National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 Argentina's Álvaro Morata 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. In the 7th match minute, U21 Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marc Zomerdijk to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Beltran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aad Zoethout having to make a save. Aad Zoethout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Beltran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edu Atila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elsevär Reitsma, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute, José Antonio Parra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edu Atila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elsevär Reitsma, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. If Elsevär Reitsma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elsevär Reitsma in the 18th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Edu Atila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 minutes, Marc Zomerdijk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Netherlands and the U21 Argentina players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes U21 Netherlands got a freekick which was hit by Marc Zomerdijk. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Edu Atila, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Elsevär Reitsma came free, but Edu Atila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 32 minutes of play, U21 Argentina's Álvaro Morata made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aad Zoethout was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Álvaro Morata came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the U21 Argentina 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 Álvaro Morata couldn't finish the play. Fabio Cordareo made in the 38th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Santiago Sosa however managed to control. Edu Atila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elsevär Reitsma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aad Zoethout was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vasco Olarticoechea showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 47 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elsevär Reitsma stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edu Atila made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Elsevär Reitsma sent off a good shot on target. Aad Zoethout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Morata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's Tomás Beltran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aad Zoethout narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tomás Beltran took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aad Zoethout. Aad Zoethout dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. U21 Argentina's Edu Atila proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Argentina from getting a goal against them. Marc Zomerdijk hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. U21 Argentina's Pedro Artizar was substituted for Arnoldo Bortzaioriz. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Armando Muno replaced Tomás Beltran. 67 minutes into the match, U21 Netherlands's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Muno came free, but Aad Zoethout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Netherlands made a substitution. Hendrik-Jan Niemeyer replaced Fernando Gerseke. Marc Zomerdijk got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 75th minute, Marc Zomerdijk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Netherlands's Aad Zoethout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Hulberto in the 80th minute of play. Elsevär Reitsma charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elsevär Reitsma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Netherlands was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elsevär Reitsma didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the U21 Netherlands defense, Armando Muno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aad Zoethout. The U21 Netherlands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aad Zoethout should have stopped the shot. Armando Muno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Aad Zoethout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lázaro Hulberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aad Zoethout having to interfere. Feddo Reitsma's late challenge caught a U21 Argentina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Feddo Reitsma helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U21 Netherlands's Feddo Reitsma got a free kick in the 94th minute. U21 Argentina walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.