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National Stadium
Spectators: 10331 (Terracing: 7749, Seating: 2376, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leonardo Millrick took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, U21 Argentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Pérez to maneuver through the defense. Garin Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Millrick, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Garin Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Millrick, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Leonardo Millrick took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Garin Santos. Garin Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Garin Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Millrick in the 19th minute of the match. After 20 played minutes U21 Spain got a freekick which was hit by Cris Companys. 21 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's Leonardo Millrick sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Garin Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 22 minutes, Brais Taboada mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Spain and the U21 Argentina players grew even worse after the yellow card. Brais Taboada hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. U21 Argentina's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Feliberto Matai in the 25th minute. It was a well-played corner which Segundo Quirze managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonardo Millrick in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Garin Santos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonardo Millrick charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Millrick the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Leonardo Millrick got a free kick in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Millrick in the 35th minute of play forced U21 Spain's goalkeeper Garin Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When U21 Spain's Urko Villatoro in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Argentina's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Millrick in the 42nd minute of play forced U21 Spain's goalkeeper Garin Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manolo Sanchís during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to U21 Spain getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Manolo Sanchís hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Urko Villatoro made the kick off in the second half. Leonardo Millrick might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Garin Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonardo Millrick ran back to his position shaking his head. Garin Santos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Millrick in the 54th minute. U21 Spain's Lalo Montiel was substituted for Dino Zamora. After 70 played minutes U21 Argentina's Eusebio Justin stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Garin Santos stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing U21 Spain of the goal. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Spain's goalkeeper Garin Santos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Leonardo Millrick fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. U21 Argentina's Gonzalo Ugutz was substituted for Leonardo Millrick. U21 Spain's Garin Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Ugutz in the 78th minute of play. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Isidro Cristos replaced Feliberto Matai. U21 Spain made a substitution. Bardo Rubio replaced Manolo Sanchís. In the 89th match minute, U21 Argentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Segundo Quirze to maneuver through the defense. Garin Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Ugutz in the 91st minute of play. The U21 Spain fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. U21 Argentina were clearly better and deserved to take the win.