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National Stadium
Spectators: 10364 (Terracing: 7773, Seating: 2384, VIP seats: 207) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Silverio Salomone made the kick off which started today's match. Jonathan Salvatore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Remo Grünenwald, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Jonathan Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxime Moench, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timon Buffon was a little too slow when Silverio Salomone got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. Timon Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Salomone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxime Moench in the 18th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Jonathan Salvatore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timon Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Pellegrino in the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Timon Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Pellegrino. Timon Buffon stood somewhat misplaced when Silverio Salomone came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 23 minute. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ruben Pero hit a great ball. After 27 played minutes U21 Argentina got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Joachim. In the 28th minute Remo Grünenwald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Salvatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Alfredo Pellegrino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Timon Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silverio Salomone in the 32nd minute. Jonathan Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remo Grünenwald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basilio Viator in the 42nd minute of play forced U21 Switzerland's goalkeeper Timon Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Switzerland's Timon Buffon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Switzerland from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Remo Grünenwald during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maxime Moench stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Silverio Salomone's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timon Buffon was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Timon Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silverio Salomone's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Timon Buffon came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by U21 Argentina's Alfredo Pellegrino. But to his dismay, Alfredo Pellegrino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. U21 Argentina's Lisandro Lopez was substituted for Silverio Salomone. U21 Argentina's Jonathan Salvatore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxime Moench in the 69th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maxime Moench didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Switzerland made a substitution. Daniel Langenegger replaced Stanley Ruhle. A collision led to U21 Switzerland getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Maxime Moench hit a great ball. Miguel Regis hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Jonathan Salvatore made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Daniel Langenegger sent off a good shot on target. Jonathan Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxime Moench, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86thth minute of the game Lisandro Lopez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Switzerland's Timon Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Timon Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Tomi in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Maxime Moench came free, but Jonathan Salvatore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 Argentina booed when U21 Switzerland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Cornetti didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute of the match Ruben Pero sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Timon Buffon skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to U21 Argentina getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Ruben Pero hit a great ball. U21 Switzerland's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because U21 Argentina had won, even though U21 Switzerland had held more of the ball.