Malta U21		Ecuador U21
skib	Tactics	Ecu21 Wing
51%	Possession	49%
53%	Play in the half	47%
6	Shots	9
0	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1
3	Offsides	3
44.6	average mark	44.9
adequate	Shooting	good
good	Passing	adequate
very good	Defending	solid

18 minute.
Testa passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Miceli takes over possession. Martínez Pérez fouls. Martínez Pérez is cautioned.

25 minute.
Miceli just manages to reach the ball first. Martínez Pérez wins the ball from behind. Martínez Pérez lobs the ball high into the air. Fosatti approaches the ball. Fosatti takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!
Missed by few inches.

30 minute.
Esposito plays the ball through. Miceli just manages to reach the ball first. Esposito takes over possession. Miceli approaches the ball. Miceli lobs the ball high into the air.
What a tremendous chance!

32 minute.
Martínez Pérez just manages to reach the ball first. Buttigieg approaches the ball. Martínez Pérez trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Martínez Pérez gets a second booking and as a consequence, the red card. He has to leave the pitch.

33 minute.
Testa passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Here comes Esposito, having a little trouble catching the ball. Chele brutally fouls the opponent. Chele is cautioned. Esposito got injured in the clash, he may have to be substituted. The distance from the goal is not that far. Miceli takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

34 minute.
Amato attempts to pass. Testa takes over possession. Testa attempts to pass. Gauci takes over possession. Gauci has a fantastic effort at goal. Lema miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.
What a tremendous chance!

40 minute.
Flores just manages to reach the ball first. Flores plays the ball through. Ortiz López attempts to pass. Asencio just manages to reach the ball first. Asencio has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

44 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Esposito throws the ball in. Miceli takes over possession. Miceli passes, it`s a high ball. Caramba plays the ball off with his head. Lema palms the ball clear. We are going to have another corner. Callus approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Miceli lobs the ball high into the air.
It was close.

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: Malta U21 48%, Ecuador U21 52%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Malta U21 - Ecuador U21 0:0

51 minute.
Here comes Esposito, having a little trouble catching the ball. Esposito passes, it`s a high ball. Caramba just manages to reach the ball first. Gauci wins the ball from behind. Gauci takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

53 minute.
Flores approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Ortiz López plays the ball through. Salazar approaches the ball. Fosatti just manages to reach the ball first. Fosatti shoots.
Missed by few inches.

60 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Coral comes on to the pitch.

66 minute.
Throw-in. German comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Reinjifo comes on to the pitch. Carabalí comes on to the pitch.

75 minute.
the ball bounces off Panzavecchia`s chest. Coral wins the ball from behind. Coral plays the ball through. Asencio just manages to reach the ball first. Asencio has a fantastic effort at goal. Cachia miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The ball hits the post.

79 minute.
Throw-in. Pirotta comes on to the pitch.

82 minute.
Salazar makes an instep pass. Reinjifo approaches the ball. Panzavecchia approaches the ball. Reinjifo wins the ball from behind. Reinjifo shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

90 minute.
Salazar just manages to reach the ball first. Salazar makes an instep pass. following a swift pass, Panzavecchia attempts to control the ball. Asencio approaches the ball. Asencio takes a swing and hits it... Cachia miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta U21 - Ecuador U21 0:1

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: Malta U21 57%, Ecuador U21 43%.
Malta U21 - Ecuador U21 0:1