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Match Report
National Stadium
Spectators: 10315 (Terracing: 7737,
Seating: 2372, VIP seats: 206) Yerko Gold started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Chile's goalkeeper Saka Goleš, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 17 minutes into the game, Honorato Maties threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Chile's Jose Manuel Gajardo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 18th minute, Virgilio Lawrence 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. The supporters of U21 Chile booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Virgilio Lawrence didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saka Goleš showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Lawrence in the 25th minute of the match. U21 Chile's Guillermo Velarde quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Honorato Maties, made in the 28th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yerko Gold in the 34th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Virgilio Lawrence hit a great ball. Sebastián Junes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yerko Gold in the 36th minute of play. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Argentina's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guillermo Velarde was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Chile's players had a chance to rest. The corner led U21 Chile's Guillermo Velarde to fire away a dangerous shot which Sebastián Junes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Tobías Aliaga came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the U21 Chile 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 Tobías Aliaga couldn't finish the play.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Virgilio Lawrence made a kick off. Sebastián Junes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yerko Gold's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. U21 Chile's Saka Goleš played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Lawrence in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Andy Top hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Argentina's Octavio Bianchi was substituted for Gonzalo Martínez. U21 Argentina's Cipriano Laffitte was substituted for Andy Top. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Andy Top hit a great ball. 64 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 Yerko Gold. U21 Chile's Saka Goleš played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Bianchi in the 70th minute of play. After 76 played minutes, U21 Argentina's Cafu Dolar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Saka Goleš 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 Argentina reached it. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Honorato Maties hit a great ball. Guillermo Velarde charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guillermo Velarde the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillermo Velarde didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Argentina's Cafu Dolar couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 87th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for U21 Chile. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Bianchi in the 92nd minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Saka Goleš to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Chile's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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