National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10313 (Terracing: 7735, Seating: 2372, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Virgilio Lawrence got the match started through his kick off. Sebastián Junes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian De Werdt, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. With an all-out effort, U21 Argentina's Harold Meys threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Virgilio Lawrence, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 17 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Dominick Antheunis came free, but Sebastián Junes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 minutes U21 Argentina's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benny Van der Poorten who took care of the corner kick. Sebastián Junes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominick Antheunis, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Geert-Jan Coomans hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Nicolas Specht hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Virgilio Lawrence struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Harold Meys didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Argentina. Harold Meys stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgilio Lawrence's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Virgilio Lawrence took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Harold Meys. Harold Meys dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 37 minutes into the game, Amaury Van den Berge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Belgium's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Argentina the free kick. A collision led to U21 Belgium getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Amaury Van den Berge hit a great ball. 41 minutes in the game Nicolas Specht did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dominick Antheunis. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florian De Werdt to make the kick off. Ángel Cristos kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Harold Meys made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Lawrence in the 58th minute of play. When Eusebio Cordarius fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Argentina's protests and gave Eusebio Cordarius a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Eusebio Cordarius got a free kick in the 59th minute. David Leenknecht who after having made a long run got a chance for a shot on goal. Despite a couple of nice moves Sebastián Junes's wasn't to be fooled and made an easy save when David Leenknecht was beeing forced to shoot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gonzalo Martínez during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Gonzalo Martínez got a free kick in the 63rd minute. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Cipriano Laffitte replaced Andy Top. In the 64th minute, Gonzalo Martínez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to U21 Belgium getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Bart-Jan Cornelis hit a great ball. U21 Argentina's Sebastián Junes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominick Antheunis in the 71st minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Nicolas Specht hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Belgium's Claus Van De Wiele was substituted for Geert-Jan Coomans. After a rather tough play, U21 Belgium's Nicolas Specht got a free kick in the 84th minute. Ángel Cristos's late challenge caught a U21 Belgium's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ángel Cristos helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th match minute, U21 Argentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ángel Cristos to maneuver through the defense. Benny Van der Poorten was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 87th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Leopold Asselberghs hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute Octavio Bianchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harold Meys saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harold Meys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavio Bianchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute.