National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10334 (Terracing: 7751, Seating: 2377, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luis Bladi kicked off to start the match. Cristian Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fraco Bilos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Fraco Bilos came free, but Cristian Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Argentina's António Roma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso da Cunha in the 12th minute of play. António Roma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the last second António Roma throw himself and got hold of the ball when Afonso da Cunha in the 20thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. A collision led to U21 Brazil getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Doni Cunha hit a great ball. Cristian Salles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luis Bladi went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Bladi in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Cristian Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute of the match U21 Argentina got a corner. U21 Brazil's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fraco Bilos ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Luis Bladi hit a great ball. After 31 minutes of play, U21 Argentina's Luis Bladi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristian Salles was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristian Salles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Bladi's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 38th minute Afonso da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Roma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lázaro Garcia made in the 41st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Brazil's Raphael Dias.

When U21 Brazil's Afonso da Cunha in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Argentina's goalie prevented a goal. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Gino Antunes replaced Vágner Custódio. In the 61st match minute, U21 Argentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Beltza to maneuver through the defense. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Juan Alberdi replaced Fraco Bilos. Laureano Beltza hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. António Roma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gino Antunes in the 65th minute of play. Baba Moco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Salles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. António Roma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gino Antunes in the 68th minute of the match. Baba Moco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Salles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. After 73 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Luís Bertassi. 76 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso da Cunha came free, but António Roma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Cristian Salles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan Alberdi got free with Cristian Salles in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Gino Antunes. If Baba Moco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristian Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baba Moco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Cristian Salles managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when U21 Argentina's Baba Moco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. António Roma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cris Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. António Roma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gino Antunes in the 92nd minute of the match. António Roma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cris Fenomeno in the 93rd minute of the match. Baba Moco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Salles having to interfere.