Nigeria U21		Costa Rica U21
Nigeria U21 S3	Tactics	532 WING
42%	Possession	58%
58%	Play in the half	42%
1	Shots	12
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	1
2	Offsides	2
37.8	average mark	46.1
average	Shooting	adequate
average	Passing	adequate
adequate	Defending	very good

9 minute.
Aiyenugba lobs the ball high into the air. Lanuza has problems with catching the ball. Lanuza passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Here comes Caballero, having a little trouble catching the ball. Caballero has a fantastic effort at goal. Mecha tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Here comes Babalade, having a little trouble catching the ball. Caballero takes over possession. Caballero has a fantastic effort at goal. Mecha palms the ball clear.

19 minute.
Osueke throws the ball in. Ozurumba just manages to reach the ball first. Orlich tripped the opponent on purpose. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Orlich goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

27 minute.
Kikut plays the ball through. Bravo ineptly catches the ball. Nwanu takes over possession. Nwanu has a fantastic effort at goal. Bravo desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
It was close.

32 minute.
Aguirre passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Castro, having a little trouble catching the ball. Castro attempts to pass. Lanuza just manages to reach the ball first. Lanuza shoots. Mecha palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Here comes Aiyenugba, having a little trouble catching the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria U21 - Costa Rica U21 0:1

38 minute.
Lanuza takes over possession. Lanuza makes an instep pass. Caballero takes over possession. Caballero has a fantastic effort at goal. Mecha makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria U21 - Costa Rica U21 0:2

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: Nigeria U21 62%, Costa Rica U21 38%.
Nigeria U21 - Costa Rica U21 0:2

46 minute.
Olufemi comes on to the pitch. Abajo comes on to the pitch. Frimpong comes on to the pitch.

55 minute.
Abajo just manages to reach the ball first. Lanuza takes over possession. Babalade cleverly intercepts the pass. Babalade centers. Aguirre passes, it`s a high ball.
It was close.

61 minute.
Torrealba cleverly intercepts the pass. Torrealba centers. Caballero approaches the ball. Caballero takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria U21 - Costa Rica U21 0:3

75 minute.
Babalade throws the ball in. Torrealba approaches the ball. Torrealba centers. Lanuza takes over possession. Lanuza has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

89 minute.
Kikut lobs the ball high into the air. The ball is kicked out of play. Osueke throws the ball in. Olufemi takes over possession. Olufemi lobs the ball high into the air. Bravo 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: Nigeria U21 55%, Costa Rica U21 45%.
Nigeria U21 - Costa Rica U21 0:3