National Team Friendly

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. Roman Gregory started the match with the kick off. Vicente Nevada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Nevada in the 15th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Matthew Benjamin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Gregory in the 16th minute of play. Matthew Benjamin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Gregory in the 20th minute of play. With a little luck, Argentina's Lev Yashin got control of the ball when Lincoln Hand tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matthew Benjamin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Dalmai in the 26th minute of the match. With a little luck, Argentina's Lev Yashin got control of the ball when Lincoln Hand tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matthew Benjamin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Nevada, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vicente Nevada in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matthew Benjamin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vicente Nevada got in the 30th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Matthew Benjamin handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Vicente Nevada sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matthew Benjamin. 32 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Gregory came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Gregory came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eufrasio in the 35th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Dalmai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's Matthew Benjamin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Gregory in the 42nd minute of play. When Miki Moco fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored USA's protests and gave Miki Moco a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miki Moco to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Merlin Castro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Matthew Benjamin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Nevada in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Eufrasio in the 53rd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lev Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mitchell Godwin in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Eufrasio came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Alfredo Felder was substituted for Lincoln Hand. USA made a substitution. Joseph Reeder replaced Vern Pierre. After 60 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gregorio Urtsin who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of USA's goalie and right to Edgardo Dalmai. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. USA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Argentina made a substitution. Benedicto Naelio replaced Vicente Nevada. Argentina's Armando Felipillo was substituted for Carlos Eufrasio. Argentina made a substitution. Abelardo Perutxo replaced Roman Gregory. Lev Yashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerry Sellers in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Alfredo Felder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lev Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matthew Benjamin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benedicto Naelio's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Argentina's Benedicto Naelio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matthew Benjamin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. USA's Matthew Benjamin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Naelio in the 73rd minute of play. Benedicto Naelio might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matthew Benjamin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedicto Naelio ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute Benedicto Naelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matthew Benjamin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matthew Benjamin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Naelio in the 84th minute of the match. USA's Matthew Benjamin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Naelio in the 85th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Argentina's Benedicto Naelio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthew Benjamin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Argentina were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gregorio Urtsin took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Gregorio Urtsin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Matthew Benjamin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Argentina played a much better game than USA and deserved their victory. The USA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.