South Africa U21		Malta U21
3FouryAlgom4	Tactics	sss,
48%	Possession	52%
63%	Play in the half	37%
3	Shots	21
5	Fouls	2
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
0	Offsides	0
45.8	average mark	47
good	Shooting	very good
good	Passing	good
solid	Defending	solid

4 minute.
Modu Ranele just manages to reach the ball first. Gregoraci approaches the ball. Modu Ranele tripped the opponent on purpose. Modu Ranele is cautioned.

7 minute.
Howie, makes a strong kick up towards the midfield. Orland approaches the ball. Orland makes a sublime pass. Sant Manduca approaches the ball. Sant Manduca centers.
It was close.

12 minute.
Lewis lobs the ball high into the air. Farrugia plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Walker, having a little trouble catching the ball. Calleja just manages to reach the ball first. Calleja has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

13 minute.
Howie kicks the ball away from the goal. Lewis plays the ball off with his head. Abela takes over possession. Tovey wins the ball from behind. Tovey takes a swing and hits it... Grimaud palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

17 minute.
Carren attempts to pass. Cucciardi just manages to reach the ball first. Arries fouls. Arries is cautioned.

21 minute.
Calleja just manages to reach the ball first. Cucciardi approaches the ball. Cucciardi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Calleja just manages to reach the ball first. Calleja takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

24 minute.
Da Silva plays the ball off with his head. Ginuis takes over possession. Lewis takes the opponents legs away. Lewis is cautioned.

30 minute.
Farrugia makes a sublime pass. Sant Manduca approaches the ball. Sikhwvihilu approaches the ball. Sant Manduca wins the ball from behind. Sant Manduca takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

44 minute.
Carren makes a one-touch pass. Calleja takes over possession. Arries takes over possession. Calleja wins the ball from behind. Calleja has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar. The assistant referee points to the corner. Florenza 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: South Africa U21 65%, Malta U21 35%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
South Africa U21 - Malta U21 0:0

50 minute.
Cucciardi approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Walker is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Cucciardi, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Carren approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. August takes over possession. Sant Manduca cleverly intercepts the pass. Sant Manduca shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

55 minute.
Orland takes over possession. Orland passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Liau, having a little trouble catching the ball. Sant Manduca takes over possession. Sant Manduca has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

58 minute.
Delceppo passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Da Silva, swiftly takes the throw-in. Lewis just manages to reach the ball first. Lewis centers.
What a tremendous chance!

60 minute.
August takes over possession. Calleja wins the ball from behind. Calleja makes a one-touch pass. Cucciardi takes over possession. Cucciardi has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

60 minute.
Goal kick. Buthelezi comes on to the pitch.

62 minute.
Carren approaches the ball. Carren makes a sublime pass. Cucciardi just manages to reach the ball first. Calleja just manages to reach the ball first. Calleja shoots.
Missed by few inches.

63 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Pedrick comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
Delceppo chests the ball. Buthelezi approaches the ball. Delceppo brutally fouls the opponent. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Delceppo goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

68 minute.
Abela lobs the ball high into the air. Duma approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Cucciardi is guilty of misconduct. Cucciardi is cautioned.

69 minute.
Pedrick approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Da Silva just manages to reach the ball first. Da Silva centers. Buthelezi takes over possession. Buthelezi takes a swing and hits it... Post!
Missed by few inches.

70 minute.
Goal kick. Schiavone comes on to the pitch.

74 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Schiavone throws the ball in. Pedrick approaches the ball. Sant Manduca cleverly intercepts the pass. Sant Manduca has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

78 minute.
Grimaud makes a sublime pass. Schiavone chests the ball. Schiavone plays the ball through. Modu Ranele just manages to reach the ball first. Modu Ranele lobs the ball high into the air. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Grimaud attempts to pass. Schiavone plays the ball off with his head. August ineptly catches the ball. Calleja approaches the ball. Calleja takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

82 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Azzopardi comes on to the pitch. Preca 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: South Africa U21 61%, Malta U21 39%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
South Africa U21 - Malta U21 0:0