Kypros		Costa Rica
davo1	Tactics	WCQ-1
50%	Possession	50%
48%	Play in the half	52%
13	Shots	5
4	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
7	Offsides	5
69.6	average mark	67.5
formidable	Shooting	excellent
very good	Passing	excellent
outstanding	Defending	outstanding

4 minute.
Lascarez approaches the ball. Varnavas trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Lascarez was harmed in the clash. Lascarez takes a quick free-kick. Ortíz rises up and heads the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

13 minute.
Sagot wins the ball from behind. Lascarez makes a sublime pass. Ortíz approaches the ball. Ortíz takes a swing and hits it... Oraloğlu hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Kypros - Costa Rica 0:1

19 minute.
Skapoullis wins the ball from behind. Skapoullis makes a one-touch pass. Günkan plays the ball through. Stefani just manages to reach the ball first. Stefani has a fantastic effort at goal. Guardia palms the ball clear.

21 minute.
Skapoullis just manages to reach the ball first. Skapoullis lobs the ball high into the air. Stefani takes over possession. Günkan just manages to reach the ball first. Günkan has a fantastic effort at goal. Guardia palms the ball clear.

33 minute.
Buitrago passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Varnavas approaches the ball. Varnavas centers. Solano ineptly catches the ball. Kaşif takes over possession. Guardia palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

45 minute.
Skapoullis just manages to reach the ball first. Skapoullis makes an instep pass. Hormigos approaches the ball. Kaşif wins the ball from behind. Kaşif takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

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: Kypros 52%, Costa Rica 48%.
Kypros - Costa Rica 0:1

47 minute.
Hormigos passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Skapoullis takes over possession. Skapoullis makes an instep pass. Stefani approaches the ball. Stefani has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

49 minute.
Quesada centers. Ortíz just manages to reach the ball first. Tsingis cleverly intercepts the pass. Tsingis centers. Stefani rises up and heads the ball.
It was close.

54 minute.
Buitrago plays the ball off with his head. Ortíz has problems with catching the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Tsingis is guilty of misconduct. Tsingis is cautioned. Ortíz was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Lascarez takes a quick free-kick. Howlett plays the ball off with his head. Ortíz takes over possession. Ortíz shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

65 minute.
Ortíz cleverly intercepts the pass. Perentos fouls. Ortíz was harmed in the clash. Quintana is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Ortíz gets his head on it. Oraloğlu palms the ball clear.

66 minute.
Quintana plays the ball through. Perentos just manages to reach the ball first. Perentos lobs the ball high into the air. Stefani plays the ball off with his head. Günkan just manages to reach the ball first.
Missed by few inches.

70 minute.
Skapoullis approaches the ball. Quesada wins the ball from behind. Kaşif approaches the ball. Kaşif has a fantastic effort at goal. Guardia desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Kypros - Costa Rica 1:1

78 minute.
Stefani just manages to reach the ball first. Skapoullis approaches the ball. Skapoullis plays the ball through. Günkan takes over possession. Günkan shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.
Missed by few inches.

87 minute.
Here comes Stefani, having a little trouble catching the ball. Skapoullis plays the ball through. Hormigos takes over possession. Kaşif wins the ball from behind. Kaşif takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

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: Kypros 45%, Costa Rica 55%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Kypros - Costa Rica 1:1