National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Costa Rica's Claudio Cordero 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. After 4 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Vitalij Masný. Herberto Obando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Max Klas, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Claudio Cordero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slavoj Fürst was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the game, Jose Mendez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Slavoj Fürst was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 27th minute, Antonio Pinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Jiří Kaleja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudio Cordero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, Miloš Bartůněk threw the ball into play from the sideline. Costa Rica's Bernie Rosabal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Max Klas to strike the kick off in the second half. Herberto Obando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Prchal in the 56th minute of the match. Slavoj Fürst made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Nicolas Nuñez sent off a good shot on target. After 60 minutes, Alan Cordoba mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Costa Rica and the Czech Republic players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alan Cordoba hit a great ball. Czech Republic made a substitution. Karel Tkadlec replaced Max Klas. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Alan Cordoba hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Jan Prchal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Herberto Obando was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Jan Prchal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herberto Obando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Czech Republic made a substitution. Lukáš Filipec replaced Jaromír Broda. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Costa Rica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vitalij Masný was slow to take the kick. During this time Czech Republic's players had a chance to rest. Costa Rica:s Herberto Obando showed great skill when he stopped Jan Prchal:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Prchal in the 73rd minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Herberto Obando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75thth minute of the game Jose Mendez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czech Republic's Slavoj Fürst was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jan Prchal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Herberto Obando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Costa Rica made a substitution. Tomas Guillen replaced Claudio Cordero. In the 80th minute of the match Czech Republic got a corner. Costa Rica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vitalij Masný ran over to the corner to take the kick. Herberto Obando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Prchal in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Bernie Rosabal. After 93 minutes of play, Costa Rica's Nicolas Nuñez made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Slavoj Fürst was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Prchal in the 96th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Herberto Obando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Costa Rica were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.