Nederland		Malta
We zijn erbij	Tactics	4-3-3
54%	Possession	46%
31%	Play in the half	69%
24	Shots	3
0	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	2
80.5	average mark	70.8
brilliant	Shooting	excellent
incredible	Passing	formidable
incredible	Defending	excellent

5 minute.
Krol just manages to reach the ball first. Bonavia cleverly intercepts the pass. Here comes Beukers, having a little trouble catching the ball. Beukers passes, it`s a high ball. Buter gets his head on it. Peralta palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

9 minute.
Balk passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Beukers just manages to reach the ball first. Beukers makes a sublime pass. Krol just manages to reach the ball first. Krol takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

11 minute.
Spencer attempts to pass. Ferry makes a sublime pass. Gerets centers. Krol approaches the ball. Krol has a fantastic effort at goal. Peralta palms the ball clear.

12 minute.
Gerets plays the ball off with his head. Kist plays the ball through. Sant Manduca has problems with catching the ball. Buter takes over possession. Buter shoots. Peralta miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

16 minute.
Balk approaches the ball. Balk passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Giordano, swiftly takes the throw-in. Magri lobs the ball high into the air. van der Hulst tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Peplow approaches the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Malta 0:1

19 minute.
Buter rises up and heads the ball. Peralta plays the ball through. Kist tries to trap the ball with his chest. Kist lobs the ball high into the air. Krol approaches the ball.
Missed by few inches.

24 minute.
Beukers attempts to pass. Minnema attempts to pass. Krol just manages to reach the ball first. Krol shoots. Peralta makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nederland - Malta 1:1

25 minute.
Peplow has problems with catching the ball. Buter wins the ball from behind. Buter makes a sublime pass. Krol takes over possession. Krol shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

28 minute.
Ferry throws the ball in. Magri centers. Stegeman ineptly catches the ball. Bondin cleverly intercepts the pass. Bondin takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Malta 1:2

30 minute.
Goal kick. Orland comes on to the pitch. Pullicino comes on to the pitch.

32 minute.
Kist plays the ball off with his head. Buter takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul De Marco is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Buter, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! The distance from the goal is not that far. Buter takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

33 minute.
Giordano ineptly catches the ball. Minnema plays the ball through. Here comes Beukers, having a little trouble catching the ball. Beukers centers. Buter rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

36 minute.
Krol makes a sublime pass. Beukers attempts to pass. Krol ineptly catches the ball. Krol centers. Buter gets his head on it. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

40 minute.
Krol approaches the ball. Krol passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Beukers makes a sublime pass. Krol ineptly catches the ball. Krol takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

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: Nederland 25%, Malta 75%.
Nederland - Malta 1:2

51 minute.
Magri makes a sublime pass. Giordano just manages to reach the ball first. Giordano passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Magri just manages to reach the ball first. Magri takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Malta 1:3

51 minute.
Kum comes on to the pitch. Leeuwen comes on to the pitch.

53 minute.
Kist plays the ball off with his head. Beukers just manages to reach the ball first. Beukers attempts to pass. Minnema plays the ball through. Kum takes over possession.
It was close.

54 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Beukers takes the corner-kick. Kum rises up and heads the ball. Peralta desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Malta 2:3

59 minute.
Beukers attempts to pass. Kum makes a sublime pass. Beukers makes a sublime pass. Kum approaches the ball. Kum has a fantastic effort at goal. Peralta miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

60 minute.
Offside. Kum caught by the offside trap. van Gaal comes on to the pitch.

79 minute.
Giordano approaches the ball. Beukers wins the ball from behind. Beukers centers. Leeuwen approaches the ball. Leeuwen has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

83 minute.
Stegeman centers. Leeuwen plays the ball off with his head. Sant Manduca just manages to reach the ball first. Kum cleverly intercepts the pass. Kum shoots. The ball hits the bar.
It was close.

89 minute.
Throw-in. Kist, swiftly takes the throw-in. Beukers makes a sublime pass. Kist approaches the ball. Kist passes, it`s a high ball. Peralta 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: Nederland 37%, Malta 63%.
Nederland - Malta 2:3