National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Harald Nyström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Tiago Madariaga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. U21 Sweden's Nils Magnusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julián Zapata in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Julián Zapata notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U21 Sweden's Nils Magnusson. Nils Magnusson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. U21 Sweden's Sean Connery quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Henry Abril, made in the 11th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Harald Nyström got free with Tiago Madariaga in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Birger Ka Hao with Lasse Nilsson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Nils Magnusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Mandzukic, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Nils Magnusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Mandzukic, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The throw-in from Henry Abril in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Sweden's Sean Connery. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Birger Ka Hao during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Sweden's Birger Ka Hao got a free kick in the 21st minute. With 27 minutes on the clock, Mazuste Varela commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 27th minute, one of U21 Spain:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U21 Spain. A collision led to U21 Sweden getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Birger Ka Hao hit a great ball. Nils Magnusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Mandzukic, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Tiago Madariaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harald Nyström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Birger Ka Hao in the 38th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Spain's Ereinotz Bouzas. U21 Sweden's Nils Magnusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Mandzukic in the 40th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

U21 Spain's Santi Idigoras was substituted for Bernard Torres. The wind increased when Harald Nyström made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the game Henry Abril made a throw-in which Mario Mandzukic played forward. In the 55th minute, Santi Idigoras 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. Henry Abril kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Spain's Henry Abril got a free kick in the 58th minute. The supporters of U21 Sweden booed when U21 Spain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Abril didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Spain's Tiago Madariaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Will Drinkwater in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute U21 Sweden were awarded a corner. Frans Låsberg went to the cornerflag to take it. If Santi Idigoras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the U21 Spain defense, Will Drinkwater kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiago Madariaga. The U21 Spain fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiago Madariaga should have stopped the shot. Will Drinkwater took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tiago Madariaga. Tiago Madariaga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Will Drinkwater sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Morgan Öfverman made a precise shot to the right of Tiago Madariaga. U21 Spain's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 85 minutes in the game Henry Abril did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Santi Idigoras. Morgan Öfverman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes in the game Henry Abril did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mario Mandzukic. When Sean Connery fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Sweden's protests and gave Sean Connery a yellow card for diving instead. The throw-in from Henry Abril in the 93rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Sweden's Sean Connery. U21 Sweden's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.