National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10334 (Terracing: 7751, Seating: 2377, VIP seats: 206) Elpidio Sandalio made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Renato Paraibano came free, but Rogelio Miliano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Dionisio Manilan hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Germano Sabóia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogelio Miliano having to interfere. After some careless play in the U21 Brazil defense, Elpidio Sandalio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Júlio da Cunha. The U21 Brazil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Júlio da Cunha should have stopped the shot. João Augusto Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Roberto Dias charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roberto Dias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, U21 Brazil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Dias to maneuver through the defense. Rogelio Miliano was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Germano Sabóia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Germano Sabóia really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, U21 Brazil's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Oriche came free, but Júlio da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Sandalio in the 34th minute of play forced U21 Brazil's goalkeeper Júlio da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogelio Miliano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Germano Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sandrinho Saldanha came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rogelio Miliano could save by the left post. Rogelio Miliano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Renato Paraibano in the 40th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Roberto Dias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo Renato Paraibano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sandrinho Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogelio Miliano having to interfere. After 57 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by João Augusto Dias. When Herbert Richards fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Brazil's protests and gave Herbert Richards a yellow card for diving instead. After 62 played minutes U21 Brazil got a freekick which was hit by Herbert Richards. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Jeronimo Birjaio replaced Mariano Javiar. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Octavio Oriche managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Argentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Octavio Oriche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio da Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th match minute, U21 Brazil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cauan Freire to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Paraibano in the 70th minute of play forced U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Rogelio Miliano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elpidio Sandalio hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. If Paulo Renato Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute, Elpidio Sandalio 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. 78 minutes into the match, Paulo Renato Paraibano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rogelio Miliano. U21 Argentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo Renato Paraibano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Fernan Goyo replaced Jeronimo Birjaio. U21 Argentina made a substitution. Evaristo Selatse replaced Octavio Oriche. Rogelio Miliano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germano Sabóia, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. U21 Brazil had played much better football throughout.