Latvija U21		Suomi U21
HalfMarathon	Tactics	LocaQ
44%	Possession	56%
56%	Play in the half	44%
3	Shots	24
2	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
6	Offsides	13
44.4	average mark	52.7
good	Shooting	solid
good	Passing	good
good	Defending	solid

5 minute.
Kulonen just manages to reach the ball first. Kulonen lobs the ball high into the air. Rantapelkonen plays the ball off with his head. Viherluoto takes over possession. Viherluoto takes a swing and hits it... Rupeiks tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

12 minute.
Strauts tries to claim a difficult ball. Saarijoki just manages to reach the ball first. Saarijoki passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Rantapelkonen takes over possession. Rantapelkonen shoots. Rupeiks palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Viherluoto just manages to reach the ball first. Viherluoto has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Latvija U21 - Suomi U21 0:1

17 minute.
Laurila approaches the ball. Laurila passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Strauts takes over possession. Rantapelkonen takes over possession. Rantapelkonen takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

23 minute.
Bruks just manages to reach the ball first. Bruks makes a one-touch pass. Vihrovs approaches the ball. Vihrovs has a fantastic effort at goal. Korjus desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Latvija U21 - Suomi U21 1:1

35 minute.
Kulonen takes over possession. Kulonen passes, it`s a high ball. Viherluoto takes over possession. Viherluoto shoots. Rupeiks hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Latvija U21 - Suomi U21 1:2

36 minute.
Baics just manages to reach the ball first. Viherluoto just manages to reach the ball first. Rantapelkonen just manages to reach the ball first. Rantapelkonen takes a swing and hits it... Rupeiks makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
It was close.

39 minute.
Bruks has problems with catching the ball. Salolahti cleverly intercepts the pass. Salolahti makes a sublime pass. Viherluoto takes over possession. Viherluoto has a fantastic effort at goal. Rupeiks tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

45 minute.
following a swift pass, Veidols attempts to control the ball. Rantapelkonen passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Salmanis, having a little trouble catching the ball. Laurila approaches the ball. Laurila has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

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: Latvija U21 55%, Suomi U21 45%.
Latvija U21 - Suomi U21 1:2

56 minute.
Raņķis passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Aavikko approaches the ball. Vihrovs cleverly intercepts the pass. Vihrovs has a fantastic effort at goal. Korjus makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Latvija U21 - Suomi U21 2:2

58 minute.
Saarijoki has a fantastic effort at goal. Veidols tries to trap the ball. We are going to have another corner. Laurila approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Saarijoki gets his head on it. The ball hits the bar.
Missed by few inches.

60 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Viherluoto is off-side. Kaisti comes on to the pitch. Nikitin comes on to the pitch.

63 minute.
Kaisti just manages to reach the ball first. Kaisti attempts to pass. Saarijoki just manages to reach the ball first. Saarijoki takes a swing and hits it... Rupeiks makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Latvija U21 - Suomi U21 2:3

69 minute.
Laurila cleverly intercepts the pass. Laurila passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kaisti approaches the ball. Kaisti shoots.
Missed by few inches.

71 minute.
Saarijoki just manages to reach the ball first. Rantapelkonen makes a sublime pass. the ball bounces off Kaisti`s chest. Kaisti has a fantastic effort at goal. Rupeiks desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the bar. Saarijoki just manages to reach the ball first. Saarijoki shoots.
Missed by few inches.

73 minute.
Nikitin approaches the ball. Nikitin makes an instep pass. Kaisti approaches the ball. Kaisti takes a swing and hits it... Rupeiks desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Latvija U21 - Suomi U21 2:4

82 minute.
Salmanis lobs the ball high into the air. Aavikko plays the ball off with his head. Kaisti takes over possession. Kaisti shoots. Rupeiks hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
It was close.

86 minute.
Nikitin passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Saarijoki takes over possession. Strauts brutally fouls the opponent. Strauts is cautioned. Saarijoki was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Mustapuro is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Rantapelkonen plays the ball off with his head. Kaisti just manages to reach the ball first. Kaisti has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

89 minute.
Laurila plays the ball through. Rantapelkonen approaches the ball. Rantapelkonen passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kaisti just manages to reach the ball first. Kaisti takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

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: Latvija U21 57%, Suomi U21 43%.
Latvija U21 - Suomi U21 2:4