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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franz Henry in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Barr prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Franz Henry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Barr was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 7th minute, Harvey McLiam Wilson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franz Henry might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Julio Barr. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Franz Henry ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the U21 United States defense, Franz Henry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Barr. The U21 United States fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Barr should have stopped the shot. Julio Barr made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phil Hawke in the 18th minute of play. Mick Jagger charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mick Jagger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fred Renteria hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When U21 Northern Ireland's Franz Henry in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 United States's goalie prevented a goal. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 United States's goalkeeper Julio Barr, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Franz Henry managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Northern Ireland's supporters rose to their feet, but Franz Henry was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Barr breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the game, U21 Northern Ireland's Franz Henry nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Barr made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Franz Henry struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Julio Barr didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Northern Ireland. U21 Northern Ireland's attentive Victor Floyd managed to snatch the ball when Glen Hoff made a throw-in in the 44th minute of the game. When U21 Northern Ireland's Franz Henry in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 United States's goalie prevented a goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Franz Henry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Barr was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Julio Barr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franz Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, Franz Henry notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of U21 United States's Julio Barr. Julio Barr was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Colin Wiltshire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neil Milton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Northern Ireland's Gregory Watts was substituted for Mateo Kovačič. U21 Northern Ireland made a substitution. José Luis Cuciuffo replaced Franz Henry. After a rather tough play, U21 Northern Ireland's Josh Blacknell got a free kick in the 65th minute. If José Luis Cuciuffo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Julio Barr didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfred Payne went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. José Luis Cuciuffo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Barr read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Dave Fleming kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Fred Renteria's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Colin Wiltshire read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Luis Cuciuffo in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Barr prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. U21 Northern Ireland had won after a very even match.