National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) When Natan Omblets fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Belgium's protests and gave Natan Omblets a yellow card for diving instead. Nemesio Baladi made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Karel-Jan Beaufort sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Charly Alcaraz hit a great ball. In the 6th minute of the match Billy Hendrickx sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nemesio Baladi skillfully saved the ball. Eddy Laporte hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Laporte in the 12th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Nemesio Baladi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Karel-Jan Beaufort notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of U21 Argentina's Nemesio Baladi. Nemesio Baladi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Natan Omblets made in the 16th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Karel-Jan Beaufort immediately put the ball in play. Nemesio Baladi made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Karel-Jan Beaufort sent off a good shot on target. Natan Omblets made in the 20th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Karel-Jan Beaufort immediately put the ball in play. Robert Lewandowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Van Dyck read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Saturnino Honrio threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Belgium's Yvan Loos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karel-Jan Beaufort in the 33rd minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Nemesio Baladi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Argentina's Charly Alcaraz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Natan Omblets, made in the 36th minute of the game. Robert Lewandowski took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Van Dyck. Gabriel Van Dyck dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 40thth minute of the game Eddy Laporte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Argentina's Nemesio Baladi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Belgium's Billy Hendrickx got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Gabriel Van Dyck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Lewandowski in the 43rd minute of play. U21 Argentina's attentive Charly Alcaraz managed to snatch the ball when Natan Omblets made a throw-in in the 44th minute of the game. 45 minutes into the match, U21 Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Lewandowski came free, but Gabriel Van Dyck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robert Lewandowski to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Gust Rammer 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 2-2. Robert Lewandowski charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert Lewandowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Robert Lewandowski kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Nemesio Baladi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Billy Hendrickx in the 58th minute of play. Nemesio Baladi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eddy Laporte's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. 71 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Laporte came free, but Nemesio Baladi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Donato Gabon fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Argentina's protests and gave Donato Gabon a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Donato Gabon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Argentina's Segundo Casco was substituted for Robert Lewandowski. Donato Gabon hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Nemesio Baladi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Billy Hendrickx, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Nemesio Baladi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eddy Laporte's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severiano Urbez got free with Gabriel Van Dyck in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karel-Jan Beaufort fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nemesio Baladi having to interfere. U21 Belgium's Gabriel Van Dyck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severiano Urbez in the 83rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severiano Urbez got free with Gabriel Van Dyck in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U21 Argentina's Severiano Urbez got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.