England		New Zealand
Robbo L	Tactics	R5442KR
52%	Possession	48%
52%	Play in the half	48%
7	Shots	15
2	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	0
1	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	9
76.8	average mark	77.2
formidable	Shooting	outstanding
outstanding	Passing	outstanding
incredible	Defending	brilliant

3 minute.
Walcott plays the ball through. Chettle ineptly catches the ball. Lowry passes, it`s a high ball. Baholo approaches the ball. Baholo shoots. Anderton palms the ball clear. Atkinson takes over possession. Atkinson has a fantastic effort at goal. Post!
Missed by few inches.

4 minute.
Worsley approaches the ball. Worsley centers. Baholo plays the ball off with his head. Atkinson just manages to reach the ball first. Atkinson has a fantastic effort at goal. Anderton palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

6 minute.
Nicholas cleverly intercepts the pass. Walcott wins the ball from behind. We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Lowry takes the corner-kick. Umaga makes a diving header.
What a tremendous chance!

9 minute.
Guard passes, it`s a high ball. Worsley approaches the ball. Worsley lobs the ball high into the air. Atkinson rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

16 minute.
Wallace plays the ball off with his head. Worsley attempts to pass. Atkinson takes over possession. Atkinson takes a swing and hits it... Anderton makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England - New Zealand 0:1

25 minute.
Throw-in. Lowry, swiftly takes the throw-in. Worsley takes over possession. Worsley lobs the ball high into the air. Atkinson approaches the ball. Anderton tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

27 minute.
Marsh takes over possession. Tomori wins the ball from behind. Tomori centers. Chettle takes over possession. Chettle takes a swing and hits it... White tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

35 minute.
Chettle takes over possession. Lanev approaches the ball. Chettle cleverly intercepts the pass. Tomori approaches the ball. Tomori shoots. White miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

45 minute.
Wallace plays the ball off with his head. Chettle takes over possession. Lanev just manages to reach the ball first. Tomori cleverly intercepts the pass. Tomori takes a swing and hits it... White tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Cocks cleverly intercepts the pass.
It was close.

45 minute.
Throw-in. Tomori, swiftly takes the throw-in. Walker-Peters approaches the ball. Walker-Peters takes a swing and hits it... White makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
England - New Zealand 1:1

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: England 48%, New Zealand 52%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
England - New Zealand 1:1

48 minute.
Umaga passes, it`s a high ball. Baholo has problems with catching the ball. Walcott cleverly intercepts the pass. Atkinson approaches the ball. Atkinson shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

49 minute.
Huckerby passes, it`s a high ball. Chettle plays the ball off with his head. Walker-Peters takes over possession. Walker-Peters takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England - New Zealand 2:1

55 minute.
Lookman takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Baholo is guilty of misconduct. Lookman was harmed in the clash. Arrowsmith comes on to the pitch.

58 minute.
Guard passes, it`s a high ball. Arrowsmith plays the ball off with his head. Atkinson takes over possession. Arrowsmith takes over possession. Arrowsmith shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

66 minute.
Throw-in. Read comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Offside. Walker-Peters caught by the offside trap. Stones comes on to the pitch.

68 minute.
Throw-in. Cook comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Sanchez comes on to the pitch. Lowry passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Arrowsmith just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Stones is guilty of misconduct. Stones is cautioned. The harmed player, Arrowsmith, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Worsley is likely to take the free-kick.
Missed by few inches.

74 minute.
Lowry plays the ball off with his head. Arrowsmith approaches the ball. Arrowsmith passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Worsley lobs the ball high into the air. Atkinson gets his head on it. Anderton miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

80 minute.
Marsh attempts to pass. Lowry just manages to reach the ball first. Lowry makes an instep pass. Arrowsmith just manages to reach the ball first. Arrowsmith takes a swing and hits it... Anderton miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Here comes Anderson, having a little trouble catching the ball. Read cleverly intercepts the pass. Read shoots.
Missed by few inches.

87 minute.
Huckerby plays the ball off with his head. Lowry approaches the ball. Walcott tripped the opponent on purpose. A straight red card, Walcott is sent off for an awful tackle! Walcott looks ashamed for letting his team down.

88 minute.
Walker-Peters approaches the ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Tomori approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Walker-Peters approaches the ball. Walker-Peters shoots. White miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Nicholas wins the ball from behind. Cook takes over possession. Cook centers. Sanchez makes a diving header. 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: England 55%, New Zealand 45%.
England - New Zealand 2:1