Nederland U21		Italia U21
4 2 1 3	Tactics	U21 ATT MIX
49%	Possession	51%
64%	Play in the half	36%
7	Shots	13
5	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
11	Offsides	6
54.6	average mark	56.3
solid	Shooting	very good
solid	Passing	very good
excellent	Defending	very good

14 minute.
Amone attempts to pass. Spadone just manages to reach the ball first. Spadone centers. Cecchetto approaches the ball. Cecchetto takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - Italia U21 0:1

16 minute.
Vennegoor of Hesselink takes over possession. Spadone wins the ball from behind. Spadone makes a sublime pass. Cecchetto approaches the ball. Cecchetto shoots. Koning tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

19 minute.
Grossale ineptly catches the ball. Buter approaches the ball. Caretto takes over possession. Buter wins the ball from behind. Buter has a fantastic effort at goal. Canavesi palms the ball clear.

20 minute.
Here comes Heerkens, having a little trouble catching the ball. Cecchetto takes over possession. Spadone approaches the ball. Spadone has a fantastic effort at goal. Koning hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - Italia U21 0:2

23 minute.
Amone takes over possession. Vennegoor of Hesselink wins the ball from behind. Henny approaches the ball. Henny lobs the ball high into the air. Zitman gets his head on it.
It was close.

29 minute.
Buter just manages to reach the ball first. Grossale fouls inside the box. Penalty! Buter was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Zitman places the ball on the spot. He tries not to look in the keeper`s eyes and then shoots. Canavesi makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - Italia U21 1:2

41 minute.
Cecchetto just manages to reach the ball first. Heerkens fouls. Cecchetto was harmed in the clash. Anchisi approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Cecchetto gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

43 minute.
Veltman passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Bosselaar takes over possession. Bosselaar plays the ball through. Buter takes over possession. Buter has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

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 U21 60%, Italia U21 40%.
Nederland U21 - Italia U21 1:2

46 minute.
Marziliano comes on to the pitch.

46 minute.
Grossale plays the ball through. Spadone approaches the ball. Spadone makes a sublime pass. Cecchetto takes over possession. Cecchetto shoots.
Missed by few inches.

50 minute.
Cecchetto takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Ariano comes on to the pitch.

55 minute.
Vennegoor of Hesselink wins the ball from behind. Spadone makes a sublime pass. Cecchetto takes over possession. Cecchetto shoots. Koning makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - Italia U21 1:3

60 minute.
Throw-in. Cambiasi comes on to the pitch. Yilmaz comes on to the pitch. Storri comes on to the pitch. Erkens comes on to the pitch. Riedewald comes on to the pitch. Schijvenaar comes on to the pitch. Henny, swiftly takes the throw-in. Veltman takes over possession. Veltman attempts to pass. Cecchetto just manages to reach the ball first. Cecchetto has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

67 minute.
Riedewald makes a sublime pass. Serpato takes over possession. Veltman trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Veltman is cautioned. Serpato was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Bardoni comes on to the pitch. Körver comes on to the pitch.

76 minute.
Marziliano passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Spadone approaches the ball. Spadone makes a sublime pass. Bardoni ineptly catches the ball. Bardoni shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

79 minute.
Storri plays the ball off with his head. Heerkens ineptly catches the ball. Spadone just manages to reach the ball first. Bardoni just manages to reach the ball first. Bardoni shoots. Riedewald palms the ball clear.

81 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Körver approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Schijvenaar plays the ball through. Körver passes, it`s a high ball. Zitman makes a diving header.
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: Nederland U21 67%, Italia U21 33%.
Nederland U21 - Italia U21 1:3