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National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Landon Donovan got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of U21 Mexico booed when U21 Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eber Adaos didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reyes Morandé in the 5th minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Paulo Obeko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 played minutes U21 Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Cordarin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Buzov in the 8th minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Paulo Obeko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Vương Nghiêm-Minh kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tobías Ascue. That made the score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. With a little luck, U21 Chile's Tobías Ascue got control of the ball when Landon Donovan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 14 played minutes U21 Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Benicio Sindo. U21 Mexico's Paulo Obeko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo Bonomelli in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geraldo Bonomelli in the 20th minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Paulo Obeko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Mexico's Jonas Cordarin got a free kick in the 20th minute. Paulo Obeko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geraldo Bonomelli in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, U21 Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Bonomelli came free, but Paulo Obeko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Antonio Noriega in the 25th minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Tobías Ascue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Chile's Eber Adaos got a free kick in the 26th minute. When U21 Chile's Reyes Morandé in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Mexico's goalie prevented a goal. Tobías Ascue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vương Nghiêm-Minh, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Paulo Obeko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Bonomelli in the 36th minute of the match. Reyes Morandé hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Galilea in the 47th minute of play forced U21 Mexico's goalkeeper Paulo Obeko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Geraldo Bonomelli made the kick off in the second half. Paulo Obeko was a little too slow when Benedicto Galilea got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 55th minute, Reyes Morandé 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. U21 Mexico's Paulo Obeko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Mexico from getting a goal against them. The supporters of U21 Chile booed when U21 Mexico was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Alonso didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Landon Donovan in the 71st minute of play forced U21 Chile's goalkeeper Tobías Ascue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to U21 Mexico getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Vương Nghiêm-Minh hit a great ball. Geraldo Bonomelli kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. When Benedicto Galilea fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Chile's protests and gave Benedicto Galilea a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of U21 Mexico booed when U21 Chile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedicto Galilea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute, Landon Donovan 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. 80 minutes into the game, Landon Donovan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Tobías Ascue was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andy Buzov hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 85 minutes, Landon Donovan made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Chile's Tobías Ascue tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rick Hunter hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Landon Donovan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, U21 Chile's Rick Hunter got a free kick in the 91st minute.