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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Carlos Sainz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. U21 Venezuela's Azubeli Gimilio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Sainz in the 3rd minute of play. Casey Orchard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jokin Cabuerniga in the 5th minute of the match. Iaki Albizua kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Adam Longley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Andorra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Longley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paskal Baragaño's late challenge caught a U21 Andorra's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paskal Baragaño helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U21 Venezuela's Paskal Baragaño got a free kick in the 12th minute. Adam Longley struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Azubeli Gimilio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Andorra. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Sainz in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Azubeli Gimilio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 21 minutes into the match, Carlos Sainz notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U21 Venezuela's Azubeli Gimilio. Azubeli Gimilio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Papo Fortea's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Casey Orchard firmly grabbed it by the left post. When U21 Andorra's Carlos Sainz in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Venezuela's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, U21 Venezuela's Jokin Cabuerniga got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Longley in the 27th minute of play forced U21 Venezuela's goalkeeper Azubeli Gimilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, U21 Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Sainz came free, but Azubeli Gimilio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Casey Orchard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jokin Cabuerniga, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute Adam Longley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Azubeli Gimilio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Charles Greenwood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Azubeli Gimilio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of U21 Andorra booed when U21 Venezuela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynardo Arrate didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Russ Griggs came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the U21 Andorra 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 Russ Griggs couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute, Adam Longley ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Azubeli Gimilio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 44 minutes, Pierce Cole mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Andorra and the U21 Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

U21 Andorra made a substitution. Eddy Lydiate replaced Charles Greenwood. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jokin Cabuerniga to make the kick off. Casey Orchard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Papo Fortea in the 54th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Scott Bradbury got free with Azubeli Gimilio in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 60 minutes into the match, U21 Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Sainz came free, but Azubeli Gimilio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st match minute, U21 Andorra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierce Cole to maneuver through the defense. When Carlos Sainz came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the U21 Andorra 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 Carlos Sainz couldn't finish the play. With his leg Azubeli Gimilio managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when U21 Andorra's Adam Longley fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Azubeli Gimilio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Sainz in the 75th minute of the match. Azubeli Gimilio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Sainz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Andorra had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.