England U21		Ireland U21
ENG-5-3-2-W	Tactics	5-4-1-anglia
48%	Possession	52%
46%	Play in the half	54%
10	Shots	2
2	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	1
44.9	average mark	41.8
good	Shooting	adequate
adequate	Passing	adequate
good	Defending	solid

19 minute.
Reynolds takes over possession. Carbone wins the ball from behind. The referee whistles for a foul Hancocks is guilty of misconduct. Hancocks is cautioned.

23 minute.
MacTause plays the ball off with his head. Hancocks approaches the ball. Foden takes the opponents legs away. Foden is cautioned.

27 minute.
MacTause plays the ball off with his head. Hancocks ineptly catches the ball. Bowyer makes a sublime pass. Vieira approaches the ball. Vieira shoots. Shields tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

31 minute.
Throw-in. Duddy comes on to the pitch.

38 minute.
Trundle makes a sublime pass. Vieira just manages to reach the ball first. Vieira makes an instep pass. Carbone has problems with catching the ball. Carbone has a fantastic effort at goal. Shields palms the ball clear.

43 minute.
Throw-in. Merson throws the ball in. Cashman takes over possession. Vieira wins the ball from behind. Vieira passes, it`s a high ball. The ball hits the post. Shields palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

44 minute.
Hancocks passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Duddy just manages to reach the ball first. Duddy passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Lawrie approaches the ball. Lawrie takes a swing and hits it... Ball palms the ball clear. The ball is kicked out of play. Vadanan comes on to the pitch.

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: England U21 39%, Ireland U21 61%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
England U21 - Ireland U21 0:0

46 minute.
Lawrie plays the ball off with his head. Foden takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Duddy is guilty of misconduct. Duddy is cautioned.

56 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Lampard comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
Hancocks just manages to reach the ball first. Bowyer fouls. Hancocks was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Holland comes on to the pitch. Darcy comes on to the pitch.

73 minute.
Throw-in. Murphy comes on to the pitch.

89 minute.
Shaw cleverly intercepts the pass. Shaw passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Hancocks approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Darcy centers.
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: England U21 52%, Ireland U21 48%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
England U21 - Ireland U21 0:0