National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casey Orchard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Sainz, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Scott Bradbury came free, but Michel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 18th minute of play forced U21 Andorra's goalkeeper Casey Orchard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, U21 Andorra's goal looked a bit too open when Rony Dudu came free, but Casey Orchard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Andorra's Casey Orchard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Dudu in the 22nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Javi Guerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Andorra's supporters rose to their feet, but Javi Guerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michel Neuer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Javi Guerra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. U21 Andorra's Casey Orchard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Ferreira in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casey Orchard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Rony Dudu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Casey Orchard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Brazil's Michel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Sainz in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Endrik Halland left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Brazil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. U21 Andorra made a substitution. Eddy Lydiate replaced Charles Greenwood. U21 Brazil's Nilton Lira was substituted for Rony Dudu. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Bebeto Branco replaced Enrique Ferreira. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust 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. Carlos Sainz was the one to do the kick off. Michel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Scott Bradbury, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Andorra's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Russ Griggs in the 55th minute. The corner led U21 Andorra's Russ Griggs to fire away a dangerous shot which Michel Neuer despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. U21 Brazil's Sílvio Luís Breckenfeld quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eddy Lydiate, made in the 57th minute of the game. 60 minutes into the match, Dan Dal Bello had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Casey Orchard. U21 Andorra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dan Dal Bello was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Sainz in the 63rd minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Michel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pierce Cole's late challenge caught a U21 Brazil's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pierce Cole helped the player get up and apologised. A hard shot by Bebeto Branco from long distance, 69 minutes into the match, got Casey Orchard's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. When Brian Beadle fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Andorra's protests and gave Brian Beadle a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th match minute, U21 Andorra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Beadle to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the game, U21 Brazil's Dan Dal Bello nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Casey Orchard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Casey Orchard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Dal Bello, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Carlos Sainz kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, U21 Andorra's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Dal Bello came free, but Casey Orchard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Endrik Halland scored 0-4 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Casey Orchard, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Casey Orchard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Dal Bello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 98th minute, Dan Dal Bello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Casey Orchard was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5.