National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) With a little luck, U21 Argentina's Edu Atila got control of the ball when Edwardo Piñeros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomás Beltran might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lev Yashin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomás Beltran ran back to his position shaking his head. 6 minutes into the match, U21 Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Beltran came free, but Lev Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauro Feijoo in the 10th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Edu Atila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edu Atila made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Edwardo Piñeros sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Marcico in the 14th minute of play forced U21 Colombia's goalkeeper Lev Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute of the match U21 Argentina got a corner. U21 Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pedro Artizar ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led U21 Argentina's Pedro Artizar to fire away a dangerous shot which Lev Yashin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Edu Atila made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Edwardo Piñeros sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the game, U21 Argentina's Alberto Marcico nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lev Yashin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Lev Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Beltran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Tomás Beltran notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of U21 Colombia's Lev Yashin. Lev Yashin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. U21 Argentina's Tomás Beltran got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lev Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Marcico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lev Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Beltran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half U21 Argentina were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Tomás Beltran made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Alberto Marcico kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lev Yashin. That made the score 0-4 in the 51 minute of play. After 56 minutes, Lauro Feijoo made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Argentina's Edu Atila tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Colombia's Harold Tejada was substituted for Lauro Feijoo. In the 65th minute, Harold Tejada left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. 71 minutes into the match, Tomás Beltran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lev Yashin. U21 Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás Beltran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Edu Atila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harold Tejada, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. U21 Argentina's Edu Atila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Angel in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Argentina's Alberto Marcico got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Tomás Angel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. Lev Yashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Marcico in the 84th minute of the match. Edu Atila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Angel in the 85th minute of play. U21 Argentina's Edu Atila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harold Tejada in the 88th minute of play. Lev Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Beltran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Harold Tejada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edu Atila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Argentina's Edu Atila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petrigai Solanos in the 95th minute of play. Edu Atila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harold Tejada in the 96th minute of the match. Edu Atila didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Harold Tejada went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-5 was the resulting score.

U21 Argentina's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.