National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 Hungary's Balázs Kulcsár 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. Lajos Révész made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rik Hello in the 3rd minute of play. Lajos Révész made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francesco Gaspari in the 10th minute. A collision led to U21 Italy getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Rik Hello hit a great ball. Francesco Gaspari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Lajos Révész made a huge save. U21 Italy's Alvaro Rotili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balázs Kulcsár in the 23rd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, U21 Hungary's Balázs Kulcsár sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alvaro Rotili narrowly saved just below the crossbar. U21 Hungary's Lajos Révész played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesco Gaspari in the 35th minute of play. Alvaro Rotili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balázs Kulcsár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Balázs Kulcsár had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lajos Révész took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Gaspari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lajos Révész made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francesco Gaspari in the 44th minute. U21 Hungary's Dániel Veress was substituted for Kornél Kormos. 44 minutes into the game, one of U21 Hungary:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 48th minute, Francesco Gaspari made a precise shot to the right of Lajos Révész. U21 Hungary's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Diego Tucci made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Francesco Gaspari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lajos Révész saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, U21 Hungary's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Gaspari came free, but Lajos Révész reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lajos Révész showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Gaspari in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Gaspari in the 62nd minute of play forced U21 Hungary's goalkeeper Lajos Révész to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When U21 Italy's Francesco Gaspari in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Hungary's goalie prevented a goal. In the 74th minute, Csongor Csonka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Italy made a substitution. Alvaro Micarelli replaced Francesco Gaspari. U21 Italy made a substitution. Alfonso Sciarretta replaced Diego Tucci. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Rik Hello managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Italy's supporters rose to their feet, but Rik Hello was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lajos Révész breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Hungary's goalkeeper Lajos Révész, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Roland Gáspár's late challenge caught a U21 Italy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roland Gáspár helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of U21 Italy booed when U21 Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Gáspár didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lajos Révész showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Micarelli in the 92nd minute of the match. The score was 2-2 after 90 minutes, which forced the match into extra-time.

After the break the players went out on the field to play the first half of overtime with revived energy in their legs. U21 Hungary's Tibor Berkes started the play with the initial kick off. Lajos Révész showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Micarelli in the 102nd minute of the match. In the 110th minute Tibor Berkes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rotili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

After 123 played minutes U21 Hungary got a freekick which was hit by Pál Nagy. In the 124th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Hungary's goalkeeper Lajos Révész, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 125 minutes, Rajmund Lázár mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Hungary and the U21 Italy players grew even worse after the yellow card. 127 minutes into the game, Alvaro Micarelli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Lajos Révész was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Italy fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Hungary had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.