Ecuador U21		New Zealand U21
EC-D-MD-2M-2A	Tactics	mex
49%	Possession	51%
44%	Play in the half	56%
9	Shots	6
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
6	Offsides	4
44.9	average mark	44.5
good	Shooting	adequate
adequate	Passing	solid
solid	Defending	adequate

10 minute.
Saldarriaga approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Grijalva approaches the ball. Grijalva passes, it`s a high ball. Díaz Carabajo approaches the ball. Díaz Carabajo shoots. Vickers palms the ball clear.

37 minute.
Page centers. Throw-in. Ricaurte approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Grijalva lobs the ball high into the air. Díaz Carabajo makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ecuador U21 - New Zealand U21 1:0

39 minute.
Baholo attempts to pass. Hartley takes over possession. Hartley makes a sublime pass. Read takes over possession. Read takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post.
Missed by few inches.

42 minute.
Here comes Cocks, having a little trouble catching the ball. Díaz Carabajo cleverly intercepts the pass. Barnes just manages to reach the ball first. Díaz Carabajo cleverly intercepts the pass. Díaz Carabajo takes a swing and hits it... Vickers tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Díaz Carabajo takes over possession.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ecuador U21 - New Zealand U21 2:0

44 minute.
Page cleverly intercepts the pass. Ricaurte passes, it`s a high ball. Baholo takes over possession. Baholo shoots. Chara desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ecuador U21 - New Zealand U21 2:1

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: Ecuador U21 39%, New Zealand U21 61%.
Ecuador U21 - New Zealand U21 2:1

46 minute.
Bodger comes on to the pitch.

53 minute.
Hartley takes over possession. Chávez cleverly intercepts the pass. Chávez centers. Ricaurte just manages to reach the ball first. Ricaurte centers. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

58 minute.
Pintos just manages to reach the ball first. Pintos lobs the ball high into the air. following a swift pass, Barnes attempts to control the ball. Cuero just manages to reach the ball first. Cuero takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

61 minute.
Davidson has problems with catching the ball. Davidson plays the ball through. Reeves makes a sublime pass. Baholo takes over possession. Baholo takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Baholo just manages to reach the ball first.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Ecuador U21 - New Zealand U21 2:2

66 minute.
Saldarriaga takes over possession. Saldarriaga centers. Díaz Carabajo approaches the ball. Díaz Carabajo takes a swing and hits it... Bodger makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ecuador U21 - New Zealand U21 3:2

67 minute.
Ursino comes on to the pitch. Sica comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
Baholo takes over possession. Lema trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Baholo was harmed in the clash. Alvarado comes on to the pitch. Davidson is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Hartley takes over possession. Hartley passes, it`s a high ball. Baholo makes a diving header. Chara hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Ecuador U21 - New Zealand U21 3:3

71 minute.
Alvarado takes over possession. Cuero approaches the ball. Alvarado just manages to reach the ball first. Cuero approaches the ball. Cuero shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

75 minute.
Alvarado passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Sica takes over possession. Sica attempts to pass. Alvarado just manages to reach the ball first. Alvarado has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

88 minute.
Offside. Baholo caught by the offside trap. Lema approaches the set piece. Alvarado plays the ball off with his head. Cuero approaches the ball. Cuero takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

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: Ecuador U21 48%, New Zealand U21 52%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Ecuador U21 - New Zealand U21 3:3