België		Ireland
Rossiya I	Tactics	5 -3-2
52%	Possession	48%
30%	Play in the half	70%
17	Shots	5
1	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	2
76.2	average mark	67.4
outstanding	Shooting	excellent
outstanding	Passing	excellent
incredible	Defending	formidable

2 minute.
Tollenaere just manages to reach the ball first. Tollenaere passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Yeats, having a little trouble catching the ball. Albrechts approaches the ball. Albrechts has a fantastic effort at goal. Farren miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

3 minute.
Carmody lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes Pavone, having a little trouble catching the ball. Wale takes over possession. Wale shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
België - Ireland 0:1

12 minute.
Vandendriessche attempts to pass. Commerman has problems with catching the ball. Commerman makes an instep pass. Tollenaere centers. De Moerlooze rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

28 minute.
Tollenaere passes, it`s a high ball. Albrechts approaches the ball. Albrechts makes an instep pass. De Moerlooze approaches the ball. De Moerlooze takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

29 minute.
McGlynn makes a one-touch pass. Carmody approaches the ball. Carmody passes, it`s a high ball. Wale takes over possession. Wale shoots. Vandekasteele miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

37 minute.
Farren, makes a strong kick up towards the midfield. Fay plays the ball off with his head. Wale just manages to reach the ball first. Wale shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
België - Ireland 0:2

42 minute.
Tollenaere approaches the ball. Burgess brutally fouls inside the box. Penalty! Tollenaere was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Burgess makes a sublime pass. De Moerlooze confidently approaches the penalty spot, kicks, after a short run-up. The ball hits the bar.

45 minute.
Poorter attempts to pass. Tollenaere takes over possession. Tollenaere centers. Albrechts rises up and heads the ball. following a swift pass, Yeats attempts to control the ball. 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: België 30%, Ireland 70%.
België - Ireland 0:2

49 minute.
Pavone takes over possession. Fay wins the ball from behind. Fay makes a one-touch pass. Wale just manages to reach the ball first. Wale has a fantastic effort at goal. Vandekasteele palms the ball clear.

50 minute.
Offside. Wale caught by the offside trap. Croonenburg comes on to the pitch.

54 minute.
Tollenaere has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Wicke comes on to the pitch.

56 minute.
McGlynn ineptly catches the ball. Commerman cleverly intercepts the pass. Commerman makes an instep pass. Wicke passes, it`s a high ball. Albrechts gets his head on it. Farren miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

62 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Herpoel comes on to the pitch.

69 minute.
Throw-in. Gray comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
McGlynn just manages to reach the ball first. Collewaert cleverly intercepts the pass. Collewaert makes a one-touch pass. Herpoel just manages to reach the ball first. Herpoel shoots. The ball hits the bar. Farren hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
België - Ireland 1:2

76 minute.
Poorter plays the ball off with his head. Wicke plays the ball through. Vandendriessche takes over possession. Vandendriessche passes, it`s a high ball. Albrechts rises up and heads the ball. Farren tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. the ball passes the goal line. Bruins comes on to the pitch.

78 minute.
Wicke cleverly intercepts the pass. Poorter plays the ball through. Herpoel approaches the ball. Herpoel lobs the ball high into the air. Albrechts gets his head on it.
What a tremendous chance!

79 minute.
Bruins plays the ball off with his head. Wale approaches the ball. Croonenburg trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Croonenburg is cautioned.

81 minute.
Commerman makes an instep pass. Vandendriessche takes over possession. Vandendriessche centers. Albrechts makes a diving header. Farren hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
België - Ireland 2:2

86 minute.
Herpoel just manages to reach the ball first. Yeats trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Herpoel was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Education comes on to the pitch.

90 minute.
Fay centers. Throw-in. Vandendriessche throws the ball in. Commerman takes over possession. Commerman passes, it`s a high ball. Farren palms the ball clear.

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: België 30%, Ireland 70%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
België - Ireland 2:2