National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10366 (Terracing: 7775, Seating: 2384, VIP seats: 207) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eleuterio Urritz kicked off to start the match. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Croatia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miodrag Delić didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 11 minutes, Mate Zahora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Croatia and the U21 Argentina players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mate Zahora kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Eleuterio Urritz could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Ladislav Gilja however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to U21 Croatia getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Vatroslav Jurić hit a great ball. Tarzan Puyol made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 Croatia's Vatroslav Jurić. In the 33rd minute of the match Leon Ulemek sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mauro Sauveur skillfully saved the ball. 37 minutes into the match, U21 Croatia's goalkeeper Ladislav Gilja had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eleuterio Urritz. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

U21 Croatia made a substitution. Franjo Paravina replaced Dominik Zafranović. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kazimir Pendo was the one to do the kick off. After 59 played minutes U21 Croatia got a freekick which was hit by Vatroslav Jurić. U21 Croatia made a substitution. Relja Mihaljević replaced Vatroslav Jurić. Vatroslav Jurić hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 64th match minute, U21 Argentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pocho Peron to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Pocho Peron got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 66th minute of the match Franjo Paravina shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mauro Sauveur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of U21 Croatia booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javier Ferreyra didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Argentina were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after U21 Croatia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Exequiel Palacios took the corner. After taking down the ball on U21 Argentina's corner Exequiel Palacios fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ladislav Gilja quite easily take care of the ball. 91 minutes into the match, U21 Croatia's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Ferreyra came free, but Ladislav Gilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the U21 Croatia defense, Ignacio Liberto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ladislav Gilja. The U21 Croatia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ladislav Gilja should have stopped the shot. U21 Argentina were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing U21 Croatia to leave the ground with a draw.