National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gwendal Nouet took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 France's goalkeeper Dominique Marcillac, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nesor Montaña could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Dominique Marcillac made a huge save. A hard shot 17 in the game by Nesor Montaña from a close distance when the talented Dominique Marcillac managed to make a qualified save. U21 France's players were relieved. 22 minutes into the game, Alix Uhl was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 France's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Spain the free kick. Alix Uhl hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Dominique Marcillac made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Hermelando Millán sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the match, U21 France's goalkeeper Dominique Marcillac had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermelando Millán. Hermelando Millán sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Hermelando Millán came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the U21 Spain fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hermelando Millán couldn't finish the play. When César Manrique, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 42 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Dominique Marcillac was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. U21 Spain's Chan Freire was substituted for Antonio Tono. Dominique Marcillac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nesor Montaña in the 45th minute of the match. Egun Japón succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 47th playminute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hermelando Millán to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gwendal Nouet got free with Atauri Bastida in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermelando Millán in the 57th minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Dominique Marcillac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nesor Montaña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. U21 France's Nelson Quémeneur was substituted for Hector Gabriel. After a rather tough play, U21 France's Alix Uhl got a free kick in the 62nd minute. When Nesor Montaña came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the U21 Spain fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nesor Montaña couldn't finish the play. Dominique Marcillac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermelando Millán in the 75th minute of the match. Nesor Montaña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Dominique Marcillac tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dominique Marcillac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermelando Millán in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nesor Montaña in the 83rd minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Dominique Marcillac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. César Manrique succeeded in the game's 86th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Hermelando Millán sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nesor Montaña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that John-David Le Ny's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atauri Bastida was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. There was no doubt that U21 Spain were the better team. U21 Spain's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.