Ísland U21		Malta U21
5212 L	Tactics	skib
55%	Possession	45%
32%	Play in the half	68%
14	Shots	2
0	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	1
47.7	average mark	42.5
solid	Shooting	good
solid	Passing	adequate
good	Defending	good

3 minute.
Throw-in. Kristinsson approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Orrason ineptly catches the ball. Orrason shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ísland U21 - Malta U21 1:0

3 minute.
Gafa` approaches the ball. Gafa` makes a one-touch pass. Sacco takes over possession. Orrason cleverly intercepts the pass. Orrason shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

5 minute.
Throw-in. Kristinsson throws the ball in. Magnússon passes, it`s a high ball. Hilmarsson rises up and heads the ball. Casha desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
Missed by few inches.

14 minute.
Theódórsson passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Orrason takes over possession. Cremona trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Orrason, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Hilmarsson approaches the ball, he strikes.... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

15 minute.
Said Vassallo centers. Sansone approaches the ball. Theódórsson wins the ball from behind. Zaffarese takes over possession. Zaffarese has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

17 minute.
Magnússon makes an instep pass. Kristinsson just manages to reach the ball first. Kristinsson plays the ball through. Here comes Orrason, having a little trouble catching the ball. Orrason takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

24 minute.
Miceli passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kristinsson takes over possession. Kristinsson attempts to pass. Orrason takes over possession. Orrason takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

25 minute.
Goal kick. Casha, makes a strong kick up towards the midfield. Theódórsson attempts to pass. Orrason takes over possession. Orrason takes a swing and hits it... 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: Ísland U21 31%, Malta U21 69%.
Ísland U21 - Malta U21 1:0

55 minute.
Kristinsson ineptly catches the ball. Kristinsson plays the ball through. Orrason has problems with catching the ball. Orrason has a fantastic effort at goal. Casha desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. Post!
Missed by few inches.

63 minute.
Miceli approaches the ball. Hilmarsson takes over possession. Sacco fouls. Sacco is cautioned.

68 minute.
Zaffarese approaches the ball. Ársælsson cleverly intercepts the pass. Ársælsson makes a one-touch pass. Kristinsson takes over possession. Kristinsson lobs the ball high into the air.
Missed by few inches.

69 minute.
Zaffarese cleverly intercepts the pass. Zaffarese plays the ball through. Sansone just manages to reach the ball first. Sansone takes a swing and hits it... Sebastiansson hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Ísland U21 - Malta U21 1:1

70 minute.
Fúsason comes on to the pitch.

78 minute.
Theódórsson attempts to pass. Hilmarsson just manages to reach the ball first. Miceli fouls. Miceli is cautioned.

79 minute.
Magnússon centers. Kristinsson passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Sacco, having a little trouble catching the ball. Orrason takes over possession. Orrason has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

84 minute.
Magnússon just manages to reach the ball first. Magnússon passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kristinsson takes over possession. Kristinsson plays the ball through. Orrason passes, it`s a high ball. Casha miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Hilmarsson approaches the ball. Hilmarsson has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

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: Ísland U21 33%, Malta U21 67%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Ísland U21 - Malta U21 1:1