Rossiya U21		Nicaragua U21
fn 433	Tactics	NUD1
51%	Possession	49%
35%	Play in the half	65%
22	Shots	2
2	Fouls	0
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	0
49.1	average mark	39.3
good	Shooting	adequate
very good	Passing	weak
good	Defending	adequate

3 minute.
Garnier wins the ball from behind. Garnier plays the ball through. Serrano approaches the ball. Serrano has a fantastic effort at goal. Tihonov desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Rossiya U21 - Nicaragua U21 0:1

19 minute.
Rogovskij takes over possession. Rogovskij lobs the ball high into the air. Zykov just manages to reach the ball first. Zykov shoots. Tejeda desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. Post! Here comes Garnier, having a little trouble catching the ball.
It was close.

22 minute.
Kulchiy passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Rogovskij plays the ball through. Shchelkunov plays the ball through. Zykov approaches the ball. Zykov takes a swing and hits it... Tejeda tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. The ball hits the post.

26 minute.
Almendra ineptly catches the ball. Matveev takes over possession. Matveev centers. Zykov just manages to reach the ball first. Zykov takes a swing and hits it... Tejeda miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

35 minute.
Arevalo approaches the ball. Matveev wins the ball from behind. Matveev makes an instep pass. Kavelin takes over possession. Kavelin has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Cárcamo plays the ball through. Ayerdis ineptly catches the ball. Zykov takes over possession. Zykov shoots. Tejeda tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Rossiya U21 - Nicaragua U21 1:1

39 minute.
Baquedano just manages to reach the ball first. Baquedano centers. Matveev plays the ball off with his head. Zykov takes over possession. Zykov takes a swing and hits it... Tejeda miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Baquedano plays the ball off with his head. Kavelin approaches the ball. Kavelin takes a swing and hits it... Tejeda hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Rossiya U21 - Nicaragua U21 2:1

42 minute.
Almendra approaches the ball. Almendra attempts to pass. Baquedano approaches the ball. Zykov wins the ball from behind. Zykov takes a swing and hits it... Tejeda miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

44 minute.
Baquedano passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Maldonado has problems with catching the ball. Cárcamo attempts to pass. Isaev takes over possession. Isaev shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-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: Rossiya U21 30%, Nicaragua U21 70%.
Rossiya U21 - Nicaragua U21 2:1

52 minute.
Zykov shoots. Cárcamo tries to claim a difficult ball. Kulchiy plays the ball through. Zykov approaches the ball. Zykov shoots. Tejeda palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Here comes Cárcamo, having a little trouble catching the ball.
It was close.

55 minute.
Almendra passes, it`s a high ball. Favstov approaches the ball. Favstov centers. Zykov just manages to reach the ball first. Zykov shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

71 minute.
Rogovskij centers. Zykov plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Maldonado, having a little trouble catching the ball. Isaev just manages to reach the ball first. Isaev takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

81 minute.
Matveev makes a sublime pass. Shchelkunov takes over possession. Shchelkunov passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Zykov approaches the ball. Zykov shoots.
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: Rossiya U21 40%, Nicaragua U21 60%.
Rossiya U21 - Nicaragua U21 2:1