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 Pablo Coronado took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Felipo Tormes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 3 minutes into the match, U21 United States's goal looked a bit too open when Felipo Tormes came free, but Sammy Medrano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, U21 United States's goal looked a bit too open when Felipo Tormes came free, but Sammy Medrano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, U21 Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Reuben Trotter came free, but Omar Barberá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute U21 United States were awarded a corner. Mike Herrington went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Pablo Coronado got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Omar Barberá quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. U21 Spain's Omar Barberá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Coronado in the 22nd minute of play. Sammy Medrano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipo Tormes, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipo Tormes in the 31st minute of play forced U21 United States's goalkeeper Sammy Medrano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Pablo Coronado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Barberá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Coronado in the 39th minute of play forced U21 Spain's goalkeeper Omar Barberá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, U21 United States was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Coronado to maneuver through the defense. U21 United States's Sammy Medrano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipo Tormes in the 43rd minute of play. With 45 minutes on the clock, Flor Gimenez commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 45th 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. The U21 Spain players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 United States were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kepa Arraz was the one to do the kick off. Pablo Coronado's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Omar Barberá skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kepa Arraz in the 57th minute of play forced U21 United States's goalkeeper Sammy Medrano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lincoln Frederick hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Sammy Medrano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anchel Fernandez in the 61st minute of the match. In the 67th minute, U21 United States's Reuben Trotter dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. U21 Spain made a substitution. Arjen Robben replaced Sinforiano Briso. 75 minutes into the match, Mike Herrington had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Omar Barberá. U21 Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mike Herrington was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Pablo Coronado in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Omar Barberá, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 83 minutes into the match, U21 Spain's goalkeeper Omar Barberá had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Coronado. Omar Barberá made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Mike Herrington sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute, Alejandro Short hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 93 minutes, Kepa Arraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Spain's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kepa Arraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sammy Medrano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kepa Arraz's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. After 96 minutes, Alfonso Rivas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Spain and the U21 United States players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th match minute, U21 Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Rivas to maneuver through the defense. U21 United States played a much better game than U21 Spain and deserved their victory. The U21 Spain players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.