National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10365 (Terracing: 7774, Seating: 2384, VIP seats: 207) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alexander Atkinson got the match started through his kick off. Jonny Hart charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonny Hart the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cheche Abaunza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Atkinson in the 14th minute of the match. A collision led to U21 England getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jonny Hart hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignatius Abancens in the 21st minute of play forced U21 England's goalkeeper Tim Bayliff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 Bolivia booed when U21 England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonny Hart didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Arbi Newell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignatius Abancens blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tim Bayliff having to make a save. Alan Campbell hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Benjamin Abascal came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the U21 Bolivia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Benjamin Abascal couldn't finish the play. Tim Bayliff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Abascal in the 31st minute of play. When Eron Abel fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Bolivia's protests and gave Eron Abel a yellow card for diving instead. 43 minutes into the match, U21 Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre Blair came free, but Cheche Abaunza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Sid Barton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, U21 England's goalkeeper Tim Bayliff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Abascal.

Benjamin Abascal struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Tim Bayliff didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Bolivia. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Benjamin Abascal managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Bolivia's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin Abascal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tim Bayliff breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the match, U21 England's goal looked a bit too open when Eron Abel came free, but Tim Bayliff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tommy Hanley was extremely unlucky when he, in the 59th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A collision led to U21 England getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Albert Barr hit a great ball. U21 England's Chesney Wheeler was substituted for Alexander Atkinson. U21 England's Dom Pope was substituted for Albert Barr. A collision led to U21 England getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Albert Barr hit a great ball. After 63 played minutes, U21 Bolivia's Benjamin Abascal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tim Bayliff came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in U21 Bolivia reached it. After a rather tough play, U21 England's Shaun Kirkpatrick got a free kick in the 66th minute. U21 England made a substitution. Archie Litchfield replaced Shaun Kirkpatrick. In the 67th minute, Shaun Kirkpatrick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cheche Abaunza came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 England's Pierre Blair. But to his dismay, Pierre Blair quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. U21 England's Tim Bayliff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignatius Abancens in the 74th minute of play. Tim Bayliff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ignatius Abancens's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Chesney Wheeler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheche Abaunza having to interfere. U21 Bolivia's Lazcano Abella was substituted for Sandro Coelho. In the 83rd minute Chesney Wheeler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cheche Abaunza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Bolivia's Eron Abel got his second yellow card of the match in the 93rd minute. The referee ordered Eron Abel off the ground. Eron Abel hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. U21 England's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.