National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mariano Matute made the kick off which started today's match. Mariano Matute in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anacleto Burutzagi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Zeledon Rufo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Anacleto Burutzagi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Matute in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeledon Rufo in the 11th minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Agustin Matamoros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Mexico's Anacleto Burutzagi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pancho Vanderlat in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Mexico getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Aquiles Selmo hit a great ball. In the 15th minute, Jaime Ugalde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Hechter came free, but Agustin Matamoros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walter Burgos in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Anacleto Burutzagi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Costa Rica's Jaime Ugalde got a free kick in the 27th minute. Anacleto Burutzagi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Matute in the 30th minute. Oscar Escobedo scored 0-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agustin Matamoros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 41 minutes, Pancho Vanderlat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Costa Rica and the U21 Mexico players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Costa Rica's Pancho Vanderlat got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 46th minute, Arsenio Orlo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oscar Escobedo was the one to do the kick off. Anacleto Burutzagi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Matute in the 51st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luke Van Aken during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th minute of the match Willy Amador sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anacleto Burutzagi skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zeledon Rufo during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zeledon Rufo kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Pancho Vanderlat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Irving Maroto replaced Walter Burgos. U21 Costa Rica's Joaquin Arroyo was substituted for Darien Piedra. Moises Hechter hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Claudio Cordero replaced Mariano Matute. The supporters of U21 Costa Rica booed when U21 Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Hechter didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes, U21 Costa Rica's Willy Amador shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anacleto Burutzagi 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 Costa Rica reached it. After some careless play in the U21 Mexico defense, Pancho Vanderlat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anacleto Burutzagi. The U21 Mexico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anacleto Burutzagi should have stopped the shot. 75 minutes into the match, U21 Mexico's Aquiles Selmo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agustin Matamoros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pancho Vanderlat in the 81st minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Anacleto Burutzagi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 Mexico booed when U21 Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pancho Vanderlat didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute, Aquiles Selmo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agustin Matamoros was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Pancho Campos kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Claudio Cordero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anacleto Burutzagi. U21 Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudio Cordero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.