National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lidon Bernardo got the match started through his kick off. Koldobika Aponte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jay Pritchett in the 4th minute of the match. U21 United States's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Owen Vera in the 5th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Rodney Huston heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Koldobika Aponte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kasey Dawson in the 8th minute of the match. Koldobika Aponte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Bender, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kermit Jennings charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kermit Jennings the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute of the match, Lidon Bernardo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tigran Balayan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 25 minutes, Owen Vera made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Colombia's Koldobika Aponte tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in U21 United States's zone, Lidon Bernardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tigran Balayan came out of the goal and Lidon Bernardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute, Lidon Bernardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute, Big Lebowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute Rodney Huston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Koldobika Aponte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Colombia's Koldobika Aponte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Owen Vera in the 37th minute of play. Lidon Bernardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lidon Bernardo in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Rodney Huston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Koldobika Aponte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dennis Bender received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Koldobika Aponte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

U21 United States's Frank Fortune was substituted for Hernán Díaz. U21 United States's Ezra Dotson was substituted for Drew Stover. U21 United States's Fred Renteria was substituted for Dennis Bender. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Owen Vera made a kick off. Ilkay Gündoğan kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Rodney Huston could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Koldobika Aponte made a huge save. In the 65th minute Lidon Bernardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tigran Balayan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the game, Jay Pritchett cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Koldobika Aponte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Colombia's Zlatan Lewandowski was substituted for Lidon Bernardo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Owen Vera in the 75th minute of play forced U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Koldobika Aponte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Lewandowski in the 77th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zlatan Lewandowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tigran Balayan was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Owen Vera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th minute Fred Renteria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Koldobika Aponte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute U21 Colombia were awarded a corner. Berbiz Elguea went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Kasey Dawson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Koldobika Aponte was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game.