National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Petteri Hassinen made the kick off which started today's match. Louis Hasenkamp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sipi Laakkonen, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Taisto Bruun hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Finland's zone, Mark Simon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leo Uhlbäck came out of the goal and Mark Simon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Leo Uhlbäck managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when U21 Luxembourg's Aaron Chevalier fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 10th match minute, U21 Luxembourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milo Bachmayer to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute Cédric Payen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Uhlbäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, U21 Luxembourg's Aaron Chevalier nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leo Uhlbäck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Leo Uhlbäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cédric Payen in the 24th minute of the match. With his leg Leo Uhlbäck managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when U21 Luxembourg's Cédric Payen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. U21 Luxembourg were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after U21 Finland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mark Simon took the corner. 29 minutes into the game, Aaron Chevalier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Luxembourg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Finland the free kick. In the 31st minute Armas Heinola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Hasenkamp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leo Uhlbäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cédric Payen, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. U21 Finland's Leo Uhlbäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cédric Payen in the 32nd minute of play. Uoti Hahto hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Louis Hasenkamp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petteri Hassinen in the 36th minute of the match. Mark Simon hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aaron Chevalier got free with Leo Uhlbäck in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cédric Payen in the 45th minute of play forced U21 Finland's goalkeeper Leo Uhlbäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milo Hammerschmidt hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. U21 Luxembourg's Lenny Hübsch was substituted for Ludwig Lentz. In the 48th match minute, U21 Luxembourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Milo Hammerschmidt to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cédric Payen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Taisto Bruun hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. When Mark Simon came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the U21 Luxembourg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mark Simon couldn't finish the play. After 56 minutes, Vincent Gessler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Luxembourg and the U21 Finland players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of U21 Finland booed when U21 Luxembourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vincent Gessler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leo Uhlbäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Simon, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute Aaron Chevalier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Uhlbäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Vincent Gessler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Uhlbäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leo Uhlbäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cédric Payen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to U21 Luxembourg getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mark Simon hit a great ball. After 68 played minutes U21 Luxembourg got a freekick which was hit by Mark Simon. With his leg Louis Hasenkamp managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when U21 Finland's Adolf Jesus fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Petteri Hassinen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 75th minute Sipi Laakkonen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis Hasenkamp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Finland's Leo Uhlbäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cédric Payen in the 76th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, U21 Finland's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Chevalier came free, but Leo Uhlbäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Louis Hasenkamp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adolf Jesus, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Adolf Jesus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cédric Payen in the 91st minute of play forced U21 Finland's goalkeeper Leo Uhlbäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, U21 Luxembourg's Louis Hasenkamp got control of the ball when Adolf Jesus tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Sipi Laakkonen took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Louis Hasenkamp to make any attempt to save it.