Ireland U21		Nederland U21
PAR1	Tactics	Roemenië
47%	Possession	53%
56%	Play in the half	44%
7	Shots	8
1	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
0	Offsides	3
46.5	average mark	51.7
good	Shooting	adequate
adequate	Passing	very good
solid	Defending	very good

1 minute.
Spierings plays the ball through. Bogarde takes over possession. Bogarde makes an instep pass. Reiziger approaches the ball. Reiziger shoots.
Missed by few inches.

5 minute.
Dale has problems with catching the ball. Dallas centers. Kemper tries to claim a difficult ball. Banker just manages to reach the ball first. Banker has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. De Khros centers. Gannon approaches the ball. Gannon takes a swing and hits it... Mommers tries to trap the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

22 minute.
Kemper plays the ball off with his head. van der Hooft approaches the ball. Dale trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Dale is cautioned.

25 minute.
Mommers passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Dale, swiftly takes the throw-in. Dallas lobs the ball high into the air. Banker gets his head on it.
It was close.

41 minute.
Dale makes a sublime pass. Gannon approaches the ball. Luirink brutally fouls the opponent. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Luirink goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

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: Ireland U21 60%, Nederland U21 40%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Ireland U21 - Nederland U21 0:0

48 minute.
Gannon takes over possession. Mommers fouls. Gannon was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Banker is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Here comes Gannon, having a little trouble catching the ball. Reiziger fouls. Gannon was hurt. He`s crying with pain! The distance from the goal is not that far. Banker takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - Nederland U21 1:0

58 minute.
Dale centers. Aandewiel plays the ball off with his head. Mommers takes over possession. Gannon wins the ball from behind. Gannon takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

60 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Couton comes on to the pitch. Maher comes on to the pitch. Reekers comes on to the pitch. Gilchrist comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
Couton has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Hiddink comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Maher plays the ball off with his head. Gilchrist approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul van der Hooft is guilty of misconduct. van der Hooft is cautioned. Gilchrist was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Murphy approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Gannon approaches the ball. Gannon shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - Nederland U21 2:0

72 minute.
Hiddink just manages to reach the ball first. Murphy just manages to reach the ball first. Hiddink cleverly intercepts the pass. Hiddink takes a swing and hits it... Clohessy desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - Nederland U21 2:1

82 minute.
Mommers just manages to reach the ball first. Mommers centers. Gannon takes over possession. Gannon shoots. de Reuver desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - Nederland U21 3:1

90 minute.
Branigan makes a sublime pass. Here comes Hyde, having a little trouble catching the ball. van der Hooft takes over possession. van der Hooft shoots. Clohessy desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

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: Ireland U21 52%, Nederland U21 48%.
Ireland U21 - Nederland U21 3:1