National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772,
Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) U21 Singapore's Prime Yi-Sheng started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, U21 Singapore's goal looked a bit too open when Che Vazquez came free, but Ronn Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronn Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Che Vazquez in the 2nd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, U21 Spain's Vladimiro Soler sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronn Peng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 6th minute of the match U21 Spain got a corner. U21 Singapore's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gaspar Vadillos ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Garci Cifuentes heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Ronn Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Soler in the 9th minute of the match. The throw-in from Daniz Lee in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Spain's Franco Gutierrez. A collision led to U21 Singapore getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Faizal Politiek hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimiro Soler in the 12th minute of play forced U21 Singapore's goalkeeper Ronn Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 Spain booed when U21 Singapore was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zafran Low didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, U21 Singapore's Daniz Lee got a free kick in the 28th minute. When César Maldini fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Spain's protests and gave César Maldini a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, U21 Spain's César Maldini got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Abdika Felipez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jithu Hongyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Abdika Felipez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jithu Hongyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Abdika Felipez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prime Yi-Sheng in the 36th minute of play. Vladimiro Soler scored 1-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ronn Peng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ronn Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Soler in the 43rd minute of the match. U21 Spain's Abdika Felipez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryan Dryburgh in the 46th minute of play. In the 46th match minute, U21 Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregory Ortega to maneuver through the defense.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vladimiro Soler made a kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Daniz Lee in the 51st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Spain's Che Vazquez. A collision led to U21 Spain getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Che Vazquez hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Vladimiro Soler managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Spain's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimiro Soler was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronn Peng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 57th minute, Che Vazquez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Spain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Abdika Felipez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jithu Hongyi in the 63rd minute. In the 69th match minute, U21 Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Maldini to maneuver through the defense. U21 Spain made a substitution. Robert Perfumo replaced Yvon Marrero. In the 70th minute, César Maldini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of U21 Singapore booed when U21 Spain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Garci Cifuentes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 72 minutes into the match, U21 Singapore's Prime Yi-Sheng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdika Felipez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 75th minute Jithu Hongyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdika Felipez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the game, U21 Spain's César Maldini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronn Peng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Abdika Felipez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jithu Hongyi, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. When U21 Spain's Reyes No in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Singapore's goalie prevented a goal. U21 Singapore's Ronn Peng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reyes No in the 88th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Ryan Dryburgh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Singapore's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Spain the free kick. In the 89th minute, Ryan Dryburgh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reyes No in the 90th minute of play forced U21 Singapore's goalkeeper Ronn Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Reyes No shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronn Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Singapore's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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