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Match Report
National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Iparragirre Albarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward McQuaire, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Evan McCowan in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Iparragirre Albarez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. U21 Venezuela's Iparragirre Albarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward McQuaire in the 18th minute of play. Karl Popper sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Venezuela's Iparragirre Albarez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Venezuela from getting a goal against them. U21 Scotland's Gregor Durrant played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Popper in the 29th minute of play. U21 Venezuela's Iparragirre Albarez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Venezuela from getting a goal against them. In the 32ndth minute of the game Karl Popper who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Scotland's Gregor Durrant was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, U21 Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Edward McQuaire came free, but Iparragirre Albarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Ponce Costilla ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gregor Durrant was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Iparragirre Albarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward McQuaire in the 46th minute of the match. Vincent Gibson kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Karl Popper made a kick off. Jason McVail hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After 63 played minutes, U21 Venezuela's Ximenes Ybarra shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gregor Durrant came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in U21 Venezuela reached it. Gregor Durrant showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ponce Costilla in the 70th minute of the match. Lopez Avellana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Gregor Durrant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. U21 Venezuela's Galileo Galilei was substituted for Lopez Avellana. U21 Venezuela's Iparragirre Albarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evan McCowan in the 81st minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Jason Doles heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Aztore Cagide kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Enzo Sepulveda kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Graeme Dunnachie managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Scotland's supporters rose to their feet, but Graeme Dunnachie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iparragirre Albarez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute, U21 Venezuela's Anti Jedorf dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. 97 minutes into the match, Anti Jedorf dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gregor Durrant, 0-5. The U21 Venezuela supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing U21 Venezuela would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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