France U21		Nederland U21
BalooBleu5212JU	Tactics	Roemenië
51%	Possession	49%
43%	Play in the half	57%
7	Shots	6
1	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	1
55.8	average mark	50.4
formidable	Shooting	adequate
good	Passing	good
very good	Defending	very good

6 minute.
van Gils approaches the ball. Auribault cleverly intercepts the pass. Auribault passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Renou just manages to reach the ball first. Renou has a fantastic effort at goal. Robben miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

13 minute.
van Gils lobs the ball high into the air. Martineau ineptly catches the ball. Giresse takes over possession. Evers wins the ball from behind. Evers takes a swing and hits it... Dutruel palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

20 minute.
Cros wins the ball from behind. Cros makes a sublime pass. Labbé takes over possession. Labbé centers. Renou makes a diving header.
Missed by few inches.

41 minute.
Pijs approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Auribault approaches the ball. Auribault makes an instep pass. Collin takes over possession. Collin has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

45 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Dubourg comes on to the pitch.

45 minute.
Kieft takes over possession. Labbé wins the ball from behind. Labbé passes, it`s a high ball. Arnesen cleverly intercepts the pass.
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: France U21 45%, Nederland U21 55%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
France U21 - Nederland U21 0:0

46 minute.
Sanson comes on to the pitch.

48 minute.
Labbé attempts to pass. Dubourg approaches the ball. Sanson approaches the ball. Sanson takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
Missed by few inches.

52 minute.
Giresse plays the ball off with his head. Auribault makes a sublime pass. Dubourg takes over possession. Dubourg takes a swing and hits it... Robben desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
France U21 - Nederland U21 1:0

57 minute.
Amar makes a sublime pass. Auribault just manages to reach the ball first. Auribault plays the ball through. Labbé takes over possession. Labbé centers. Robben palms the ball clear.

58 minute.
Mindonnet centers. Auribault ineptly catches the ball. Pijs attempts to pass. Spierings approaches the ball. Spierings centers. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

59 minute.
Sanson passes, it`s a high ball. Auribault centers. following a swift pass, Kemper attempts to control the ball. Dubourg approaches the ball. Dubourg has a fantastic effort at goal. Robben tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

61 minute.
Spierings passes the ball on the spur of the moment. van Gils takes over possession. van Gils centers. Evers just manages to reach the ball first. Evers takes a swing and hits it... Dutruel tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

66 minute.
Throw-in. Fer comes on to the pitch.

74 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Ulderink comes on to the pitch. Reiziger comes on to the pitch.

81 minute.
Pijs cleverly intercepts the pass. Pijs attempts to pass. Ulderink takes over possession. Ulderink centers. Reiziger rises up and heads the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

83 minute.
Spierings makes a one-touch pass. Ulderink approaches the ball. Martineau tripped the opponent on purpose. Martineau is cautioned.

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: France U21 41%, Nederland U21 59%.
France U21 - Nederland U21 1:0