New Zealand U21		Zhōngguó U21
el	Tactics	532
52%	Possession	48%
31%	Play in the half	69%
10	Shots	5
1	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	6
44.5	average mark	41.8
adequate	Shooting	good
good	Passing	average
solid	Defending	solid

16 minute.
Throw-in. Hongfu throws the ball in. Minghui just manages to reach the ball first. Atkinson wins the ball from behind. Atkinson takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

26 minute.
Jennings takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Zhe is guilty of misconduct. Jennings was harmed in the clash. Jennings approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Here comes Welch, having a little trouble catching the ball. Atkinson takes over possession. Atkinson shoots. Baoguo makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Zhōngguó U21 1:0

33 minute.
Xiqing approaches the ball. Welch cleverly intercepts the pass. Welch makes a one-touch pass. Atkinson just manages to reach the ball first. Atkinson takes a swing and hits it... Baoguo palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

45 minute.
Throw-in. Dalong comes on to the pitch.

45 minute.
Jennings makes a sublime pass. Macdonald just manages to reach the ball first. Macdonald passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Welch approaches the ball. Welch shoots. Baoguo palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Zhōngguó U21 2:0

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: New Zealand U21 28%, Zhōngguó U21 72%.
New Zealand U21 - Zhōngguó U21 2:0

47 minute.
Offside. Xiaoli caught by the offside trap. McCallum comes on to the pitch. Davidson comes on to the pitch. Langer quickly takes the free-kick. Here comes Minghui, having a little trouble catching the ball. Atkinson takes over possession. Atkinson has a fantastic effort at goal. Baoguo tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

66 minute.
Offside. Yusen caught by the offside trap. Jiade comes on to the pitch. Sijie comes on to the pitch.

68 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Yusen is off-side. Jennings approaches the set piece. Atkinson approaches the ball. Atkinson has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Zhōngguó U21 3:0

69 minute.
Yuanzhang makes an instep pass. Sijie just manages to reach the ball first. Sijie centers. Yusen takes over possession. Yusen takes a swing and hits it... White palms the ball clear.

72 minute.
Minghui centers. Jiade takes over possession. The assistant referee points to the corner. Zhe takes the corner. Jiade rises up and heads the ball.
It was close.

75 minute.
Collins cleverly intercepts the pass. Collins makes a one-touch pass. Lowry centers. McCallum takes over possession. McCallum takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Zhōngguó U21 4:0

84 minute.
Collins wins the ball from behind. Collins plays the ball through. Yusen approaches the ball. Jiade just manages to reach the ball first. Jiade takes a swing and hits it... White 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: New Zealand U21 35%, Zhōngguó U21 65%.
New Zealand U21 - Zhōngguó U21 4:0