National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10311 (Terracing: 7734, Seating: 2371, VIP seats: 206) In the 2nd minute, Vinicio Medina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernardo Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominick Antheunis in the 6th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Dominick Antheunis in the 6th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. U21 Costa Rica were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after U21 Belgium's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nicolas Morales took the corner. In the 14th minute, Dominick Antheunis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Belgium fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 21st minute U21 Belgium were awarded a corner. Benny Van der Poorten went to the cornerflag to take it. Bernardo Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian De Werdt in the 27th minute of the match. Dominick Antheunis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernardo Arias having to make a save. A sloppy throw-in by Omar Guevara in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Belgium's Didac Vassaras. In the 34th match minute, U21 Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Cortez to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian De Werdt in the 37th minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Vinicio Medina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, U21 Belgium's Harold Meys got control of the ball when Vinicio Medina tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 46 played minutes U21 Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Bart-Jan Cornelis. After the first half U21 Belgium were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Florian De Werdt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dominick Antheunis charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dominick Antheunis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian De Werdt got free with Bernardo Arias in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernardo Arias 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 57th minute. Bernardo Arias 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 57th minute. 57 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Bernardo Arias had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dominick Antheunis. Florian De Werdts short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Bernardo Arias to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The throw-in from Julio Cortez in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Belgium's Benny Van der Poorten. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Minor Godinez replaced Vinicio Medina. After 64 played minutes U21 Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Julio Cortez. Florian De Werdts short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Bernardo Arias to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Costa Rica's zone, Dominick Antheunis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardo Arias came out of the goal and Dominick Antheunis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Alfonso Leon replaced Leopoldo Kamakiri. Harold Meys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Leon, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Nicolas Morales kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. U21 Belgium's Leopold Asselberghs was substituted for Dominick Antheunis. U21 Belgium made a substitution. Claus Van De Wiele replaced Geert-Jan Coomans. After a rather tough play, U21 Costa Rica's Nicolas Morales got a free kick in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopold Asselberghs in the 78th minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Costa Rica's Alfonso Leon got a free kick in the 81st minute. 82 minutes into the game, Florian De Werdt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bernardo Arias. Florian De Werdt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Bernardo Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopold Asselberghs, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopold Asselberghs in the 85th minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Bernardo Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Leenknecht charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Leenknecht the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, U21 Belgium's David Leenknecht got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 95thth minute of the game Leopold Asselberghs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Costa Rica's Bernardo Arias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 Belgium played a much better game than U21 Costa Rica and deserved their victory. The U21 Costa Rica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.