USA U21		New Zealand U21
Your Way	Tactics	Taj
60%	Possession	40%
34%	Play in the half	66%
24	Shots	3
0	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
5	Offsides	11
43.4	average mark	36.5
solid	Shooting	weak
adequate	Passing	adequate
good	Defending	adequate

7 minute.
McGrath makes a sublime pass. Ekelund takes over possession. Page fouls inside the box. Penalty! Ekelund was harmed in the clash. The pressure mounts. The Referee puts the ball on the penalty spot. McGrath takes a run-up. Baholo tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Pendleton approaches the ball. Pendleton takes a swing and hits it... Baholo tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

12 minute.
Davidson has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Bodger comes on to the pitch. Nelson ineptly catches the ball. Ekelund just manages to reach the ball first. Nelson takes the opponents legs away. Nelson is penalized with a red card for a mindless foul. The harmed player, Ekelund, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Cleveland is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Pendleton gets his head on it.
What a tremendous chance!

14 minute.
Freebairn wins the ball from behind. Cleveland chests the ball. Cleveland passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Ekelund approaches the ball. Ekelund has a fantastic effort at goal. Baholo palms the ball clear.

23 minute.
Gutteridge just manages to reach the ball first. Kenton cleverly intercepts the pass. Kenton centers. Ekelund just manages to reach the ball first. Ekelund has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

25 minute.
Owen throws the ball in. McGrath approaches the ball. McGrath plays the ball through. Ekelund just manages to reach the ball first. Ekelund takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

31 minute.
Pendleton plays the ball off with his head. Page tries to claim a difficult ball. Ekelund just manages to reach the ball first. Ekelund has a fantastic effort at goal. Baholo hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. The ball hits the post. Owen passes, it`s a high ball. Page has problems with catching the ball. Owen centers. Pendleton ineptly catches the ball. Pendleton shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
USA U21 - New Zealand U21 1:0

38 minute.
McGrath just manages to reach the ball first. McGrath passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Ekelund takes over possession. Ekelund takes a swing and hits it... Baholo hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
USA U21 - New Zealand U21 2:0

39 minute.
Read just manages to reach the ball first. Read passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Freebairn ineptly catches the ball. Pendleton takes over possession. Pendleton has a fantastic effort at goal. Baholo palms the ball clear.

45 minute.
Wilson quickly takes the free-kick. the ball bounces off Deacon`s chest. Pendleton just manages to reach the ball first. Ekelund takes over possession. Ekelund takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
USA U21 - New Zealand U21 3:0

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: USA U21 35%, New Zealand U21 65%.
USA U21 - New Zealand U21 3:0

47 minute.
Bleyenberg just manages to reach the ball first. Bleyenberg makes a one-touch pass. Ekelund approaches the ball. Pendleton just manages to reach the ball first. Pendleton shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

50 minute.
McGrath takes over possession. Ekelund just manages to reach the ball first. McGrath takes over possession. McGrath has a fantastic effort at goal. Baholo desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
USA U21 - New Zealand U21 4:0

58 minute.
Cleveland wins the ball from behind. Cleveland centers. Pendleton takes over possession. Pendleton shoots. Baholo desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
USA U21 - New Zealand U21 5:0

64 minute.
Cleveland makes an instep pass. McGrath just manages to reach the ball first. McGrath passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Ekelund approaches the ball. Ekelund shoots.
Missed by few inches.

70 minute.
Cleveland makes a sublime pass. Bleyenberg takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Read is guilty of misconduct. Read is cautioned.

79 minute.
Freebairn plays the ball through. McGrath just manages to reach the ball first. McGrath makes a one-touch pass. Pendleton takes over possession. Pendleton shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

85 minute.
Bleyenberg throws the ball in. McGrath passes, it`s a high ball. Pendleton just manages to reach the ball first. Pendleton takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

86 minute.
Goal kick. Baholo, makes a strong kick up towards the midfield. Hartley plays the ball off with his head. Inwood approaches the ball. Inwood has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

88 minute.
Read approaches the ball. Bleyenberg cleverly intercepts the pass. Bleyenberg makes an instep pass. Pendleton approaches the ball. Pendleton has a fantastic effort at goal. Baholo tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Ekelund just manages to reach the ball first.
It was close.

89 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. Owen takes the corner. Ekelund just manages to reach the ball first. Ekelund has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: USA U21 34%, New Zealand U21 66%.
USA U21 - New Zealand U21 5:0