República Dominicana		Australia
RepDom1	Tactics	Go Australia Go
49%	Possession	51%
48%	Play in the half	52%
17	Shots	11
3	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	2
70.4	average mark	73
outstanding	Shooting	outstanding
formidable	Passing	outstanding
outstanding	Defending	outstanding

8 minute.
Garrido plays the ball off with his head. Cintron approaches the ball. Cintron passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Brugal just manages to reach the ball first. Brugal takes a swing and hits it... Masi miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

9 minute.
Sutton ineptly catches the ball. Cintron just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Sutton is guilty of misconduct. Cintron was hurt. He`s crying with pain! The distance from the goal is not that far. Balbuena takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

14 minute.
Renaud approaches the ball. Renaud makes an instep pass. Here comes Scuderi, having a little trouble catching the ball. Scuderi passes, it`s a high ball. Crews rises up and heads the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

20 minute.
Balbuena plays the ball through. Muñiz takes over possession. We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Garrido takes the corner-kick. Muñiz rises up and heads the ball. Masi miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

31 minute.
Linares just manages to reach the ball first. Bonetig wins the ball from behind. Bonetig passes, it`s a high ball. Crews takes over possession. Crews takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

39 minute.
Linares passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Renaud makes a sublime pass. Scuderi takes over possession. Scuderi passes, it`s a high ball. Crews makes a diving header. Mesa miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

41 minute.
Balbuena makes a one-touch pass. Garrido takes over possession. Garrido plays the ball through. Brugal just manages to reach the ball first. Brugal has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

43 minute.
Throw-in. Balbuena, swiftly takes the throw-in. Garrido approaches the ball. Garrido lobs the ball high into the air. Brugal makes a diving header. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
República Dominicana - Australia 1:0

45 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Garrido throws the ball in. Cintron lobs the ball high into the air. Brugal rises up and heads the ball. Masi hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
Missed by few inches.

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: República Dominicana 47%, Australia 53%.
República Dominicana - Australia 1:0

49 minute.
Sutton ineptly catches the ball. Sutton centers. Here comes Crews, having a little trouble catching the ball. Crews takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
República Dominicana - Australia 1:1

56 minute.
Renaud approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Scuderi makes a sublime pass. Renaud has problems with catching the ball. Renaud lobs the ball high into the air. Bonetig makes a diving header.
It was close.

57 minute.
Renaud plays the ball off with his head. Sutton ineptly catches the ball. Sutton lobs the ball high into the air. Bonetig takes over possession. Bonetig takes a swing and hits it... Mesa palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

62 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Lockett comes on to the pitch.

64 minute.
Cintron passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Muñiz just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Franklin is guilty of misconduct. Franklin is cautioned. Muñiz was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Balbuena is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Muñiz rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

65 minute.
Balbuena passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Brugal approaches the ball. Brugal passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Muñiz just manages to reach the ball first. Muñiz has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

67 minute.
Garrido just manages to reach the ball first. Lockett cleverly intercepts the pass. Lockett lobs the ball high into the air. Crews plays the ball off with his head. Bonetig approaches the ball.
Missed by few inches.

68 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. Lockett takes the corner. Crews gets his head on it. Mesa miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

76 minute.
Scuderi takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Curiel is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Scuderi, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Chen comes on to the pitch. Marsh comes on to the pitch. Shipley comes on to the pitch. Haddrill comes on to the pitch.

80 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Balbuena throws the ball in. Garrido passes, it`s a high ball. Brugal rises up and heads the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
República Dominicana - Australia 2:1

88 minute.
Renaud tries to claim a difficult ball. Chen takes over possession. Chen plays the ball through. Bonetig approaches the ball. Bonetig shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Here comes Curiel, having a little trouble catching the ball. The ball hits the post.

90 minute.
Shipley approaches the ball. Aguilar just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Shipley is guilty of misconduct. Shipley is cautioned.

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: República Dominicana 49%, Australia 51%.
República Dominicana - Australia 2:1