National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10307 (Terracing: 7731, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guaberto Valiente started the match with the kick off. U21 Netherlands's Thomas Ommen got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Cipriano Laffitte got a free kick in the 9th minute. U21 Netherlands's Humberto Maurits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Bianchi in the 11th minute of play. U21 Argentina's Sebastián Junes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hette Reitsma in the 13th minute of play. Sebastián Junes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hette Reitsma in the 13th minute of the match. U21 Netherlands's Humberto Maurits proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Netherlands from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd minute Thomas Ommen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Junes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Teodoro Esquipula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebastián Junes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Ommen in the 27th minute of play. Humberto Maurits took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Bianchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Octavio Bianchi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Humberto Maurits was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After 29 minutes, Octavio Bianchi made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Netherlands's Humberto Maurits tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sebastián Junes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hette Reitsma in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guaberto Valiente in the 32nd minute of play forced U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Humberto Maurits to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Netherlands's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Cipriano Laffitte scored to the left of an out of position Humberto Maurits, making the score, 2-0. U21 Argentina's Sebastián Junes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hette Reitsma in the 36th minute of play. U21 Netherlands's Humberto Maurits played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavio Bianchi in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco van Basten in the 41st minute of play forced U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper Humberto Maurits to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Netherlands getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Johannes Tollenaar hit a great ball. Sebastián Junes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hette Reitsma in the 46th minute of the match.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Johannes Tollenaar in the 52nd minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Heerckes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco van Basten scored 3-0 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Humberto Maurits, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Argentina's Eusebio Cordarius was substituted for Cipriano Laffitte. U21 Netherlands's Rogier de Kort was substituted for Hette Reitsma. Sebastián Junes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rogier de Kort in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute, Thomas Ommen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaap van Dinteren hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Da Vinci didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Juan Huerta got a free kick in the 75th minute. Humberto Maurits showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco van Basten in the 78th minute of the match. Sebastián Junes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogier de Kort in the 80th minute of the match. After 83 minutes, Natalio Martino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Argentina and the U21 Netherlands players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Natalio Martino got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Jaap van Dinteren kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Humberto Maurits showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Cordarius, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Argentina fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Netherlands had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.