New Zealand U21		Jamaica U21
4312jos	Tactics	Brak GK
48%	Possession	52%
62%	Play in the half	38%
12	Shots	11
1	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
11	Offsides	0
44.1	average mark	46
good	Shooting	solid
good	Passing	good
solid	Defending	solid

8 minute.
Maloney centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Simpson, swiftly takes the throw-in. Butler centers. Whitmore rises up and heads the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

13 minute.
Simpson plays the ball through. Whitmore approaches the ball. Axis fouls inside the box. Penalty! Axis is cautioned. Whitmore was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Whitmore takes the penalty, a biting kick. Dempsey hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Jamaica U21 0:1

19 minute.
Maloney wins the ball from behind. Maloney attempts to pass. Perry just manages to reach the ball first. Lynch approaches the ball. Lynch takes a swing and hits it... Nelson tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

22 minute.
Knight approaches the ball. Knight makes an instep pass. Lynch has problems with catching the ball. Perry takes over possession. Perry takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

23 minute.
Maloney plays the ball off with his head. Gayle centers. Here comes Dixon, having a little trouble catching the ball. Whitmore takes over possession. Whitmore shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Jamaica U21 0:2

25 minute.
Thomas just manages to reach the ball first. Thomas lobs the ball high into the air. Axis ineptly catches the ball. Dixon takes over possession. Dixon has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

30 minute.
O`Brien makes a sublime pass. Knight makes a sublime pass. Ralph wins the ball from behind. Perry approaches the ball. Perry has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

34 minute.
Simpson, swiftly takes the throw-in. Butler centers. Axis has problems with catching the ball. Whitmore takes over possession. Whitmore takes a swing and hits it... Dempsey palms the ball clear.

35 minute.
Viertal makes an instep pass. Knight approaches the ball. Here comes Knight, having a little trouble catching the ball. Knight lobs the ball high into the air. Perry gets his head on it. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Nelson hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. Lynch just manages to reach the ball first. Lynch shoots. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Jamaica U21 1:2

41 minute.
Viertal centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Butler, swiftly takes the throw-in. Whitmore just manages to reach the ball first. Whitmore shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

45 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Lynch is off-side. Cossey 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: New Zealand U21 63%, Jamaica U21 37%.
New Zealand U21 - Jamaica U21 1:2

51 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Butler throws the ball in. Maloney takes over possession. Messam cleverly intercepts the pass. Messam centers.
Missed by few inches.

58 minute.
Maloney centers. Lynch just manages to reach the ball first. Gayle approaches the ball. Perry takes over possession. Perry has a fantastic effort at goal. Nelson palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
New Zealand U21 - Jamaica U21 2:2

64 minute.
Offside. Knight caught by the offside trap. Mau comes on to the pitch. Vlahos comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Simpson makes an instep pass. Priestley takes over possession. Priestley passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Vlahos approaches the ball. Vlahos has a fantastic effort at goal. Nelson miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

72 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Johnson comes on to the pitch.

83 minute.
Messam takes over possession. O`Brien makes a sublime pass. Hawksbey takes over possession. Whitmore wins the ball from behind. Whitmore takes a swing and hits it... Dempsey palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

87 minute.
Vlahos takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Ralph approaches the set piece. the ball bounces off Viertal`s chest. Whitmore just manages to reach the ball first. Whitmore takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

89 minute.
Dias plays the ball through. Viertal takes over possession. Viertal lobs the ball high into the air. Vlahos just manages to reach the ball first. Vlahos has a fantastic effort at goal. Nelson 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 61%, Jamaica U21 39%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
New Zealand U21 - Jamaica U21 2:2