National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10365 (Terracing: 7774, Seating: 2384, VIP seats: 207) U21 Bolivia's Mariano Abancens started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dagoberto Abarca scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Or-Tal Hoffenreich, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, U21 Israel's Or-Tal Hoffenreich got control of the ball when Dagoberto Abarca tried to sneak it across the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Errolan Abadia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Bolivia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Israel the free kick. Errolan Abadia hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute Jedaiah Sakhai shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Berdugo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gonzalo Berdugo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jedaiah Sakhai in the 10th minute of play. Manu Abajas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Or-Tal Hoffenreich made a huge save. Hertzl Kochan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Or-Tal Hoffenreich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Abancens in the 18th minute of play. Carlos Enrique kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Jedaiah Sakhai had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gonzalo Berdugo. U21 Bolivia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jedaiah Sakhai was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Mariano Abancens kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Or-Tal Hoffenreich. That made the score 2-1 in the 24 minute of play. Gonzalo Berdugo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jedaiah Sakhai in the 30th minute of the match. Or-Tal Hoffenreich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manu Abajas, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Carlos Enrique made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Israel's Tsafrir Lichtenberg. In the 39th minute, Jedaiah Sakhai 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. Gonzalo Berdugo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jedaiah Sakhai, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. With a little luck, U21 Israel's Or-Tal Hoffenreich got control of the ball when Manu Abajas tried to sneak it across the goal line. U21 Israel's Or-Tal Hoffenreich proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Israel from getting a goal against them. Or-Tal Hoffenreich showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Abancens in the 46th minute of the match. U21 Israel's Or-Tal Hoffenreich proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Israel from getting a goal against them. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jedaiah Sakhai was the one to do the kick off. If Argoitz Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Regev Dasa during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U21 Bolivia booed when U21 Israel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Regev Dasa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Or-Tal Hoffenreich came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Bolivia's Mitxel Abar. But to his dismay, Mitxel Abar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Mitxel Abar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Or-Tal Hoffenreich having to interfere. Or-Tal Hoffenreich showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manu Abajas, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 70 minutes, Hertzl Kochan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Israel and the U21 Bolivia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 Israel getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Hertzl Kochan hit a great ball. Gonzalo Berdugo made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Jedaiah Sakhai sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, U21 Israel's Zion Rahima got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 75 minutes into the match, U21 Israel's goal looked a bit too open when Manu Abajas came free, but Or-Tal Hoffenreich reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute, Dagoberto Abarca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Or-Tal Hoffenreich was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. U21 Bolivia made a substitution. Michel Abadie replaced Carlos Enrique. U21 Bolivia made a substitution. Itzaina Abastas replaced Abraham Cabrera. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michel Abadie during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Or-Tal Hoffenreich didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mitxel Abar went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. After having played for 97 minutes, Mitxel Abar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Bolivia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mitxel Abar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that U21 Bolivia were the better team. U21 Bolivia's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.