National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) The mood of the audience was pleasant when C.J. Sharp made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Jari Litmanen 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. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Sebastián Junes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. U21 Malaysia's Mahadi Barus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 8th minute of play. Mahadi Barus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marco van Basten went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 14 minutes into the match, U21 Malaysia's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel-Andrés Messi came free, but Mahadi Barus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lionel-Andrés Messi might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mahadi Barus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lionel-Andrés Messi ran back to his position shaking his head. Fadhly Guchi hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, U21 Malaysia's goal looked a bit too open when Marco van Basten came free, but Mahadi Barus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 Malaysia booed when U21 Argentina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anier Steven didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mahadi Barus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Pero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahadi Barus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco van Basten in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Marco van Basten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mahadi Barus. U21 Malaysia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco van Basten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Marco van Basten took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mahadi Barus. Mahadi Barus dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Lionel-Andrés Messi might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mahadi Barus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lionel-Andrés Messi ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco van Basten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahadi Barus having to interfere. Mahadi Barus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubén-Darío Insúa in the 44th minute of the match. Mahadi Barus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. After the first half U21 Argentina were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Marco van Basten made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Jari Litmanen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luciano Tiso kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Jatuh Yarman 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Lionel-Andrés Messi got free with Mahadi Barus in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 64 minutes into the game, Lionel-Andrés Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Mahadi Barus was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. U21 Malaysia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Jari Litmanen scored to the left of an out of position Mahadi Barus, making the score, 0-6. U21 Argentina made a substitution. German Berto replaced Lionel-Andrés Messi. U21 Malaysia's Mahadi Barus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Litmanen in the 75th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Evelio Azevedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Mahadi Barus was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 81 played minutes U21 Malaysia got a freekick which was hit by Jalen Rabei. Mahadi Barus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Frechoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 83rd minute Jaime Frechoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahadi Barus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mahadi Barus was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jaime Frechoso showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 84 minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, U21 Malaysia's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Frechoso came free, but Mahadi Barus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Malaysia's Mahadi Barus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Malaysia from getting a goal against them. Clemente Silviano hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. U21 Malaysia's Mahadi Barus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Malaysia from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute, Jaime Frechoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Argentina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. U21 Argentina played a much better game than U21 Malaysia and deserved their victory. The U21 Malaysia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.