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Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) José Ignacio Alcedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosme Arango in the 3rd minute of play. José Ignacio Alcedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosme Arango, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donato Beca during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Muc Azaceta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Casanueva in the 13th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Cosme Arango came free, but José Ignacio Alcedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Cosme Arango managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Cosme Arango was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Ignacio Alcedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Muc Azaceta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Francisco Morgado in the 27th minute of play. In the 27th minute, U21 Chile's Amador Olmos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. U21 Chile's José Ignacio Alcedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garry Kasparov in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Arango in the 32nd minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper José Ignacio Alcedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efraín Eguiluz got free with Muc Azaceta in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Efraín Eguiluz in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Muc Azaceta saved U21 Venezuela from getting behind. In the 39th minute U21 Chile were awarded a corner. Efraín Eguiluz went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led U21 Chile's Efraín Eguiluz to fire away a dangerous shot which Muc Azaceta despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcos Francisco Morgado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Muc Azaceta. That made the score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match, Efraín Eguiluz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Muc Azaceta was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 47 minutes into the match, Soin Zarra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Ignacio Alcedo. U21 Chile's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Soin Zarra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Amador Olmos made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goalkeeper José Ignacio Alcedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Soin Zarra. 55 minutes into the match, U21 Chile's goalkeeper José Ignacio Alcedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Soin Zarra. José Ignacio Alcedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosme Arango, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cosme Arango in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Ignacio Alcedo saved U21 Chile from getting behind. When U21 Venezuela's Cosme Arango in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Chile's goalie prevented a goal. Efraín Eguiluz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muc Azaceta having to interfere. U21 Venezuela made a substitution. Anxo Vaya replaced Cosme Arango. U21 Venezuela made a substitution. Zayvius Verdaguer replaced Criston Silva. U21 Chile's Mauricio Boll was substituted for David Israel Izarra. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Garry Kasparov in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Ignacio Alcedo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 81 minutes into the match, U21 Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Regino Rogers came free, but Muc Azaceta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, U21 Venezuela's goal looked a bit too open when Regino Rogers came free, but Muc Azaceta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Anxo Vaya kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving José Ignacio Alcedo. That made the score 2-2 in the 86 minute of play. Garry Kasparov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of José Ignacio Alcedo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. U21 Venezuela's Daniel Passarelli suffered a concussion after 92 minutes and had to leave the field. After 92 minutes, Regino Rogers mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Chile and the U21 Venezuela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Regino Rogers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 Venezuela walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.