Deutschland U21		Nederland U21
RoadtoWC5	Tactics	germ1
52%	Possession	48%
34%	Play in the half	66%
13	Shots	3
0	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	0
58.7	average mark	56.8
excellent	Shooting	very good
very good	Passing	solid
solid	Defending	formidable

1 minute.
Flankenberger makes a one-touch pass. Sackstein just manages to reach the ball first. Sackstein passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Domagalski just manages to reach the ball first. Domagalski has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

5 minute.
Oberberg lobs the ball high into the air. Ihde makes a sublime pass. Here comes van Bronckhorst, having a little trouble catching the ball. Wetzel takes over possession. Wetzel shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

7 minute.
Throw-in. Sackstein throws the ball in. Flankenberger plays the ball through. Wetzel takes over possession. Wetzel takes a swing and hits it... Strijbosch palms the ball clear.

15 minute.
Sackstein attempts to pass. Ihde approaches the ball. Ihde makes a one-touch pass. Finstermann just manages to reach the ball first. Finstermann has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar.
Missed by few inches.

18 minute.
Broerse lobs the ball high into the air. Oberberg plays the ball off with his head. Flankenberger takes over possession. Flankenberger centers. Wetzel approaches the ball. Strijbosch tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Wetzel just manages to reach the ball first. Wetzel takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nederland U21 1:0

22 minute.
Tiendalli just manages to reach the ball first. Finstermann wins the ball from behind. van Bronckhorst fouls inside the box. Penalty! van Bronckhorst is cautioned. The harmed player, Finstermann, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Wetzel may influence the final score. Wetzel runs up to the ball and takes a clever kick. Strijbosch palms the ball clear. Finstermann takes over possession. Finstermann shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

27 minute.
Barufka wins the ball from behind. Barufka plays the ball through. Ihde makes a sublime pass. Wetzel approaches the ball. Wetzel shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

30 minute.
Westerhof approaches the ball. Westerhof makes a one-touch pass. Peppel takes over possession. Mamengi cleverly intercepts the pass. Mamengi takes a swing and hits it... Gaede tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

41 minute.
Tiendalli wins the ball from behind. Tiendalli centers. Flankenberger ineptly catches the ball. Mamengi just manages to reach the ball first. Mamengi has a fantastic effort at goal. Gaede 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: Deutschland U21 31%, Nederland U21 69%.
Deutschland U21 - Nederland U21 1:0

46 minute.
Laden comes on to the pitch.

49 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Pachnicke comes on to the pitch.

52 minute.
Flankenberger approaches the ball. Flankenberger passes, it`s a high ball. Pachnicke takes over possession. Pachnicke has a fantastic effort at goal. Strijbosch hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nederland U21 2:0

58 minute.
Laden wins the ball from behind. Laden attempts to pass. Finstermann approaches the ball. Finstermann takes a swing and hits it... Strijbosch hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nederland U21 3:0

60 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Perlitz comes on to the pitch. Öllrich comes on to the pitch.

68 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Goossens comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Goal kick. Zoetemelk comes on to the pitch.

80 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Springer comes on to the pitch. Schaars comes on to the pitch.

86 minute.
Schaars makes a one-touch pass. Overweg approaches the ball. Overweg makes an instep pass. Zoetemelk just manages to reach the ball first. Zoetemelk shoots. Gaede miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

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: Deutschland U21 37%, Nederland U21 63%.
Deutschland U21 - Nederland U21 3:0