India U21		Nigeria U21
IndiAttilaDef	Tactics	EAGLES DEF TAC
51%	Possession	49%
58%	Play in the half	42%
13	Shots	6
2	Fouls	5
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
40.6	average mark	33.7
good	Shooting	average
good	Passing	average
adequate	Defending	weak

3 minute.
Oghene passes, it`s a high ball. Lambert takes over possession. Pavan fouls. Pavan is cautioned.

16 minute.
Yashodhan plays the ball off with his head. Subbarayan approaches the ball. Afolabi fouls. Subbarayan got injured in the clash, he may have to be substituted.

21 minute.
Engineer takes over possession. Satwant just manages to reach the ball first. Akwuegbu trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Akwuegbu is cautioned. The harmed player, Satwant, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! The distance from the goal is not that far. Najeeb takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
Missed by few inches.

23 minute.
Najeeb just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Akwuegbu is guilty of misconduct. Najeeb was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Subbarayan is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Here comes Satwant, having a little trouble catching the ball. Satwant takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

35 minute.
Saini plays the ball off with his head. Inuwa ineptly catches the ball. Satwant approaches the ball. Najeeb approaches the ball. Najeeb takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
India U21 - Nigeria U21 1:0

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: India U21 66%, Nigeria U21 34%.
India U21 - Nigeria U21 1:0

51 minute.
Afolabi just manages to reach the ball first. Afolabi lobs the ball high into the air. Pavan approaches the ball. Pavan lobs the ball high into the air. Kaku rises up and heads the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

59 minute.
Akwuegbu passes, it`s a high ball. Lambert takes over possession. Lambert plays the ball through. Kaku approaches the ball. Kaku takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

61 minute.
Afolabi just manages to reach the ball first. Surnilla cleverly intercepts the pass. Surnilla lobs the ball high into the air. Satwant approaches the ball. Satwant has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Satwant approaches the ball. Satwant takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
India U21 - Nigeria U21 2:0

61 minute.
Suresh comes on to the pitch. Ragunathan comes on to the pitch.

63 minute.
Adinachukwu takes over possession. Subbarayan cleverly intercepts the pass. Afolabi brutally fouls the opponent. Subbarayan is stretchered away. The injury looks serious. Subbarayan is unable to continue playing. Jinendra comes on to the pitch.

68 minute.
Saini approaches the ball. Saini plays the ball through. Oghene approaches the ball. Satwant wins the ball from behind. Satwant takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

77 minute.
Siasia wins the ball from behind. Siasia makes a sublime pass. Odemwingie attempts to pass. Kaku takes over possession. Kaku shoots. Meyappan miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

83 minute.
Oghene plays the ball off with his head. Satwant just manages to reach the ball first. Inuwa tripped the opponent on purpose. Satwant got injured in the clash, he may have to be substituted.

90 minute.
Suresh just manages to reach the ball first. Suresh attempts to pass. Satwant approaches the ball. Satwant shoots. following a swift pass, Oghene attempts to control the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

90 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Suresh takes the corner-kick. Satwant takes over possession. Satwant has a fantastic effort at goal. Omagufi 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: India U21 50%, Nigeria U21 50%.
India U21 - Nigeria U21 2:0