National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10305 (Terracing: 7729, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) U21 Costa Rica's Elvis Rohrmoser started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Basilio Salado kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Miguel Calero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis Guillen, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. U21 Costa Rica's Herberto Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, U21 Costa Rica's Herberto Navarro got control of the ball when Ferrer Trevilla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 18 played minutes U21 Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Bernie Castro. Elvis Rohrmoser kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. U21 Costa Rica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Ferrer Trevilla scored to the left of an out of position Herberto Navarro, making the score, 1-0. Elvis Rohrmoser kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Herberto Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Rodriguez in the 27th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Colombia booed when U21 Costa Rica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquin Rohrmoser didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that James Rodriguez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herberto Navarro was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. After 32 minutes, James Rodriguez made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Costa Rica's Herberto Navarro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Costa Rica's Herberto Navarro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save U21 Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for James Rodriguez to strike the kick off in the second half. Herberto Navarro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Rodriguez in the 53rd minute of play. U21 Colombia's Miguel Calero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 56th match minute, U21 Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Garro to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Ferrer Trevilla made a precise shot to the right of Herberto Navarro. U21 Costa Rica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. U21 Costa Rica's Alvin Millot was substituted for Elvis Rohrmoser. U21 Costa Rica's Leonel Ruiz was substituted for Salvador Varela. The supporters of U21 Costa Rica booed when U21 Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basilio Salado didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Alvin Millot notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of U21 Colombia's Miguel Calero. Miguel Calero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rolando Lavega's late challenge caught a U21 Costa Rica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rolando Lavega helped the player get up and apologised. When Alvin Millot fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Costa Rica's protests and gave Alvin Millot a yellow card for diving instead. Alvin Millot kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 80thth minute of the game Ricardo Hoz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Costa Rica's Herberto Navarro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 Costa Rica's Herberto Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arias Masbernat in the 87th minute of play. Arsenio Chavarria charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arsenio Chavarria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 92 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Alvin Millot came free, but Miguel Calero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Basilio Salado almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Costa Rica's Herberto Navarro did a great save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. U21 Colombia fully deserved thier win.