Bulgaria U21		Nederland U21
adix523def	Tactics	germ1
54%	Possession	46%
51%	Play in the half	49%
12	Shots	8
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	5
53.5	average mark	50.1
solid	Shooting	very good
solid	Passing	good
solid	Defending	solid

9 minute.
Krom takes over possession. Krom makes an instep pass. de Groot takes over possession. de Groot has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Bulgaria U21 - Nederland U21 0:1

13 minute.
van Leer centers. The linesman holds his flag up. Schaars is off-side. Yasenov approaches the set piece. Blangev takes over possession. Blangev shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

17 minute.
Filipov just manages to reach the ball first. Verpoort wins the ball from behind. Verpoort centers. de Groot gets his head on it. Zlatev desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
It was close.

17 minute.
Zlatev hoofs the ball clear. van Leer plays the ball off with his head. Yasenov just manages to reach the ball first. Yasenov lobs the ball high into the air. Bekirov plays the ball off with his head. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

21 minute.
de Groot passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Filipov takes over possession. Filipov centers. Zharkov approaches the ball. Zharkov has a fantastic effort at goal. Terpstra palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

25 minute.
Blangev takes over possession. Filipov just manages to reach the ball first. Blangev approaches the ball. Filipov takes over possession. Filipov passes, it`s a high ball.
It was close.

26 minute.
Verbeek makes a one-touch pass. van Leer takes over possession. van Leer plays the ball through. Verpoort approaches the ball. Verpoort takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! We are going to have another corner. van Leer approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. de Groot makes a diving header.
It was close.

32 minute.
Gerasimov makes a one-touch pass. Topalov takes over possession. Topalov makes a one-touch pass. Bekirov approaches the ball. Bekirov has a fantastic effort at goal. Terpstra 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: Bulgaria U21 62%, Nederland U21 38%.
Bulgaria U21 - Nederland U21 0:1

46 minute.
Elenski comes on to the pitch. Zharkov comes on to the pitch. Kondev comes on to the pitch. Shabanov comes on to the pitch.

49 minute.
Topalov just manages to reach the ball first. Shabanov just manages to reach the ball first. Topalov passes, it`s a high ball. Kondev gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

56 minute.
Krom centers. Gerasimov plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Veliev, having a little trouble catching the ball. Verpoort approaches the ball. Verpoort takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

63 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Shabanov is off-side. Hadjiev comes on to the pitch.

68 minute.
Hadjiev attempts to pass. Shabanov takes over possession. Ruigrok fouls inside the box. Penalty! Ruigrok is cautioned. Shabanov was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Kondev will face the keeper in penalty kick. Following a moment of concentration he runs up to the ball. Terpstra palms the ball clear. The ball hits the bar.

75 minute.
Veliev quickly takes the free-kick. Elenski approaches the ball. Kondev just manages to reach the ball first. Kondev takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Bulgaria U21 - Nederland U21 1:1

80 minute.
Schöne cleverly intercepts the pass. Elenski just manages to reach the ball first. Elenski makes an instep pass. Kondev just manages to reach the ball first. Kondev shoots. Terpstra miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

85 minute.
Veliev wins the ball from behind. Veliev passes, it`s a high ball. Elenski plays the ball off with his head. Shabanov takes over possession. Shabanov takes a swing and hits it... Terpstra tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

86 minute.
l`Ami wins the ball from behind. The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Hadjiev takes the corner-kick. Shabanov gets his head on it. Kondev tries to claim a difficult ball. Terpstra tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Kondev approaches the ball.
Missed by few inches.

90 minute.
Gerasimov takes over possession. Gerasimov passes, it`s a high ball. Elenski takes over possession. Elenski has a fantastic effort at goal. Terpstra desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the bar.

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: Bulgaria U21 40%, Nederland U21 60%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Bulgaria U21 - Nederland U21 1:1