National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10303 (Terracing: 7728, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) U21 South Africa's Okoyomon Charles Pinazas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the game, one of U21 South Africa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. U21 South Africa:s Themba Takane showed great skill when he stopped Matheus Cunha:s penalty. Themba Takane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anier Oinatz, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, U21 South Africa's Godfrey Vanker got a free kick in the 17th minute. After 22 played minutes U21 South Africa got a freekick which was hit by Godfrey Vanker. A collision led to U21 South Africa getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Godfrey Vanker hit a great ball. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 South Africa's goalkeeper Themba Takane, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jorge Ekain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Okoyomon Charles Pinazas in the 28th minute of play. Themba Takane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Argenis in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Lucas Argenis notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U21 South Africa's Themba Takane. Themba Takane was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 35th minute, Okoyomon Charles Pinazas fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Okoyomon Charles Pinazas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Javi Mascherano hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Argenis made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Matheus Cunha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Themba Takane. U21 South Africa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matheus Cunha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Themba Takane made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Lucas Argenis sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of U21 South Africa booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mats Hummels didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jikolo Mabalane in the 57th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Jorge Ekain to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorge Ekain didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jikolo Mabalane went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Lucas Argenis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the game, Godfrey Vanker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 South Africa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Argentina the free kick. Lucas Argenis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Themba Takane made a huge save. Themba Takane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anier Oinatz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, U21 South Africa's Godfrey Vanker got a free kick in the 78th minute. After having played for 95 minutes, Okoyomon Charles Pinazas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 South Africa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Okoyomon Charles Pinazas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.