Knížek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Czech Republic's supporters crossed their fingers, but Verner Knížek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. U21 Czech Republic's Rudolf Skácel was substituted for Roman Záveský. U21 United States's Mike Petty was substituted for Otto Copeland. U21 United States made a substitution. Jared Fischer replaced Fred Delgado. In the 86th match minute, U21 United States was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jared Fischer to maneuver through the defense. After 89 played minutes U21 Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Tomáš Čermák. In the 91st match minute, U21 Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomáš Čermák to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the U21 Czech Republic defense, Sergio Haney kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonid Crha. The U21 Czech Republic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonid Crha should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U21 United States eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.