National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 10365 (Terracing: 7774, Seating: 2384, VIP seats: 207) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Augusto Mota kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the game, Ratan Ayala threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Brazil's Tim Raba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ratan Ayala made in the 7th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by James Watt. In the 7th minute, Cauan Freire got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gaston Indalecio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Júlio da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Leonardo came free, but Júlio da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 Brazil booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesar Rumaldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teobaldo Macias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The corner led U21 Brazil's Tim Raba to fire away a dangerous shot which Teobaldo Macias despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. U21 Brazil's Júlio da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dario Leonardo in the 22nd minute of play. Ratan Ayala's late challenge caught a U21 Brazil's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ratan Ayala helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Ratan Ayala got a free kick in the 24th minute. When U21 Brazil's Matías Neiva in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Argentina's goalie prevented a goal. 32 minutes into the match, Gaston Indalecio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Júlio da Cunha. U21 Brazil's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaston Indalecio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Teobaldo Macias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 48 minutes, Erik Vinhas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Brazil and the U21 Argentina players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to U21 Brazil getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Erik Vinhas hit a great ball. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Cícero Bastos replaced Fred Nogueira. Erik Vinhas kicked well hit freekick during the 49th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dario Leonardo made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matías Neiva got free with Teobaldo Macias in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Júlio da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Leonardo in the 64th minute of the match. U21 Argentina's Teobaldo Macias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Argentina from getting a goal against them. Júlio da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dario Leonardo in the 66th minute of play. Júlio da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Watt in the 67th minute of the match. After 70 minutes, Cesar Rumaldo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Argentina and the U21 Brazil players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 70 played minutes U21 Argentina got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Rumaldo. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Cesar Rumaldo hit a great ball. Gustavo Simão charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gustavo Simão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 73 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Simão. U21 Brazil's Júlio da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Jayvier in the 74th minute of play. Júlio da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Watt, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Júlio da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Watt, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Aquiles Jayvier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Júlio da Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. U21 Brazil's Júlio da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquiles Jayvier in the 83rd minute of play. Júlio da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquiles Jayvier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Cícero Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Dario Leonardo came free, but Júlio da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Júlio da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Rumaldo in the 87th minute of the match. Júlio da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquiles Jayvier in the 90th minute of play. Basilio Otsando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.