National Stadium
Spectators: 10365 (Terracing: 7774,
Seating: 2384, VIP seats: 207) Teodoro Goito started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Milton Kikuchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Elizardo in the 4th minute of the match. U21 Brazil's Milton Kikuchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Santikurtz in the 7th minute of play. U21 Argentina's Tomás Aureo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdo Pimenta in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute, U21 Argentina's Cleto Oxel seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cleto Oxel the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of U21 Argentina protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cleto Oxel had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in U21 Argentina fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 9th minute. Penalty! In the 17th minute, Valdo Pimenta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Brazil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Milton Kikuchi made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Teodoro Goito sent off a good shot on target. Milton Kikuchi made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Teodoro Goito sent off a good shot on target. 32 minutes into the game, Teodoro Goito recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Milton Kikuchi. Teodoro Goito showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After 35 minutes of play, U21 Brazil's Valdo Pimenta made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Aureo was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of U21 Brazil booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodoro Goito didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Valdo Pimenta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Aureo. U21 Argentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valdo Pimenta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The U21 Argentina players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 Brazil were winning 1-3.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valdo Pimenta to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdo Pimenta in the 51st minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Tomás Aureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milton Kikuchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafin Elizardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Argentina's Tomás Aureo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Argentina from getting a goal against them. Tomás Aureo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdo Pimenta in the 57th minute of play. Milton Kikuchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Goito in the 58th minute of play. When Valdo Pimenta came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the U21 Brazil 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 Valdo Pimenta couldn't finish the play. U21 Brazil's Everton Crisol was substituted for Alessandro Pinho. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Genaro Rufo replaced Teodoro Goito. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Leonides Valerio replaced Martin Santikurtz. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Simon Jenaro replaced Clemente Valdivieso. U21 Brazil made a substitution. Dorian Abreu replaced Valdo Pimenta. 67 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Tomás Aureo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdomiro de Godoi. Tomás Aureo was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Dorian Abreu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dorian Abreu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Milton Kikuchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Elizardo in the 73rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdomiro de Godoi got free with Tomás Aureo in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dorian Abreu had several of the U21 Argentina's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 74 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-5 score and a disappointed Tomás Aureo as he didn't even see the shot coming. Tomás Aureo made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Dorian Abreu sent off a good shot on target. Tomás Aureo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Everton Crisol, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 94 minutes into the game, U21 Argentina's Genaro Rufo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Milton Kikuchi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-6. In the 96th minute Genaro Rufo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milton Kikuchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 98th minute U21 Argentina were awarded a corner. Leonides Valerio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Alejandro Inguma almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Brazil's Milton Kikuchi did a great save. The U21 Brazil supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing U21 Brazil would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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