Nederland		France
MCW H	Tactics	ned.4+
53%	Possession	47%
55%	Play in the half	45%
4	Shots	11
6	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	6
74.7	average mark	78
formidable	Shooting	outstanding
outstanding	Passing	incredible
incredible	Defending	outstanding

8 minute.
Dost makes a one-touch pass. Bogarde attempts to pass. Buwalda takes over possession. Renou cleverly intercepts the pass. Renou takes a swing and hits it... Vermeer tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

14 minute.
Dost takes over possession. Dost makes an instep pass. Cisowski has problems with catching the ball. Cisowski has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - France 0:1

18 minute.
Zidane plays the ball through. Combes just manages to reach the ball first. Kemper fouls. Combes is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping.

28 minute.
Martineau cleverly intercepts the pass. Spierings approaches the ball. Martineau takes the opponents legs away. Spierings got injured in the clash, he may have to be substituted. Spierings is unable to continue playing. van der Hooft comes on to the pitch. Kemper takes a quick free-kick. Appel rises up and heads the ball. Here comes Giresse, having a little trouble catching the ball. Khan just manages to reach the ball first. Cissé tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Khan just manages to reach the ball first. Khan takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

35 minute.
Here comes Bosch, having a little trouble catching the ball. Bosch centers. the ball bounces off Giresse`s chest. Khan just manages to reach the ball first. Khan has a fantastic effort at goal. Cissé tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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: Nederland 54%, France 46%.
Nederland - France 0:1

55 minute.
Renou takes over possession. MacDonald fouls. The harmed player, Renou, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Hopman comes on to the pitch. Haas comes on to the pitch.

57 minute.
Offside. van der Hooft caught by the offside trap. Ferret quickly takes the free-kick. Cisowski approaches the ball. Haas just manages to reach the ball first. Haas shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

60 minute.
Combes passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Cisowski takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Yilmaz is guilty of misconduct. Yilmaz is cautioned. The harmed player, Cisowski, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Simoës comes on to the pitch.

64 minute.
Renou plays the ball off with his head. Carré approaches the ball. Carré passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Simoës just manages to reach the ball first. Simoës has a fantastic effort at goal. Vermeer palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

69 minute.
Throw-in. Couton comes on to the pitch.

73 minute.
Zidane makes a sublime pass. Combes just manages to reach the ball first. Combes makes a sublime pass. Simoës approaches the ball. Simoës shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

75 minute.
Buwalda centers. Hopman plays the ball off with his head. Couton takes over possession. Couton takes a swing and hits it... Cissé makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nederland - France 1:1

78 minute.
Zidane approaches the ball. Zidane lobs the ball high into the air. Simoës approaches the ball. Simoës takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar.

85 minute.
Haas just manages to reach the ball first. Haas makes a one-touch pass. Renou just manages to reach the ball first. Renou shoots. Vermeer hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - France 1:2

85 minute.
Couton makes an instep pass. MacDonald ineptly catches the ball. Renou wins the ball from behind. Renou takes a swing and hits it... Vermeer desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - France 1:3

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: Nederland 56%, France 44%.
Nederland - France 1:3