U.A.E.		Nederland
U. A. E 1	Tactics	MCW H
50%	Possession	50%
51%	Play in the half	49%
9	Shots	15
1	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	2
73.2	average mark	79.9
outstanding	Shooting	brilliant
outstanding	Passing	incredible
incredible	Defending	brilliant

7 minute.
Haj Malik tries to trap the ball. Sakhtyani wins the ball from behind. We are going to have another corner. Beukema approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. de Kruyk gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

10 minute.
Stier centers. Beukema takes over possession. Beukema makes a one-touch pass. de Kruyk approaches the ball. de Kruyk shoots. The ball hits the post.
What a tremendous chance!

19 minute.
Koopal takes over possession. El Habib cleverly intercepts the pass. Abdu Mugri just manages to reach the ball first. Abdu Mugri lobs the ball high into the air. Khater makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
U.A.E. - Nederland 1:0

25 minute.
Elfring tries to trap the ball with his chest. Ibraheem approaches the ball. Elfring wins the ball from behind. Elfring shoots. bin Ali Faraj makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
What a tremendous chance!

31 minute.
El Habib makes an instep pass. Abdu Mugri takes over possession. Abdu Mugri makes an instep pass. El Habib just manages to reach the ball first. El Habib takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar.
Missed by few inches.

33 minute.
Kist makes a one-touch pass. Zoetebier approaches the ball. Zoetebier makes a sublime pass. Elfring takes over possession. Elfring has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
U.A.E. - Nederland 1:1

35 minute.
Kist just manages to reach the ball first. Kist centers. Elfring plays the ball off with his head. de Kruyk takes over possession. de Kruyk takes a swing and hits it... bin Ali Faraj miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

39 minute.
de Kruyk attempts to pass. Beukema takes over possession. Beukema makes a one-touch pass. Zoetebier approaches the ball. Zoetebier shoots.
It was close.

40 minute.
de Jonge makes a one-touch pass. Davids attempts to pass. Zoetebier makes a sublime pass. Elfring takes over possession. Elfring takes a swing and hits it... bin Ali Faraj miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

44 minute.
Kist just manages to reach the ball first. Kist passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Elfring takes over possession. Elfring shoots. bin Ali Faraj makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
U.A.E. - Nederland 1:2

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: U.A.E. 53%, Nederland 47%.
U.A.E. - Nederland 1:2

49 minute.
Zoetebier takes over possession. Zoetebier makes a one-touch pass. de Kruyk takes over possession. de Kruyk has a fantastic effort at goal. bin Ali Faraj desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
U.A.E. - Nederland 1:3

54 minute.
Koopal lobs the ball high into the air. Sakhtyani just manages to reach the ball first. de Kruyk trips an opponent. That`s a foul! de Kruyk is cautioned.

54 minute.
Davids attempts to pass. Zoetebier approaches the ball. Zoetebier makes a one-touch pass. de Kruyk just manages to reach the ball first. de Kruyk shoots. bin Ali Faraj tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

57 minute.
Mousa plays the ball through. Abdu Mugri attempts to pass. El Habib just manages to reach the ball first. El Habib has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
U.A.E. - Nederland 2:3

61 minute.
Throw-in. Thomée comes on to the pitch.

68 minute.
Elfring attempts to pass. Beukema approaches the ball. Beukema plays the ball through. Thomée just manages to reach the ball first. Thomée takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

70 minute.
Zoetebier attempts to pass. Kist approaches the ball. Kist makes an instep pass. Beukema just manages to reach the ball first. Beukema passes, it`s a high ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

77 minute.
Zoetebier wins the ball from behind. Zoetebier makes an instep pass. Ibraheem takes over possession. Elfring wins the ball from behind. Elfring has a fantastic effort at goal. bin Ali Faraj palms the ball clear.

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: U.A.E. 49%, Nederland 51%.
U.A.E. - Nederland 2:3