Nederland U21		as-Saʻūdiyya U21
5 2 1 3	Tactics	JOWMK
59%	Possession	41%
35%	Play in the half	65%
25	Shots	3
3	Fouls	2
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
7	Offsides	2
57.3	average mark	51
very good	Shooting	solid
excellent	Passing	adequate
solid	Defending	very good

2 minute.
Wessels plays the ball through. Babel plays the ball through. van Eijk just manages to reach the ball first. van Eijk has a fantastic effort at goal. Na`il desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 1:0

3 minute.
Muthanna makes a sublime pass. Hamid takes over possession. Klaiber trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Klaiber is cautioned.

3 minute.
van Basten plays the ball off with his head. Wessels lobs the ball high into the air. Kamil has problems with catching the ball. Klaiber approaches the ball. Klaiber takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Klaiber takes over possession. Klaiber takes a swing and hits it... Na`il hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 2:0

12 minute.
Babel lobs the ball high into the air. Blind just manages to reach the ball first. Blind passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Klaiber takes over possession. Klaiber takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

17 minute.
Hashim takes over possession. Hashim lobs the ball high into the air. Hamid just manages to reach the ball first. Hamid shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 2:1

20 minute.
Blind takes over possession. Blind makes an instep pass. Klaiber approaches the ball. Klaiber has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 3:1

36 minute.
Mhedhki makes an instep pass. Here comes Nisawi, having a little trouble catching the ball. Wessels tripped the opponent on purpose. Wessels is cautioned.

39 minute.
Babel ineptly catches the ball. Babel plays the ball through. Here comes Blind, having a little trouble catching the ball. Blind centers. Klaiber rises up and heads the ball. Na`il tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

45 minute.
Goal kick. Eijkenbroek comes on to the pitch.

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: Nederland U21 40%, as-Saʻūdiyya U21 60%.
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 3:1

51 minute.
Babel makes a sublime pass. Wessels ineptly catches the ball. Wessels passes, it`s a high ball. Klaiber takes over possession. Klaiber takes a swing and hits it... Na`il miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Eijkenbroek lobs the ball high into the air. Klaiber makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 4:1

55 minute.
Goal kick. Na`il hoofs the ball clear. Hashim plays the ball through. Klaiber just manages to reach the ball first. Klaiber shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Eijkenbroek approaches the ball. Eijkenbroek shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 5:1

62 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Habers comes on to the pitch. Barends comes on to the pitch.

62 minute.
Babel approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Habers centers. Klaiber plays the ball off with his head. Eijkenbroek approaches the ball. Eijkenbroek takes a swing and hits it... Na`il palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

64 minute.
Figlis passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Blind approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Babel approaches the ball. Babel centers. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

66 minute.
Nisawi passes, it`s a high ball. Habers just manages to reach the ball first. Habers lobs the ball high into the air. Klaiber approaches the ball. Klaiber takes a swing and hits it... Na`il palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

74 minute.
Klaiber ineptly catches the ball. Mhedhki takes over possession. Habers cleverly intercepts the pass. Habers passes, it`s a high ball. Eijkenbroek makes a diving header.
It was close.

81 minute.
Blind approaches the ball. Blind lobs the ball high into the air. Nisawi has problems with catching the ball. Eijkenbroek approaches the ball. Eijkenbroek shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 6:1

84 minute.
Barends lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Hashim, swiftly takes the throw-in. Mhedhki lobs the ball high into the air. Abd-al-Jawwad gets his head on it.
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: Nederland U21 31%, as-Saʻūdiyya U21 69%.
Nederland U21 - as-Saʻūdiyya U21 6:1