National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jaime Quiros took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, U21 United States's Levon Sarkisyan got control of the ball when Hector Ruiz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Levon Sarkisyan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Quiros in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shane Smiley in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabe Conejo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hector Ruiz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 7th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 9th minute, Mauricio Contreras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabe Conejo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shane Smiley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hector Ruiz came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Levon Sarkisyan could save by the left post. Gabe Conejo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonah Ryan, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Levon Sarkisyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Quiros in the 20th minute of the match. James Joyner kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Shane Smiley scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabe Conejo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elias Carballo in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Levon Sarkisyan saved U21 United States from getting behind. Gabe Conejo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shane Smiley in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Quiros in the 29th minute of play forced U21 United States's goalkeeper Levon Sarkisyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Quiros in the 29th minute of play forced U21 United States's goalkeeper Levon Sarkisyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th match minute, U21 Costa Rica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanley Bermudez to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to U21 United States getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. George Cao Xiao hit a great ball. A collision led to U21 United States getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Brock Friend hit a great ball. Luis Marin's shot from long distance in the 35th minute was not bad at all, but U21 United States's Levon Sarkisyan knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Levon Sarkisyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Quiros in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brock Friend in the 42nd minute of play forced U21 Costa Rica's goalkeeper Gabe Conejo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabe Conejo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brock Friend in the 43rd minute of the match. Gabe Conejo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonah Ryan, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Brock Friend to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, U21 Costa Rica's goal looked a bit too open when Shane Smiley came free, but Gabe Conejo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Levon Sarkisyan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Quiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stanley Bermudez hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute Elias Carballo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levon Sarkisyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Levon Sarkisyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. U21 Costa Rica's Anselmo Garita was substituted for Luis Marin. U21 Costa Rica made a substitution. Manrique Medina replaced Hector Ruiz. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Kip Galvan with Brock Friend as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Brock Friend scored 0-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gabe Conejo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 71 minutes into the game, Brock Friend recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gabe Conejo. Brock Friend showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. After a rather tough play, U21 Costa Rica's Fello Serrano got a free kick in the 75th minute. The audience was convinced that Brock Friend's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabe Conejo was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 79th minute Elias Carballo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levon Sarkisyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brock Friend fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabe Conejo having to interfere. Pepe Rompel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabe Conejo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. In the 86thth minute of the game Jaime Quiros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 United States's Levon Sarkisyan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. U21 Costa Rica's Gabe Conejo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shane Smiley in the 95th minute of play.