National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Robbie Conochie got the match started through his kick off. Ernesto Guevara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbie Conochie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernesto Guevara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbie Conochie in the 6th minute of the match. Ernesto Guevara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbie Conochie, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th match minute, Scotland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan McCorkindale to maneuver through the defense. Bradley Ennis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armando Martinez in the 9th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Scotland's zone, Roman Erdiano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bradley Ennis came out of the goal and Roman Erdiano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Argentina's attentive Gaston Vellito managed to snatch the ball when Miles McLardy made a throw-in in the 14th minute of the game. Ernesto Guevara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robbie Conochie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernesto Guevara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robbie Conochie in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to Scotland getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Thomas Moffat hit a great ball. Argentina's Ernesto Guevara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbie Conochie in the 25th minute of play. After 26 minutes Argentina's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thomas Moffat who took care of the corner kick. With a little luck, Scotland's Bradley Ennis got control of the ball when Armando Martinez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match, Gaston Vellito got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bradley Ennis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 32nd minute, Robbie Conochie made a precise shot to the right of Ernesto Guevara. Argentina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Scotland's Bradley Ennis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Scotland from getting a goal against them. The referee felt a red card was in order, 46 minutes into the game, when Craig McFergus put in a rough tackle. In the 45th minute, one of Scotland:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Scotland. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gaston Vellito was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Martinez in the 58th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Bradley Ennis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bradley Ennis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Vellito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bradley Ennis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Martinez in the 68th minute of the match. Argentina made a substitution. Joel Rubio replaced Gaston Vellito. Argentina made a substitution. Mauro Naldo replaced Armando Martinez. Scotland made a substitution. Ter McLagan replaced Fraser Ross. A collision led to Scotland getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Rossario Lyall hit a great ball. In the 79th minute, Frankie McGill 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. 84 minutes into the match, Joel Rubio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bradley Ennis. Scotland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Rubio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 90th minute Joel Rubio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bradley Ennis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Rubio in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bradley Ennis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Argentina had won after a very even match.