New Zealand		Norge
cuba	Tactics	smdmf
53%	Possession	47%
57%	Play in the half	43%
7	Shots	7
2	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	4
74.6	average mark	74.5
excellent	Shooting	formidable
outstanding	Passing	excellent
brilliant	Defending	brilliant

6 minute.
Umaga takes over possession. Umaga plays the ball through. Hawkey just manages to reach the ball first. Hawkey centers. Arrowsmith rises up and heads the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Norge 1:0

14 minute.
Here comes Kristoffersen, having a little trouble catching the ball. Umaga wins the ball from behind. Umaga lobs the ball high into the air. Hawkey takes over possession. Hawkey lobs the ball high into the air. Sørgård palms the ball clear.

17 minute.
Hawkey plays the ball off with his head. Arrowsmith just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Myhrvold is guilty of misconduct. Myhrvold is cautioned. Arrowsmith was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Cocks approaches the ball, he strikes....
It was close.

19 minute.
Cocks centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Erstad, swiftly takes the throw-in. Fjell centers. Skavhaug rises up and heads the ball. White palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Courtney cleverly intercepts the pass.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
New Zealand - Norge 1:1

22 minute.
Foster passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Erstad takes over possession. Erstad makes a one-touch pass. Skavhaug just manages to reach the ball first. Skavhaug takes a swing and hits it... White miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

24 minute.
Atkinson takes over possession. Dahlbo wins the ball from behind. Arrowsmith just manages to reach the ball first. Arrowsmith shoots. Sørgård makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Norge 2:1

41 minute.
Here comes Courtney, having a little trouble catching the ball. Kristoffersen just manages to reach the ball first. Skavhaug just manages to reach the ball first. Skavhaug shoots. White makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
New Zealand - Norge 2:2

43 minute.
Cocks wins the ball from behind. Cocks makes a sublime pass. Hawkey approaches the ball. Hawkey centers. Arrowsmith rises up and heads the ball. Sørgård palms the ball clear.

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: New Zealand 55%, Norge 45%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
New Zealand - Norge 2:2

46 minute.
Skavhaug ineptly catches the ball. Cocks attempts to pass. Foster approaches the ball. Kristoffersen approaches the ball. Kristoffersen takes a swing and hits it... White tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

48 minute.
Cocks just manages to reach the ball first. Erstad wins the ball from behind. Erstad makes a sublime pass. Skavhaug tries to trap the ball with his chest. Skavhaug shoots. The ball hits the bar.
Missed by few inches.

57 minute.
Johansson approaches the ball. Johansson makes a sublime pass. Kristoffersen takes over possession. Kristoffersen takes a swing and hits it... White hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Norge 2:3

60 minute.
Folkestad ineptly catches the ball. Atkinson just manages to reach the ball first. Erstad trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Erstad is cautioned.

65 minute.
Throw-in. Bekkelund comes on to the pitch. Nerdal comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Hawkey makes a sublime pass. Atkinson approaches the ball. Silseth fouls. Atkinson was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Cocks is likely to take the free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

88 minute.
Atkinson approaches the ball. Arrowsmith approaches the ball. Silseth wins the ball from behind. Atkinson wins the ball from behind. Atkinson shoots. Sørgård palms the ball away with the tips of his 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: New Zealand 60%, Norge 40%.
New Zealand - Norge 2:3