Ireland U21		Cuba U21
u19v2	Tactics	Il Modello 4231
47%	Possession	53%
63%	Play in the half	37%
8	Shots	9
3	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
51.5	average mark	50.6
very good	Shooting	adequate
good	Passing	solid
solid	Defending	very good

5 minute.
McIntyre lobs the ball high into the air. Dallas approaches the ball. Dallas makes an instep pass. De Khros has problems with catching the ball. De Khros shoots. Urrutia tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

18 minute.
Juantorena wins the ball from behind. Juantorena centers. Borges plays the ball off with his head. Romeu just manages to reach the ball first. Romeu has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

19 minute.
Pons takes over possession. Hyde takes over possession. Anglada wins the ball from behind. Pons just manages to reach the ball first. Pons has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

21 minute.
Dale makes a one-touch pass. Maher approaches the ball. Maher makes a sublime pass. De Khros just manages to reach the ball first. De Khros shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

28 minute.
McIntyre takes over possession. McIntyre centers. Throw-in. Juantorena throws the ball in. Pons passes, it`s a high ball.
It was close.

36 minute.
Dale lobs the ball high into the air. Banker plays the ball off with his head. Soria ineptly catches the ball. Gannon takes over possession. Gannon takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

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: Ireland U21 65%, Cuba U21 35%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Ireland U21 - Cuba U21 0:0

50 minute.
Dale lobs the ball high into the air. Gannon plays the ball off with his head. Guerrero tries to claim a difficult ball. Banker takes over possession. Banker has a fantastic effort at goal. Urrutia tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Banker just manages to reach the ball first. Banker has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - Cuba U21 1:0

53 minute.
Here comes Pons, having a little trouble catching the ball. McIntyre approaches the ball. Pons cleverly intercepts the pass. Pons lobs the ball high into the air. Borges makes a diving header.
It was close.

60 minute.
De Khros plays the ball off with his head. Dallas just manages to reach the ball first. Dallas makes a one-touch pass. Gannon approaches the ball. Gannon has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the post. Urrutia miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

70 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Rodríguez comes on to the pitch. Bruton comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
Rodríguez, swiftly takes the throw-in. Pons just manages to reach the ball first. Pons plays the ball through. Romeu approaches the ball. Romeu passes, it`s a high ball.
What a tremendous chance!

73 minute.
Hyde plays the ball off with his head. Bruton just manages to reach the ball first. Bruton makes a one-touch pass. Gannon just manages to reach the ball first. Gannon shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

82 minute.
Branigan wins the ball from behind. Dallas takes over possession. Dallas attempts to pass. Gannon approaches the ball. Gannon shoots. Urrutia palms the ball clear. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

86 minute.
Throw-in. Ortiz comes on to the pitch. Deegan comes on to the pitch. Prieto comes on to the pitch.

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: Ireland U21 61%, Cuba U21 39%.
Ireland U21 - Cuba U21 1:0