República Dominicana		Australia
532	Tactics	5-3-2 v2
54%	Possession	46%
23%	Play in the half	77%
12	Shots	3
4	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	1
0	Offsides	5
71.9	average mark	69.3
outstanding	Shooting	excellent
outstanding	Passing	excellent
incredible	Defending	brilliant

8 minute.
Sutton just manages to reach the ball first. Sutton has problems with catching the ball. Sutton plays the ball through. Trajcevski just manages to reach the ball first. Trajcevski takes a swing and hits it... Otero tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

13 minute.
López plays the ball off with his head. Aguado just manages to reach the ball first. Renaud tripped the opponent on purpose. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Renaud goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

17 minute.
Morillo has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Carbonell comes on to the pitch.

18 minute.
Whitley cleverly intercepts the pass. Whitley centers. Parkinson plays the ball off with his head. Trajcevski just manages to reach the ball first. Trajcevski shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

22 minute.
Pacheco tries to trap the ball. Abel takes over possession. Abel centers. Estrada approaches the ball. Estrada has a fantastic effort at goal. Whitley palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

36 minute.
Carbonell approaches the ball. Carbonell passes, it`s a high ball. Aguado plays the ball off with his head. Pacheco just manages to reach the ball first. Estrada approaches the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

36 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Aguado takes the corner. Estrada rises up and heads the ball. Whitley desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
República Dominicana - Australia 1:0

44 minute.
Carbonell lobs the ball high into the air. Pacheco takes over possession. Martinovic brutally fouls inside the box. Penalty! Martinovic is cautioned. The harmed player, Pacheco, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Estrada places the ball on the spot. He tries not to look in the keeper`s eyes and then shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Pacheco has problems with catching the ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

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: República Dominicana 26%, Australia 74%.
República Dominicana - Australia 1:0

50 minute.
Trajcevski passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Sutton takes over possession. Sutton passes, it`s a high ball. Parkinson makes a diving header. Otero hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
República Dominicana - Australia 1:1

58 minute.
Cintron takes over possession. Trajcevski just manages to reach the ball first. Cintron trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Cintron is cautioned.

61 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Sutton is off-side. Piña comes on to the pitch. Crampton comes on to the pitch. Pondeljak comes on to the pitch. O`Donoghue comes on to the pitch.

62 minute.
O`Donoghue takes over possession. Abel wins the ball from behind. Abel plays the ball through. Estrada approaches the ball. Estrada takes a swing and hits it... Whitley palms the ball clear.

62 minute.
Pacheco cleverly intercepts the pass. Pacheco lobs the ball high into the air. Kearton tries to claim a difficult ball. Estrada just manages to reach the ball first. Estrada takes a swing and hits it... Whitley palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

72 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Cruz comes on to the pitch. Brooks comes on to the pitch.

78 minute.
Aguado tries to trap the ball with his chest. Brooks takes over possession. Cruz brutally fouls the opponent. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Cruz goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

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: República Dominicana 19%, Australia 81%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
República Dominicana - Australia 1:1