Costa Rica U21		USA U21
U20	Tactics	433n
47%	Possession	53%
72%	Play in the half	28%
3	Shots	31
4	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	5
35.3	average mark	46.5
adequate	Shooting	excellent
average	Passing	average
adequate	Defending	solid

3 minute.
Fuller just manages to reach the ball first. Fuller centers. Byrd approaches the ball. Byrd takes a swing and hits it... Zambrano makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:1

5 minute.
Adu wins the ball from behind. Adu passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Gilbert makes a sublime pass. Steinbrenner just manages to reach the ball first. Steinbrenner takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:2

7 minute.
Mahoney cleverly intercepts the pass. Adu cleverly intercepts the pass. Adu passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Steinbrenner takes over possession. Steinbrenner takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

10 minute.
Adu approaches the ball. Adu makes a one-touch pass. Fuller approaches the ball. Fuller makes an instep pass. Byrd takes over possession.
What a tremendous chance!

11 minute.
Zambrano makes a sublime pass. Adu plays the ball off with his head. Gilbert ineptly catches the ball. Byrd approaches the ball. Byrd takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!
It was close.

12 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. Dixon takes the corner. Tubbs rises up and heads the ball. Zambrano palms the ball clear. Byrd approaches the ball. Byrd takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:3

15 minute.
Fuller cleverly intercepts the pass. Fuller attempts to pass. Steinbrenner approaches the ball. Steinbrenner takes a swing and hits it... Zambrano hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:4

23 minute.
Saavedra plays the ball through. Steinbrenner just manages to reach the ball first. González tripped the opponent on purpose. González is cautioned.

28 minute.
Saavedra approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Zurita just manages to reach the ball first. Izzo passes, it`s a high ball. Byrd approaches the ball. Byrd makes a one-touch pass. Zambrano palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

31 minute.
Araya just manages to reach the ball first. Tubbs cleverly intercepts the pass. Tubbs makes a one-touch pass. Steinbrenner just manages to reach the ball first. Steinbrenner takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

34 minute.
Dixon just manages to reach the ball first. Cambronero cleverly intercepts the pass. Cambronero makes an instep pass. Fletes just manages to reach the ball first. Fletes has a fantastic effort at goal. Wegner palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

41 minute.
Dixon attempts to pass. Steinbrenner has problems with catching the ball. Céspedes just manages to reach the ball first. Steinbrenner cleverly intercepts the pass. Steinbrenner has a fantastic effort at goal. Zambrano palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

43 minute.
Dixon cleverly intercepts the pass. Dixon lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes Tubbs, having a little trouble catching the ball. Tubbs has a fantastic effort at goal. Zambrano makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:5

45 minute.
Araya just manages to reach the ball first. Steinbrenner wins the ball from behind. Steinbrenner plays the ball through. Byrd just manages to reach the ball first. Byrd takes a swing and hits it... Zambrano palms the ball away with the tips of his 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: Costa Rica U21 72%, USA U21 28%.
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:5

46 minute.
Mahoney approaches the ball. Dixon wins the ball from behind. Dixon passes, it`s a high ball. Tubbs approaches the ball. Tubbs has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:6

52 minute.
Izzo just manages to reach the ball first. Izzo makes an instep pass. Cambronero just manages to reach the ball first. Arguedas just manages to reach the ball first. Arguedas takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

55 minute.
Steinbrenner takes over possession. Steinbrenner shoots. Tubbs tries to claim a difficult ball. Byrd approaches the ball. Byrd shoots. Zambrano palms the ball clear.

55 minute.
Tubbs just manages to reach the ball first. Tubbs has a fantastic effort at goal. Gilbert tries to claim a difficult ball. We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Fuller takes the corner-kick. Zambrano palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

63 minute.
Tubbs approaches the ball. Tubbs makes an instep pass. Byrd approaches the ball. Byrd shoots. Zambrano hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:7

66 minute.
Steinbrenner passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Tubbs takes over possession. Arguedas fouls. Tubbs was harmed in the clash. Steinbrenner is likely to take the free-kick. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Byrd takes over possession. Byrd has a fantastic effort at goal. Zambrano desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:8

69 minute.
Spann passes, it`s a high ball. Tubbs plays the ball off with his head. Gilbert approaches the ball. Gilbert passes, it`s a high ball. Cambronero gets his head on it. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

71 minute.
Fuller takes over possession. Fuller makes a one-touch pass. Tubbs just manages to reach the ball first. Byrd approaches the ball. Byrd has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:9

73 minute.
Here comes Byrd, having a little trouble catching the ball. Mahoney wins the ball from behind. Mahoney makes a sublime pass. Steinbrenner approaches the ball. Steinbrenner has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

76 minute.
Fuller approaches the ball. Fuller passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Steinbrenner just manages to reach the ball first. Byrd takes over possession. Byrd shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

84 minute.
Kodiat wins the ball from behind. Kodiat lobs the ball high into the air. Byrd takes over possession. Byrd has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:10

86 minute.
Fletes just manages to reach the ball first. Fuller cleverly intercepts the pass. Fuller makes a sublime pass. Steinbrenner takes over possession. Steinbrenner has a fantastic effort at goal. Zambrano palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Byrd approaches the ball. Byrd shoots. 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: Costa Rica U21 72%, USA U21 28%.
Costa Rica U21 - USA U21 0:10