National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 15940 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5467, VIP seats: 473) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lisandro Lopez got the match started through his kick off. Al Arco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiquinho Nóbrega in the 6th minute of the match. Cássio Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Lopez, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. U21 Argentina's Al Arco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Argentina from getting a goal against them. U21 Argentina's Al Arco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Argentina from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cido Barral got free with Al Arco in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gervasio Cesaro charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gervasio Cesaro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Al Arco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquinho Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Pellegrino in the 36th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Cássio Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Chiquinho Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Al Arco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Lopez in the 40th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Cássio Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the game, Walter Kannemann threw the ball into play from the sideline. U21 Brazil's Cido Barral quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chiquinho Nóbrega stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cássio Albuquerque showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Pellegrino, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Cássio Albuquerque made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Lisandro Lopez sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lisandro Lopez in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cássio Albuquerque saved U21 Brazil from getting behind. Cássio Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Pellegrino in the 68th minute of play. Gervasio Cesaro kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. U21 Brazil's Lúcio Arósio was substituted for Amauri Meireles. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Tata Celada replaced Junior Rigaud. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Guido Txanton replaced Alfredo Pellegrino. U21 Argentina's Antoine Griezmann was substituted for Lisandro Lopez. When U21 Brazil's Cido Barral in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Argentina's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Cido Barral sped through U21 Argentina's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Al Arco. In the 80th minute, Antoine Griezmann reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cássio Albuquerque. The goal made the score 1-1. Waldir Peixoto charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Waldir Peixoto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Waldir Peixoto hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Horacio Lleir made in the 87th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gervasio Cesaro immediately put the ball in play. Olavo Faria might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Al Arco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olavo Faria ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Faria in the 88th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Al Arco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 played minutes U21 Argentina got a freekick which was hit by Guido Txanton. The referee's whistle sounded for the end of the second half. The match was tied at 1-1. None of the players looked happy at the prospect of extra-time.

104 minutes into the match, Antoine Griezmann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cássio Albuquerque. U21 Brazil's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antoine Griezmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The U21 Argentina supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing U21 Argentina would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.