South Africa U21		România U21
Africanation	Tactics	Pep2023
45%	Possession	55%
78%	Play in the half	22%
1	Shots	29
2	Fouls	6
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	2
2	Offsides	3
40.5	average mark	56.3
good	Shooting	excellent
average	Passing	solid
good	Defending	solid

10 minute.
Zahiu takes over possession. Zahiu attempts to pass. Here comes Furnea, having a little trouble catching the ball. Furnea takes a swing and hits it... Stars desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:1

15 minute.
Furnea passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Lăpuşte ineptly catches the ball. Lăpuşte plays the ball through. Blejan just manages to reach the ball first. Blejan has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:2

17 minute.
Arries centers. Throw-in. Zahiu throws the ball in. Lăpuşte takes over possession. Lăpuşte centers. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Blejan approaches the ball. Blejan has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:3

18 minute.
Tomoşoiu just manages to reach the ball first. Gwekwerere approaches the ball. Tomoşoiu brutally fouls the opponent. Tomoşoiu is penalized with a red card for a mindless foul.

20 minute.
Lăpuşte cleverly intercepts the pass. Lăpuşte attempts to pass. Furnea has problems with catching the ball. Furnea shoots. Stars makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:4

22 minute.
Blejan has problems with catching the ball. Lăpuşte approaches the ball. Lăpuşte lobs the ball high into the air. Zahiu just manages to reach the ball first. Zahiu centers. Stars palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

26 minute.
Kotoane approaches the ball. Nedelescu fouls. Kotoane was harmed in the clash. Kotoane approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Meiring gets his head on it. Dvornic palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Dvornic attempts to pass. Blejan takes over possession. Blejan has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

32 minute.
Manyathi ineptly catches the ball. Blejan just manages to reach the ball first. Manyathi fouls. The harmed player, Blejan, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Lăpuşte approaches the ball, he strikes....
Missed by few inches.

33 minute.
Zahiu plays the ball off with his head. Lăpuşte ineptly catches the ball. Lăpuşte passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Furnea takes over possession. Furnea has a fantastic effort at goal. Stars palms the ball clear.

34 minute.
Lăpuşte cleverly intercepts the pass. Lăpuşte centers. Here comes Furnea, having a little trouble catching the ball. Blejan approaches the ball. Blejan takes a swing and hits it... Post! Stars palms the ball clear. Furnea takes over possession. Furnea takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:5

37 minute.
Zahiu takes over possession. Zahiu passes, it`s a high ball. Blejan plays the ball off with his head. Furnea approaches the ball. Furnea has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

40 minute.
Shai approaches the ball. Zahiu cleverly intercepts the pass. Zahiu makes an instep pass. Blejan approaches the ball. Blejan has a fantastic effort at goal. Stars palms the ball clear. Furnea takes over possession. Furnea takes a swing and hits it... Stars tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

42 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Lăpuşte approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Zahiu approaches the ball. Zahiu passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Manyathi, having a little trouble catching the ball. Stars miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

43 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Lăpuşte approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Kotoane approaches the ball. Zahiu cleverly intercepts the pass. Lăpuşte lobs the ball high into the air. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Blejan makes a diving header. Stars 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: South Africa U21 83%, România U21 17%.
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:5

49 minute.
Zahiu makes a one-touch pass. Blejan just manages to reach the ball first. Blejan passes, it`s a high ball. Furnea approaches the ball. Furnea shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:6

51 minute.
Lăpuşte approaches the ball. Lăpuşte lobs the ball high into the air. Furnea just manages to reach the ball first. Furnea shoots. Stars makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:7

58 minute.
Rapatsa takes over possession. Zahiu wins the ball from behind. Zahiu makes a sublime pass. the ball bounces off Furnea`s chest. Furnea takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

83 minute.
Kotoane approaches the ball. Bapela takes over possession. Lăpuşte takes the opponents legs away. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Lăpuşte goes straight to the changing room for an early bath. The harmed player, Bapela, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Bapela approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Kotoane approaches the ball. Kotoane passes, it`s a high ball.
Missed by few inches.

89 minute.
Plumb plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Zahiu, having a little trouble catching the ball. Zahiu passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Blejan approaches the ball. Blejan shoots.
Missed by few inches.

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: South Africa U21 73%, România U21 27%.
South Africa U21 - România U21 0:7