National Stadium
Spectators: 10306 (Terracing: 7730,
Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Thiago Pinho kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Costa Rica's Estacio Nes got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The audience was convinced that Thiago Pinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Varela was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Neymar Gay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Varela having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Neymar Gay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Varela was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Giovanni Dante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Macho Marin in the 11th minute. Black Bauer hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. U21 Costa Rica's Alvaro Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neymar Gay in the 16th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Macho Marin in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giovanni Dante saved U21 Brazil from getting behind. U21 Costa Rica's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emilio Hurtado in the 24th minute. The corner led to U21 Costa Rica's Elam Or getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 30 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Pinho came free, but Alvaro Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neymar Gay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Varela having to interfere. In the 37th minute Neymar Gay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Brazil's Edson Marinho got a free kick in the 38th minute. Giovanni Dante was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Emilio Hurtado. U21 Brazil's Giovanni Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Estacio Nes in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute Neymar Gay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46thth minute of the game Neymar Gay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Costa Rica's Alvaro Varela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
In the 52nd minute, Edson Marinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 53 minutes, Emilio Hurtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Costa Rica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Hurtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Neymar Gay managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Brazil's supporters rose to their feet, but Neymar Gay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alvaro Varela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 55th match minute, U21 Brazil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Guilherme Gonçalves to maneuver through the defense. Alvaro Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neymar Gay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neymar Gay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Varela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Alvaro Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Neymar Gay showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 64 minute of play. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Gabriel Rondinone replaced Artur Sampaio. U21 Costa Rica's Fidel Mata was substituted for Ian Smith. In the 71st minute, U21 Brazil's Diamantino Tepedino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. After 74 minutes of play U21 Brazil's Edson Marinho was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 74 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Edson Marinho. Giovanni Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macho Marin in the 76th minute of play. U21 Brazil's Giovanni Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Macho Marin in the 78th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Costa Rica booed when U21 Brazil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thiago Pinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emilio Hurtado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Giovanni Dante. U21 Brazil's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Felipe Melo hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Gláuber Andrade charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gláuber Andrade the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gláuber Andrade hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Giovanni Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Vindas in the 92nd minute of the match. The U21 Costa Rica supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Brazil's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Brazil.
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