USA U21		Nigeria U21
ÇRZ-USA	Tactics	Let`s try again
51%	Possession	49%
39%	Play in the half	61%
12	Shots	4
3	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
7	Offsides	0
53.2	average mark	48
very good	Shooting	good
solid	Passing	good
very good	Defending	solid

1 minute.
Ezeugo makes an instep pass. Etafia has problems with catching the ball. Van Horn just manages to reach the ball first. Van Horn shoots. Adeshina desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
USA U21 - Nigeria U21 1:0

21 minute.
Throw-in. Ashcroft throws the ball in. Osborne passes, it`s a high ball. Van Horn approaches the ball. Van Horn takes a swing and hits it... Adeshina tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

25 minute.
Ebiede lobs the ball high into the air. Okoye tries to trap the ball. Laurent just manages to reach the ball first. Okoye cleverly intercepts the pass. Okoye takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

31 minute.
Tyler ineptly catches the ball. Okoye takes over possession. Osborne trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Okoye was harmed in the clash. Eguavoen is likely to take the free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

39 minute.
Shanks approaches the ball. Shanks centers. Ebiede tries to trap the ball. Van Horn just manages to reach the ball first. Van Horn takes a swing and hits it... Adeshina palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

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: USA U21 44%, Nigeria U21 56%.
USA U21 - Nigeria U21 1:0

46 minute.
Gomez comes on to the pitch.

49 minute.
Ebiede passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Gomez approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Ashcroft just manages to reach the ball first. Ashcroft lobs the ball high into the air.
It was close.

53 minute.
Laurent centers. Wilder approaches the ball. Gomez approaches the ball. Gomez passes, it`s a high ball. Van Horn rises up and heads the ball. Adeshina palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

55 minute.
Gomez plays the ball off with his head. Ezeugo wins the ball from behind. Wilder takes over possession. Wilder has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

63 minute.
Van Horn takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Enyeama comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Gomez plays the ball through. Here comes Ashcroft, having a little trouble catching the ball. Ashcroft makes an instep pass. Van Horn just manages to reach the ball first. Van Horn shoots. Adeshina palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

69 minute.
Gomez centers. the ball passes the goal line. Adeshina hoofs the ball clear. Ashcroft just manages to reach the ball first. Ashcroft lobs the ball high into the air. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Claunch comes on to the pitch. Cheatham comes on to the pitch. Adeshina, the goalkeeper, must have previously been injured. He is unable to continue playing. Ogbuke comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Elejiko passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Enyeama just manages to reach the ball first. Enyeama makes a one-touch pass. Njoku approaches the ball. Njoku has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

75 minute.
Throw-in. Lawal comes on to the pitch. Haggin comes on to the pitch.

76 minute.
Van Horn just manages to reach the ball first. Van Horn makes an instep pass. Cheatham just manages to reach the ball first. Cheatham takes a swing and hits it... Ogbuke makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
USA U21 - Nigeria U21 2:0

82 minute.
Throw-in. Wolff comes on to the pitch.

84 minute.
Gomez approaches the ball. Gomez lobs the ball high into the air. Etafia approaches the ball. Van Horn takes over possession. Van Horn has a fantastic effort at goal. Ogbuke 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: USA U21 33%, Nigeria U21 67%.
USA U21 - Nigeria U21 2:0