Nicaragua U21		Nigeria U21
EQ OF	Tactics	NewSeason
49%	Possession	51%
50%	Play in the half	50%
2	Shots	15
4	Fouls	3
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	1
34	average mark	41.8
weak	Shooting	solid
average	Passing	average
adequate	Defending	adequate

4 minute.
Ojigwe passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Mencia, swiftly takes the throw-in. Manrique just manages to reach the ball first. Manrique centers.
What a tremendous chance!

6 minute.
Ebiede ineptly catches the ball. Etafia attempts to pass. Elejiko attempts to pass. Sule takes over possession. Sule centers. The ball hits the bar. Rivera plays the ball off with his head. Yekini passes, it`s a high ball. Sule takes over possession. Sule shoots.
It was close.

15 minute.
Okoye just manages to reach the ball first. Rivera just manages to reach the ball first. Okoye fouls. Okoye is cautioned.

29 minute.
Okoye takes over possession. Rivera takes over possession. Okoye wins the ball from behind. Okoye has a fantastic effort at goal. Almendarez desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nicaragua U21 - Nigeria U21 0:1

43 minute.
Zarate plays the ball through. Yekini takes over possession. Villaescusa trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Villaescusa is cautioned.

45 minute.
Okoye makes a one-touch pass. Ezoba approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Chatu is guilty of misconduct. Chatu is cautioned. Ezoba was harmed in the clash. Flores Meza comes on to the pitch. Yekini is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Sule makes a diving header. Almendarez palms the ball clear. Rivera takes over possession. Rivera centers. The assistant referee points to the corner. Yekini takes the corner. Sule rises up and heads the ball. Almendarez tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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: Nicaragua U21 46%, Nigeria U21 54%.
Nicaragua U21 - Nigeria U21 0:1

47 minute.
Ojigwe lobs the ball high into the air. Okoye approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Flores Meza is guilty of misconduct. Flores Meza is cautioned.

50 minute.
Sule cleverly intercepts the pass. Ugalde cleverly intercepts the pass. Ugalde lobs the ball high into the air. Okoye approaches the ball. Okoye takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

52 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Lawal comes on to the pitch. Velásquez comes on to the pitch.

53 minute.
Ojigwe passes, it`s a high ball. Velez has problems with catching the ball. Lawal plays the ball through. Sule approaches the ball. Sule has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

60 minute.
Zarate cleverly intercepts the pass. The assistant referee points to the corner. Lawal takes the corner. Okoye approaches the ball. Okoye shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!
Missed by few inches.

60 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Lawal takes the corner-kick. Almendarez tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

73 minute.
Goal kick. Adeshina hoofs the ball clear. Okoye plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Sule, having a little trouble catching the ball. Sule takes a swing and hits it... Almendarez miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

76 minute.
Throw-in. Ozuah comes on to the pitch.

79 minute.
Enyeama, swiftly takes the throw-in. Ozuah just manages to reach the ball first. Ozuah has a fantastic effort at goal. Ugalde tries to claim a difficult ball. Almendarez makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nicaragua U21 - Nigeria U21 0:2

82 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Hidalgo comes on to the pitch. Contreras comes on to the pitch. Archaga comes on to the pitch.

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: Nicaragua U21 54%, Nigeria U21 46%.
Nicaragua U21 - Nigeria U21 0:2