National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Santo Pablo started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Martyn Bonds mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Northern Ireland and the U21 Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Martyn Bonds hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Santo Pablo came free, but Colin Wiltshire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colin Wiltshire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louis Pasteur, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Colin Wiltshire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Louis Pasteur in the 5th minute of play. Colin Wiltshire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santo Pablo's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Colin Wiltshire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Gay, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Colin Wiltshire came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Venezuela's Santo Pablo. But to his dismay, Santo Pablo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to U21 Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Phil Hawke hit a great ball. Luciano Costoya didn't quite understand what happened when in the 19 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Colin Wiltshire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Gay in the 22nd minute of play. When José Luis Cuciuffo fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Northern Ireland's protests and gave José Luis Cuciuffo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, U21 Northern Ireland's José Luis Cuciuffo got a free kick in the 24th minute. Phil Hawke hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Luciano Costoya took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Colin Wiltshire. U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 31 minutes into the game, Louis Pasteur cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Colin Wiltshire was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 35 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Gay came free, but Colin Wiltshire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Louis Pasteur came free, but Colin Wiltshire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luciano Costoya made a great header on U21 Venezuela's corner, it was just that U21 Northern Ireland's Colin Wiltshire managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 40th minute, Victor Floyd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Northern Ireland's Colin Wiltshire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Gay in the 43rd minute of play. Colin Wiltshire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Gay in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to U21 Northern Ireland getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Kirk Monk hit a great ball. In the 46th minute of the match Luciano Costoya sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Colin Wiltshire skillfully saved the ball. 47 minutes into the game, Ruben Gay cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Colin Wiltshire was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kirk Monk to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, U21 Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louis Pasteur to maneuver through the defense. Colin Wiltshire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Pasteur in the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute of the match, Santo Pablo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Colin Wiltshire was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Luis Cuciuffo in the 58th minute of play. Kirk Monk's late challenge caught a U21 Venezuela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kirk Monk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd minute, Kirk Monk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Northern Ireland made a substitution. Franz Henry replaced José Luis Cuciuffo. U21 Northern Ireland made a substitution. Adrian Peake replaced Kirk Monk. U21 Northern Ireland's Alfred Payne was substituted for Martyn Bonds. Kirk Monk kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Colin Wiltshire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Pablo, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Ruben Gay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Colin Wiltshire made a huge save. In the 79th match minute, U21 Northern Ireland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey McLiam Wilson to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, U21 Venezuela's Ruben Gay dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. In the 89th minute Franz Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toni Schumacher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Peake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Venezuela's Toni Schumacher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Peake in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute Franz Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Venezuela's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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