New Zealand U21		Cymru U21
4 3 3*	Tactics	WALES 5
49%	Possession	51%
45%	Play in the half	55%
10	Shots	4
1	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
1	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	3
40.5	average mark	39.8
good	Shooting	adequate
good	Passing	average
average	Defending	good

1 minute.
Perry plays the ball through. Lynch approaches the ball. Jeffs just manages to reach the ball first. Jeffs centers. Perry gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

21 minute.
Talbot plays the ball through. Drake just manages to reach the ball first. Maloney brutally fouls the opponent. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Maloney goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

22 minute.
Hawksbey approaches the ball. Hawksbey lobs the ball high into the air. Talbot tries to trap the ball with his chest. Lynch just manages to reach the ball first. Lynch centers. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Perry tries to trap the ball with his chest. Perry shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Cymru U21 1:0

26 minute.
West centers. Drake plays the ball off with his head. Hall tries to claim a difficult ball. Golding takes over possession. Golding has a fantastic effort at goal. Maessen tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

27 minute.
Jeffs attempts to pass. Perry ineptly catches the ball. Perry plays the ball through. Lynch approaches the ball. Lynch takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post. Kupar tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. The ball hits the post.

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 43%, Cymru U21 57%.
New Zealand U21 - Cymru U21 1:0

46 minute.
Mau comes on to the pitch.

47 minute.
Drake passes, it`s a high ball. Golding just manages to reach the ball first. Axis cleverly intercepts the pass. Golding takes over possession. Golding has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
New Zealand U21 - Cymru U21 1:1

51 minute.
Viertal wins the ball from behind. Viertal lobs the ball high into the air. Hawksbey just manages to reach the ball first. Drake wins the ball from behind. Drake shoots. Maessen tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

54 minute.
Maessen, the goalkeeper, must have previously been injured. He is unable to continue playing. Fien comes on to the pitch.

56 minute.
Toye just manages to reach the ball first. Axis cleverly intercepts the pass. Axis makes a one-touch pass. Lynch approaches the ball. Lynch shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

57 minute.
Throw-in. Jeffs, swiftly takes the throw-in. Williams ineptly catches the ball. Lynch takes over possession. Lynch has a fantastic effort at goal. Kupar palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

68 minute.
Lynch wins the ball from behind. Gierke brutally fouls inside the box. Penalty! Lynch was harmed in the clash. The pressure mounts. The Referee puts the ball on the penalty spot. Lynch takes a run-up. Kupar desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand U21 - Cymru U21 2:1

71 minute.
Throw-in. Dyke comes on to the pitch. Viertal has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Cossey comes on to the pitch.

89 minute.
Mumford passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Mau throws the ball in. Davidson approaches the ball. Davidson centers. Kupar palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Perry takes over possession. Perry takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

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 47%, Cymru U21 53%.
New Zealand U21 - Cymru U21 2:1