Venezuela U21		Nederland U21
Melia	Tactics	new U21
55%	Possession	45%
37%	Play in the half	63%
8	Shots	5
2	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	5
49.4	average mark	50.1
good	Shooting	good
good	Passing	adequate
solid	Defending	solid

12 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. van der Gijp approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Jonker just manages to reach the ball first. Jonker lobs the ball high into the air. Braafheid gets his head on it. Cardozo palms the ball clear.

15 minute.
Higuera makes a sublime pass. Pirela just manages to reach the ball first. Saer just manages to reach the ball first. Saer centers. Paredes 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: Venezuela U21 37%, Nederland U21 63%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Venezuela U21 - Nederland U21 0:0

46 minute.
Ferrer comes on to the pitch. Zamora comes on to the pitch. Barreto comes on to the pitch.

69 minute.
Ferrer passes, it`s a high ball. Boussatta takes over possession. Pereira cleverly intercepts the pass. Pereira shoots. Fortgens desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
It was close.

70 minute.
Jonker just manages to reach the ball first. Ferrer trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Jonker, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! van der Gijp approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Braafheid just manages to reach the ball first. Braafheid shoots. Cardozo makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Venezuela U21 - Nederland U21 0:1

74 minute.
Feskens makes a one-touch pass. Jonker approaches the ball. Jonker centers. Braafheid takes over possession. Braafheid shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

78 minute.
Feskens ineptly catches the ball. Saer approaches the ball. Saer makes an instep pass. Boussatta approaches the ball. Boussatta makes a one-touch pass. The ball hits the post.

82 minute.
Paredes makes a one-touch pass. Saer approaches the ball. Saer plays the ball through. Pereira takes over possession. Pereira has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar. Fortgens miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

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: Venezuela U21 37%, Nederland U21 63%.
Venezuela U21 - Nederland U21 0:1