Portugal U21		Nederland U21
Cigana	Tactics	442NL
53%	Possession	47%
51%	Play in the half	49%
5	Shots	13
1	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	6
50.4	average mark	56.3
solid	Shooting	very good
good	Passing	solid
good	Defending	very good

3 minute.
van Deinsen wins the ball from behind. van Deinsen lobs the ball high into the air. Goossens plays the ball off with his head. Wessels tries to trap the ball with his chest. Wessels passes, it`s a high ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! de Kruyk just manages to reach the ball first. Coronel makes a sublime pass. Noppert just manages to reach the ball first. Noppert centers. de Kruyk rises up and heads the ball. Coronel miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

15 minute.
da Atouguia makes a sublime pass. Professor plays the ball through. Preto ineptly catches the ball. van Deinsen cleverly intercepts the pass. van Deinsen lobs the ball high into the air.
What a tremendous chance!

22 minute.
Abels passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Sequeira throws the ball in. Colombano takes over possession. Colombano centers. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Sargo rises up and heads the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Portugal U21 - Nederland U21 1:0

23 minute.
Noppert takes over possession. Noppert lobs the ball high into the air. Colombano ineptly catches the ball. de Kruyk takes over possession. de Kruyk takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

24 minute.
Pena approaches the ball. Abels cleverly intercepts the pass. Abels lobs the ball high into the air. Goossens rises up and heads the ball. Coronel hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Portugal U21 - Nederland U21 1:1

28 minute.
Kantelberg cleverly intercepts the pass. Kantelberg plays the ball through. Noppert attempts to pass. de Kruyk just manages to reach the ball first. de Kruyk takes a swing and hits it... Coronel miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

35 minute.
van Deinsen cleverly intercepts the pass. van Deinsen centers. Goossens takes over possession. Goossens takes a swing and hits it... Coronel desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Portugal U21 - Nederland U21 1:2

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: Portugal U21 60%, Nederland U21 40%.
Portugal U21 - Nederland U21 1:2

46 minute.
Vidinha comes on to the pitch. Alquemim comes on to the pitch. Presas comes on to the pitch.

50 minute.
Throw-in. Wessels throws the ball in. van Deinsen takes over possession. van Deinsen passes, it`s a high ball. Mealha ineptly catches the ball. Coronel miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. de Kruyk just manages to reach the ball first. de Kruyk has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar.
It was close.

51 minute.
Professor approaches the set piece. Kramer has problems with catching the ball. Outeiro approaches the ball. Presas just manages to reach the ball first. Presas shoots. Gerritsen miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

56 minute.
Abels throws the ball in. van Deinsen attempts to pass. Noppert lobs the ball high into the air. de Kruyk just manages to reach the ball first. de Kruyk shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

63 minute.
Noppert cleverly intercepts the pass. Pena just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Goossens is guilty of misconduct. Goossens is cautioned. The harmed player, Pena, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Brokamp comes on to the pitch. Beukema comes on to the pitch. Hofkens comes on to the pitch.

66 minute.
Kramer just manages to reach the ball first. Kramer lobs the ball high into the air. Wessels plays the ball off with his head. Hofkens takes over possession. Hofkens has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the post.
It was close.

81 minute.
Colombano centers. Kantelberg takes over possession. Kantelberg lobs the ball high into the air. Presas tries to trap the ball with his chest. Presas has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits 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: Portugal U21 41%, Nederland U21 59%.
Portugal U21 - Nederland U21 1:2