National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristiano Ramundo kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Bartolo Clementi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sancho Vesel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 9th minute, Bartolo Clementi made a precise shot to the right of Sancho Vesel. U21 Italy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Masao Tachibana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nemesio Baladi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos-Armando Valderrama in the 16th minute. U21 Italy's Sancho Vesel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolo Clementi in the 17th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, U21 Italy's Cristiano Ramundo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nemesio Baladi. Nemesio Baladi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Giampaolo Pazzini took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Nemesio Baladi to make any attempt to save it. U21 Argentina's King Sputore managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alfonso Rulli in the 33 minute of the game. 36 minutes into the game, Saturnino Honrio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Argentina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Italy the free kick. In the 36th minute, Saturnino Honrio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute of the match, Giampaolo Pazzini got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nemesio Baladi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Sancho Vesel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolo Clementi in the 44th minute of play. Giampaolo Pazzini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nemesio Baladi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

U21 Argentina made a substitution. Hugo Casomiro replaced Habakkuk Velázquez. 54 minutes into the game, Martin Suy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Argentina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Italy the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Casomiro in the 58th minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Sancho Vesel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Charly Alcaraz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Casco in the 61st minute of play forced U21 Italy's goalkeeper Sancho Vesel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Camillo Tolin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nemesio Baladi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Italy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristoforo Grandis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, U21 Argentina's Hugo Casomiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sancho Vesel. Sancho Vesel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-3. Nemesio Baladi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Ramundo in the 75th minute of play. Nemesio Baladi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Tolin in the 76th minute of the match. Nemesio Baladi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Tolin in the 79th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Severiano Urbez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sancho Vesel was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. A collision led to U21 Italy getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Carlos-Armando Valderrama hit a great ball. U21 Argentina's Nemesio Baladi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos-Armando Valderrama in the 88th minute of play. Donato Berardi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 92 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the game, one of U21 Italy:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Martin Suy shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 97 minutes into the match, Segundo Casco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sancho Vesel. U21 Italy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Segundo Casco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Segundo Casco got a free kick in the 100th minute. The U21 Argentina players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented U21 Italy from taking control. The game ends in a draw.