România U21		Nederland U21
for glory	Tactics	NL 4312
52%	Possession	48%
51%	Play in the half	49%
10	Shots	4
3	Fouls	0
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
7	Offsides	4
54.2	average mark	50.1
very good	Shooting	adequate
solid	Passing	solid
solid	Defending	solid

18 minute.
Habers makes a one-touch pass. Geurtsen approaches the ball. Geurtsen passes, it`s a high ball. Diks takes over possession. Diks shoots. Cizmă palms the ball clear. Diks approaches the ball. Diks passes, it`s a high ball. Cizmă miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Mazilu just manages to reach the ball first. Klaiber wins the ball from behind. Klaiber has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
România U21 - Nederland U21 0:1

21 minute.
Grigoraş throws the ball in. Babel takes over possession. Velican takes the opponents legs away. Velican is cautioned. Babel got injured in the clash, he may have to be substituted. Babel is unable to continue playing. Wessels comes on to the pitch.

39 minute.
Grigoraş takes over possession. Barends approaches the ball. Grigoraş wins the ball from behind. Grigoraş lobs the ball high into the air. Chiţa makes a diving header.
Missed by few inches.

41 minute.
Grigoraş centers. Chiţa plays the ball off with his head. Andersen tries to claim a difficult ball. Lucescu just manages to reach the ball first. Lucescu takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

45 minute.
Throw-in. Sol comes on to the pitch. Săvoiu 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: România U21 53%, Nederland U21 47%.
România U21 - Nederland U21 0:1

46 minute.
Săvoiu cleverly intercepts the pass. Săvoiu makes an instep pass. Grigoraş just manages to reach the ball first. Grigoraş centers. Lucescu makes a diving header.
What a tremendous chance!

50 minute.
Sol takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Mazilu quickly takes the free-kick. Săvoiu takes over possession. Săvoiu shoots. Jozefzoon hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
România U21 - Nederland U21 1:1

56 minute.
Throw-in. Călugăru comes on to the pitch.

66 minute.
Dănciulescu cleverly intercepts the pass. Dănciulescu centers. Here comes van Basten, having a little trouble catching the ball. Lucescu approaches the ball. Lucescu has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Săvoiu just manages to reach the ball first. Săvoiu takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
România U21 - Nederland U21 2:1

68 minute.
Călugăru takes over possession. Călugăru makes a one-touch pass. Andersen takes over possession. Lucescu wins the ball from behind. Lucescu takes a swing and hits it... Jozefzoon palms the ball clear. Săvoiu just manages to reach the ball first.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
România U21 - Nederland U21 3:1

71 minute.
Călugăru approaches the ball. Călugăru makes a one-touch pass. Lucescu takes over possession. Lucescu takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
România U21 - Nederland U21 4:1

71 minute.
Beukema comes on to the pitch.

73 minute.
Grigoraş approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Velican plays the ball through. Călugăru lobs the ball high into the air. Lucescu rises up and heads the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
România U21 - Nederland U21 5:1

79 minute.
Beukema just manages to reach the ball first. Beukema passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Sol ineptly catches the ball. Sol takes a swing and hits it... Cizmă hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
It was close.

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: România U21 50%, Nederland U21 50%.
România U21 - Nederland U21 5:1