England U21		France U21
D_CUP_IT	Tactics	4222 TSO 2369
49%	Possession	51%
62%	Play in the half	38%
2	Shots	11
1	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	1
50.7	average mark	53.4
good	Shooting	very good
solid	Passing	solid
solid	Defending	very good

2 minute.
Bizet approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Larqué plays the ball off with his head. Star just manages to reach the ball first. Desailly cleverly intercepts the pass. Desailly has a fantastic effort at goal. Batty palms the ball clear.

3 minute.
Sterling plays the ball off with his head. Ferri makes a sublime pass. Bizet approaches the ball. Bizet passes, it`s a high ball. Desailly rises up and heads the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

15 minute.
Aubessard ineptly catches the ball. Aubessard attempts to pass. Larqué takes over possession. Larqué takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post. Desailly takes over possession. Desailly takes a swing and hits it... Post!

26 minute.
Carrere makes an instep pass. Meynieu approaches the ball. Meynieu makes an instep pass. Desailly has problems with catching the ball. Desailly has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

28 minute.
Suckling lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Aubessard throws the ball in. Bizet plays the ball through. Aubessard passes, it`s a high ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

43 minute.
Bizet plays the ball through. Larqué approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Suckling is guilty of misconduct. Suckling is cautioned. The harmed player, Larqué, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Aubessard is likely to take the free-kick. The ball hits the bar. Batty 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: England U21 64%, France U21 36%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
England U21 - France U21 0:0

46 minute.
Clain comes on to the pitch. Pozo comes on to the pitch. McCartney comes on to the pitch.

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

56 minute.
McCartney just manages to reach the ball first. McCartney passes, it`s a high ball. Bizet approaches the ball. Bizet passes, it`s a high ball. Batty desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
Missed by few inches.

60 minute.
Throw-in. Musk comes on to the pitch. Glover comes on to the pitch. Freedman comes on to the pitch. Zehren comes on to the pitch.

64 minute.
Throw-in. Lefranc comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Paterson comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Bizet makes a sublime pass. Deloffre takes over possession. Deloffre makes an instep pass. Larqué takes over possession. Larqué shoots. Batty palms the ball clear.

72 minute.
Musk passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Glover approaches the ball. Anelka approaches the ball. Glover wins the ball from behind. Glover has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Gastiger palms the ball clear.

79 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Sterling throws the ball in. Deloffre plays the ball through. Larqué takes over possession. Larqué shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

82 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Aubessard approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Bizet centers. Zehren just manages to reach the ball first. Zehren takes a swing and hits it... Batty palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

83 minute.
Clain takes over possession. Larqué approaches the ball. Larqué makes an instep pass. Zehren just manages to reach the ball first. Zehren has a fantastic effort at goal. Batty miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

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 U21 60%, France U21 40%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
England U21 - France U21 0:0