England U21		Ecuador U21
NotCam 2	Tactics	Ecu2021 Wing
51%	Possession	49%
46%	Play in the half	54%
20	Shots	6
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
10	Offsides	0
60.6	average mark	49.9
formidable	Shooting	solid
solid	Passing	good
excellent	Defending	solid

2 minute.
McCartney lobs the ball high into the air. Noble takes over possession. Gena trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Gena is cautioned. The harmed player, Noble, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Scholes is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Ball makes a diving header. Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Ecuador U21 1:0

13 minute.
Bustamante has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Naulas comes on to the pitch.

21 minute.
Gena plays the ball through. Noble takes over possession. Noble passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Ball approaches the ball. Ball takes a swing and hits it... Benítez palms the ball clear. Naulas takes over possession. Naulas passes, it`s a high ball. Thomas lobs the ball high into the air. Noble just manages to reach the ball first. Noble takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post.
Missed by few inches.

27 minute.
Thomas takes over possession. Thomas centers. Here comes Naulas, having a little trouble catching the ball. Ball just manages to reach the ball first. Ball takes a swing and hits it... Benítez miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Ball just manages to reach the ball first. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Noble takes over possession. Noble takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Ecuador U21 2:0

31 minute.
Higgins attempts to pass. Baker approaches the ball. Baker lobs the ball high into the air. Ball gets his head on it. Benítez hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Ecuador U21 3:0

43 minute.
Ball approaches the ball. Scholes just manages to reach the ball first. Scholes makes a one-touch pass. Ball approaches the ball. Ball has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

45 minute.
Scholes takes over possession. Scholes centers. Valarezo ineptly catches the ball. Ball just manages to reach the ball first. Ball shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-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 40%, Ecuador U21 60%.
England U21 - Ecuador U21 3:0

49 minute.
Trujillo just manages to reach the ball first. Thomas cleverly intercepts the pass. Thomas centers. Noble gets his head on it. Benítez hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Ecuador U21 4:0

50 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Sawyer comes on to the pitch.

57 minute.
Valarezo plays the ball off with his head. Trujillo takes over possession. Trujillo centers. Labarreda approaches the ball. Labarreda has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

65 minute.
Goal kick. Freeman comes on to the pitch.

73 minute.
Ball makes an instep pass. Scholes takes over possession. Scholes makes an instep pass. Sawyer approaches the ball. Sawyer takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post.
It was close.

81 minute.
Orta takes over possession. Freeman cleverly intercepts the pass. Freeman passes, it`s a high ball. Sawyer approaches the ball. Sawyer takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar.

86 minute.
Beckһam takes over possession. Beckһam plays the ball through. Ball takes over possession. Ball has problems with catching the ball. Ball has a fantastic effort at goal. Benítez 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 52%, Ecuador U21 48%.
England U21 - Ecuador U21 4:0