New Zealand U21		Īrān U21
4312jos	Tactics	Iran U21
53%	Possession	47%
44%	Play in the half	56%
13	Shots	0
2	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	0
41.9	average mark	38.1
good	Shooting	average
solid	Passing	good
good	Defending	adequate

18 minute.
Maloney throws the ball in. Fahradi approaches the ball. Knight wins the ball from behind. Knight lobs the ball high into the air. Lynch rises up and heads the ball. Dradeni palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

27 minute.
Perry has problems with catching the ball. Abdelfattah takes over possession. Perry wins the ball from behind. Perry takes a swing and hits it... Dradeni desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Īrān U21 1:0

31 minute.
Knight passes, it`s a high ball. Lynch takes over possession. The assistant referee points to the corner. Maloney approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Perry gets his head on it. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Mahdavi-Kia makes a sublime pass. Here comes Talebi, having a little trouble catching the ball. Knight approaches the ball. Knight has a fantastic effort at goal. Dradeni palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

37 minute.
Knight takes over possession. Knight makes an instep pass. Perry approaches the ball. Perry has a fantastic effort at goal. following a swift pass, Mahdavi-Kia attempts to control the ball.
It was close.

42 minute.
Harrison plays the ball off with his head. Maloney just manages to reach the ball first. Maloney attempts to pass. Lynch takes over possession. Lynch passes, it`s a high ball. The ball hits the bar. Perry plays the ball off with his head. Dradeni 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 U21 48%, Īrān U21 52%.
New Zealand U21 - Īrān U21 1:0

46 minute.
Cossey comes on to the pitch.

55 minute.
Gliznitskof has problems with catching the ball. O`Brien approaches the ball. O`Brien makes a one-touch pass. Lynch just manages to reach the ball first. Lynch shoots. Post!
What a tremendous chance!

64 minute.
Throw-in. Woodhams comes on to the pitch. Vlahos comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
O`Brien makes an instep pass. Knight approaches the ball. Knight makes a sublime pass. Here comes Woodhams, having a little trouble catching the ball. Woodhams shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

67 minute.
Maloney takes over possession. Maloney plays the ball through. O`Brien just manages to reach the ball first. O`Brien passes, it`s a high ball. Vlahos makes a diving header. Dradeni miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

69 minute.
Fahradi attempts to pass. Ait Lahcen just manages to reach the ball first. Maloney fouls. Maloney is cautioned.

76 minute.
O`Brien centers. Vlahos just manages to reach the ball first. Vlahos lobs the ball high into the air. Mahdavi-Kia chests the ball. Woodhams approaches the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

82 minute.
Kazemi takes over possession. O`Brien centers. Knight approaches the ball. Knight passes, it`s a high ball. Vlahos rises up and heads the ball. Dradeni palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

90 minute.
Maloney approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Harrison takes over possession. Harrison centers. Vlahos takes over possession. Vlahos takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Īrān U21 2:0

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: New Zealand U21 41%, Īrān U21 59%.
New Zealand U21 - Īrān U21 2:0