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Match Report
National Stadium
Spectators: 10310 (Terracing: 7733,
Seating: 2371, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfonso Mejias made the kick off which started today's match. Sebastián Junes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Mejias in the 3rd minute of play. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgilio Lawrence, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Costa Rica's Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Lawrence in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Guaberto Valiente got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cafu Dolar in the 31st minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgilio Lawrence in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernardo Arias saved U21 Costa Rica from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinicio Medina in the 38th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Omar Guevara in the 40th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Argentina's Teodoro Esquipula. A sloppy throw-in by Ángel Cristos in the 45th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Costa Rica's Omar Guevara. U21 Costa Rica's attentive Tiro Bueno managed to snatch the ball when Gonzalo Martínez made a throw-in in the 45th minute of the game. Donald Alpizar charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Donald Alpizar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th match minute, U21 Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donald Alpizar to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guaberto Valiente to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Leopoldo Kamakiri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Honorato Maties replaced Guaberto Valiente. 59 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolas Morales. A collision led to U21 Costa Rica getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alfonso Mena hit a great ball. U21 Argentina's Marco van Basten was substituted for Virgilio Lawrence. Alfonso Mena kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, Marco van Basten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Bernardo Arias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 70 minutes into the match, Octavio Bianchi notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of U21 Costa Rica's Bernardo Arias. Bernardo Arias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Leon in the 79th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honorato Maties hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Costa Rica's Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco van Basten in the 86th minute of play. U21 Costa Rica's Bernardo Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco van Basten in the 92nd minute of play. Bernardo Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Bianchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Teodoro Esquipula hit a great ball. 97 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Minor Godinez. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. U21 Argentina had played much better football throughout.
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