New Zealand		Nigeria
NZ532.1WC	Tactics	5-3-2 Diamond
53%	Possession	47%
42%	Play in the half	58%
18	Shots	2
4	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
6	Offsides	1
74.4	average mark	60
outstanding	Shooting	very good
incredible	Passing	very good
formidable	Defending	formidable

3 minute.
Ufele wins the ball from behind. Ufele makes a sublime pass. Lanev passes, it`s a high ball. Davidson just manages to reach the ball first. Davidson lobs the ball high into the air. Frimpong tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Atkinson makes a diving header.
What a tremendous chance!

5 minute.
Emenalo centers. Weddle approaches the ball. Weddle lobs the ball high into the air. Baholo gets his head on it. Frimpong makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Nigeria 1:0

13 minute.
Lanev cleverly intercepts the pass. Lanev lobs the ball high into the air. Baholo plays the ball off with his head. Atkinson approaches the ball. Atkinson shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Frimpong makes a sublime pass. Jennings just manages to reach the ball first. Jennings attempts to pass. Atkinson approaches the ball. Atkinson has a fantastic effort at goal. Frimpong tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

18 minute.
Deacon makes an instep pass. Atkinson takes over possession. Odemwingie fouls. The harmed player, Atkinson, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Lowry approaches the ball, he strikes....
Missed by few inches.

21 minute.
Rufai centers. Adinachukwu approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Deacon is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Adinachukwu, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Anumnu approaches the ball, he strikes.... White palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

24 minute.
Atkinson passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Davidson just manages to reach the ball first. Davidson makes a sublime pass. Baholo takes over possession. Baholo takes a swing and hits it... Frimpong miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Davidson takes the corner-kick. Atkinson gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Nigeria 2:0

31 minute.
Here comes Marsh, having a little trouble catching the ball. Marsh attempts to pass. Jennings makes a sublime pass. Atkinson just manages to reach the ball first. Atkinson shoots.
It was close.

44 minute.
Lowry plays the ball through. Jennings attempts to pass. Atkinson takes over possession. Atkinson takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Nigeria 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: New Zealand 44%, Nigeria 56%.
New Zealand - Nigeria 3:0

60 minute.
Lowry attempts to pass. Emenalo makes a sublime pass. Onwuachi plays the ball through. Nwanu just manages to reach the ball first. Nwanu has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Throw-in. Read comes on to the pitch. Inuwa comes on to the pitch.

62 minute.
Rufai makes a one-touch pass. Lowry approaches the ball. Inuwa fouls. Inuwa is cautioned.

66 minute.
Jennings attempts to pass. Davidson approaches the ball. Davidson passes, it`s a high ball. Read just manages to reach the ball first. Read takes a swing and hits it... Frimpong palms the ball clear.

68 minute.
Jennings wins the ball from behind. Jennings centers. Baholo approaches the ball. Baholo has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Nigeria 4:0

70 minute.
Jennings approaches the ball. Rufai just manages to reach the ball first. Jennings wins the ball from behind. Jennings lobs the ball high into the air. Read rises up and heads the ball. Frimpong palms the ball clear. We are going to have another corner. Norris comes on to the pitch.

75 minute.
Lowry makes an instep pass. Weddle lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes Akwuegbu, having a little trouble catching the ball. Baholo approaches the ball. Baholo shoots. The ball hits the bar. The ball is kicked out of play. Lambert comes on to the pitch.

79 minute.
Lowry, swiftly takes the throw-in. Norris attempts to pass. Davidson just manages to reach the ball first. Davidson lobs the ball high into the air. Read makes a diving header. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

83 minute.
Read passes, it`s a high ball. Emenalo ineptly catches the ball. Read just manages to reach the ball first. Read takes a swing and hits it... Frimpong makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball hits the post.

90 minute.
Frimpong attempts to pass. Onwuachi plays the ball through. Odemwingie makes a sublime pass. Read approaches the ball. Read shoots.
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: New Zealand 39%, Nigeria 61%.
New Zealand - Nigeria 4:0