National Stadium
Spectators: 10303 (Terracing: 7728,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arnulfo Ongile got the match started through his kick off. Kostja Vertot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mete Cuerno, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 9th minute Mario Jakobe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostja Vertot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kostja Vertot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Jakobe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kostja Vertot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnulfo Ongile in the 10th minute of play. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when U21 Slovenia's Svit Tavčer in the 12th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Arturo Balendin was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for U21 Argentina through an amazing save. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Slovenia's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Ongile came free, but Kostja Vertot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Arnulfo Ongile got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of U21 Slovenia booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arsenio Tibalt didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Svit Tavčer came free, but Arturo Balendin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kostja Vertot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnulfo Ongile, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duro Moco in the 33rd minute of play forced U21 Slovenia's goalkeeper Kostja Vertot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Jakobe in the 37th minute of play forced U21 Slovenia's goalkeeper Kostja Vertot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 39 minutes, Teodor Čerina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Slovenia and the U21 Argentina players grew even worse after the yellow card. Teodor Čerina kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Kostja Vertot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Ongile in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duro Moco in the 41st minute of play forced U21 Slovenia's goalkeeper Kostja Vertot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's Jonas Firmo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kostja Vertot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Svit Tavčer made a kick off. Kostja Vertot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Jakobe in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, U21 Slovenia's goalkeeper Kostja Vertot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duro Moco. Kostja Vertot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Ongile in the 55th minute of the match. Kostja Vertot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Jakobe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arturo Balendin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andželin Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st match minute, U21 Slovenia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jusuf Cvahte to maneuver through the defense. U21 Argentina's Evaristo Enaut was substituted for Jonas Firmo. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Silverio Medardo replaced Arnulfo Ongile. In the 63rd match minute, U21 Slovenia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jusuf Cvahte to maneuver through the defense. Silverio Medardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute Silverio Medardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kostja Vertot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kostja Vertot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Medardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kostja Vertot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Medardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the game, Silverio Medardo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kostja Vertot. Silverio Medardo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. When Robustiano Gaur came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the U21 Argentina 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 Robustiano Gaur couldn't finish the play. Kostja Vertot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silverio Medardo's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. In the 90th minute, Štefan Saje hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kostja Vertot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silverio Medardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over U21 Argentina could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 Slovenia throughout the match.
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