as-Saʻūdiyya U21		England U21
Hervé Renard_AS	Tactics	ENG_433_ATT_2
41%	Possession	59%
64%	Play in the half	36%
3	Shots	24
2	Fouls	0
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	24
37.7	average mark	50.6
average	Shooting	very good
average	Passing	solid
adequate	Defending	very good

6 minute.
Keane cleverly intercepts the pass. Keane passes, it`s a high ball. Rose takes over possession. Rose takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 0:1

7 minute.
Nefci makes a one-touch pass. Ra`d approaches the ball. Ra`d makes a sublime pass. Abdel approaches the ball. Abdel takes a swing and hits it... Christie miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

14 minute.
Cole passes, it`s a high ball. Rose takes over possession. Fawzi approaches the ball. Rose cleverly intercepts the pass. Rose shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Gazza just manages to reach the ball first. Gazza has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 0:2

27 minute.
Keane lobs the ball high into the air. The ball is kicked out of play. Lahcen throws the ball in. Bahjat lobs the ball high into the air. Abdel gets his head on it. Christie miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

35 minute.
Townsend just manages to reach the ball first. Townsend makes a one-touch pass. Stephens just manages to reach the ball first. Rose takes over possession. Rose takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

38 minute.
Lahcen approaches the ball. Lahcen makes a one-touch pass. Rouissi tries to claim a difficult ball. Rouissi takes a swing and hits it... Christie desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:2

39 minute.
Rooney lobs the ball high into the air. Rose takes over possession. Gazza takes over possession. Gazza has a fantastic effort at goal. Haytham 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: as-Saʻūdiyya U21 57%, England U21 43%.
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:2

51 minute.
McManaman just manages to reach the ball first. McManaman lobs the ball high into the air. Gazza approaches the ball. Gazza has a fantastic effort at goal. Haytham desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:3

52 minute.
Rooney wins the ball from behind. Rooney lobs the ball high into the air. Rose takes over possession. Rose has a fantastic effort at goal. Haytham desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:4

57 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Abdel is off-side. Agbonlahor approaches the set piece. Rose approaches the ball. Rose shoots. Haytham makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:5

62 minute.
Offside. Gazza caught by the offside trap. Burrows comes on to the pitch. Thomas comes on to the pitch. Monk comes on to the pitch. Nisawi comes on to the pitch.

64 minute.
Muthanna centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Cole, swiftly takes the throw-in. Monk has problems with catching the ball. Monk passes, it`s a high ball. Haytham palms the ball clear.

65 minute.
Monk plays the ball through. Agbonlahor just manages to reach the ball first. Agbonlahor passes, it`s a high ball. Thomas approaches the ball. Thomas takes a swing and hits it... Haytham tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

67 minute.
Gazza just manages to reach the ball first. Muthanna fouls. Gazza was harmed in the clash. Cole takes a quick free-kick. the ball bounces off Fawzi`s chest. Rose just manages to reach the ball first. Rose shoots. Haytham makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball hits the post.

70 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Rose is off-side. Huayata comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
Nisawi takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Agbonlahor quickly takes the free-kick. Thomas takes over possession. Thomas has a fantastic effort at goal. Haytham hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:6

73 minute.
Thomas just manages to reach the ball first. Here comes Thomas, having a little trouble catching the ball. Thomas makes an instep pass. Rose takes over possession. Rose has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:7

80 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Thomas is off-side. Al-Afdil comes on to the pitch.

81 minute.
Abdel ineptly catches the ball. McManaman takes over possession. McManaman centers. Rose approaches the ball. Rose shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!
Missed by few inches.

85 minute.
Lahcen just manages to reach the ball first. Monk wins the ball from behind. Monk plays the ball through. Rose approaches the ball. Rose shoots. Al-Afdil miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Thomas just manages to reach the ball first. Thomas shoots. The ball hits the bar. Huayata takes over possession. Huayata lobs the ball high into the air. Cole lobs the ball high into the air. Rose makes a diving header. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Gazza takes over possession. Post! Thomas just manages to reach the ball first. Thomas takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:8

90 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Gazza is off-side. Muthanna approaches the set piece. Agbonlahor plays the ball off with his head. Rose just manages to reach the ball first. Rose has a fantastic effort at goal. Al-Afdil palms the ball clear. Thomas approaches the ball. Thomas has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:9

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: as-Saʻūdiyya U21 72%, England U21 28%.
as-Saʻūdiyya U21 - England U21 1:9