National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 Spain's Peio Sobrado 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. Peio Sobrado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Cody Bennet made a huge save. 8 minutes into the match, U21 Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Glenn Power came free, but Josep Bargallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes U21 Spain's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nathan Briggs who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Basil Riley managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Rai Eibar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cody Bennet having to interfere. Rai Eibar charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rai Eibar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U21 England booed when U21 Spain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rai Eibar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Josep Bargallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Britton, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Rai Eibar was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 25th minute. U21 Spain's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Cody Bennet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peio Sobrado in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, U21 Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Britton came free, but Josep Bargallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute U21 Spain were awarded a corner. Rai Eibar went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Rai Eibar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cody Bennet quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 34 minutes U21 England's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rai Eibar who took care of the corner kick. U21 Spain's Marcelo Lopez de Toro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cody Bennet in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 36 minutes into the game, Peio Sobrado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Cody Bennet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Josep Bargallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Britton in the 40th minute of the match. Ian Britton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ian Britton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ian Britton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Josep Bargallo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. U21 England's Cody Bennet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rai Eibar in the 46th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Spain booed when U21 England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richie Beevers didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ian Britton to strike the kick off in the second half. U21 Spain's Josep Bargallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian Britton in the 54th minute of play. Basil Riley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Josep Bargallo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. When Rai Eibar came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the U21 Spain 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 Rai Eibar couldn't finish the play. U21 Spain's Bastia Redondo was substituted for Rai Eibar. Peio Sobrado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cody Bennet having to interfere. Bastia Redondo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cody Bennet having to interfere. U21 England made a substitution. Nathan Nelthorpe replaced Glenn Power. In the 77th match minute, U21 Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peio Sobrado to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, U21 Spain's goalkeeper Josep Bargallo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ian Britton. Cody Bennet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bastia Redondo in the 81st minute of the match. Cody Bennet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peio Sobrado in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Peio Sobrado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Peio Sobrado came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the U21 Spain 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 Peio Sobrado couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the U21 England defense, Peio Sobrado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cody Bennet. The U21 England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cody Bennet should have stopped the shot. U21 England's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.