Ireland U21		Nicaragua U21
43_1_2	Tactics	V 1º
55%	Possession	45%
36%	Play in the half	64%
15	Shots	4
2	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	0
49.7	average mark	38
solid	Shooting	good
very good	Passing	average
good	Defending	adequate

14 minute.
Loughran wins the ball from behind. Loughran centers. Moloney plays the ball off with his head. Fogharty approaches the ball. Fogharty shoots. Aceituno palms the ball clear. Chirinos plays the ball off with his head. following a swift pass, Fonseca attempts to control the ball. Wale takes over possession. Wale takes a swing and hits it... Aceituno palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

18 minute.
Baquedano makes an instep pass. Durkan approaches the ball. Malone attempts to pass. Wale takes over possession. Wale shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
Missed by few inches.

22 minute.
Loughran approaches the ball. Loughran makes an instep pass. Fogharty has problems with catching the ball. Fogharty has a fantastic effort at goal. Aceituno hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. The ball hits the bar.

28 minute.
Izaguirre approaches the ball. Baquedano takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Conner is guilty of misconduct. Baquedano was harmed in the clash. Domínguez is likely to take the free-kick.
It was close.

35 minute.
Gallo centers. Conner just manages to reach the ball first. Conner passes, it`s a high ball. Izaguirre ineptly catches the ball. Izaguirre shoots. Cuffe miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

37 minute.
Malone plays the ball through. Wale approaches the ball. Venerio tripped the opponent on purpose. Venerio is cautioned.

40 minute.
Wale approaches the ball. Wale makes an instep pass. Fogharty just manages to reach the ball first. Fogharty has a fantastic effort at goal. Aceituno desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - Nicaragua U21 1:0

44 minute.
Wale ineptly catches the ball. Wale lobs the ball high into the air. Gomero ineptly catches the ball. Moloney approaches the ball. Moloney takes a swing and hits it... Aceituno tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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: Ireland U21 32%, Nicaragua U21 68%.
Ireland U21 - Nicaragua U21 1:0

46 minute.
Shelton comes on to the pitch.

48 minute.
McGinnity takes over possession. McGinnity centers. Chirinos approaches the ball. Wale wins the ball from behind. Wale shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

52 minute.
Wale just manages to reach the ball first. Wale lobs the ball high into the air. Shelton just manages to reach the ball first. Shelton shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - Nicaragua U21 2:0

55 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Truman comes on to the pitch.

58 minute.
Wale just manages to reach the ball first. Wale makes a sublime pass. Malone takes over possession. Malone passes, it`s a high ball. Gallo plays the ball off with his head.
Missed by few inches.

59 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Durkan approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Wale rises up and heads the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Throw-in. Deegan comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Chirinos takes over possession. Chirinos makes a one-touch pass. the ball bounces off Androver`s chest. Shelton takes over possession. Shelton shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

70 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Giacomin comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Durkan approaches the ball. Durkan passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Gallo, having a little trouble catching the ball. Shelton takes over possession. Shelton takes a swing and hits it... Aceituno tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

77 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Fogharty 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: Ireland U21 41%, Nicaragua U21 59%.
Ireland U21 - Nicaragua U21 2:0