Portugal U21		New Zealand U21
MM Deus v3	Tactics	el
53%	Possession	47%
53%	Play in the half	47%
6	Shots	7
1	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
7	Offsides	1
51	average mark	49.8
good	Shooting	solid
solid	Passing	good
very good	Defending	good

1 minute.
Reeves ineptly catches the ball. Hartley just manages to reach the ball first. Frota takes the opponents legs away. Frota is cautioned.

19 minute.
Patterson cleverly intercepts the pass. Canavarro takes over possession. Canavarro makes an instep pass. Formiga takes over possession. Formiga has a fantastic effort at goal. Vickers miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

26 minute.
Baholo takes over possession. Reeves takes over possession. Reeves attempts to pass. Read takes over possession. Read shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

34 minute.
Zuzarte makes a one-touch pass. Canavarro takes over possession. Patterson takes the opponents legs away. Patterson is penalized with a red card for a mindless foul.

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: Portugal U21 54%, New Zealand U21 46%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Portugal U21 - New Zealand U21 0:0

46 minute.
Page comes on to the pitch. Lawrie comes on to the pitch.

53 minute.
Supico plays the ball through. Baholo ineptly catches the ball. Baholo plays the ball through. Read ineptly catches the ball. Read has a fantastic effort at goal. Abraldes palms the ball clear.

54 minute.
Chourigo lobs the ball high into the air. Gutteridge makes a sublime pass. Davidson takes over possession. Davidson lobs the ball high into the air. Read rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

62 minute.
Reeves takes over possession. Reeves passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Baholo approaches the ball. Baholo makes an instep pass. Read approaches the ball. Abraldes tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Read approaches the ball. Read takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Portugal U21 - New Zealand U21 0:1

65 minute.
Frota takes over possession. Formiga just manages to reach the ball first. Freebairn brutally fouls the opponent. Freebairn is cautioned. The harmed player, Formiga, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Formiga is likely to take the free-kick.
Missed by few inches.

83 minute.
Supico makes a sublime pass. Canavarro plays the ball through. Frota takes over possession. Frota has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

85 minute.
Read makes an instep pass. Davidson takes over possession. Davidson passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Lynch approaches the ball. Lynch has a fantastic effort at goal.
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: Portugal U21 53%, New Zealand U21 47%.
Portugal U21 - New Zealand U21 0:1