Australia		República Dominicana
Go Australia Go5	Tactics	RepDom1
50%	Possession	50%
43%	Play in the half	57%
16	Shots	10
6	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	2
75.6	average mark	68.7
incredible	Shooting	excellent
incredible	Passing	excellent
formidable	Defending	incredible

3 minute.
Van Gisbergen centers. Shipley just manages to reach the ball first. Linares fouls inside the box. Penalty! Linares is cautioned. Shipley was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Shipley may influence the final score. Shipley runs up to the ball and takes a clever kick. The ball hits the bar. Mesa miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

9 minute.
Brugal passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Muñiz takes over possession. Kirkpatrick brutally fouls the opponent. A straight red card, Kirkpatrick is sent off for an awful tackle! Kirkpatrick looks ashamed for letting his team down. Muñiz was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Aponte takes a quick free-kick. Brugal makes a diving header. Bracken makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
Missed by few inches.

10 minute.
Van Gisbergen makes a one-touch pass. Shipley takes over possession. Linares approaches the ball. Shipley cleverly intercepts the pass. Shipley shoots. Mesa tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Aponte takes over possession. Aponte lobs the ball high into the air. Van Gisbergen lobs the ball high into the air. Zdrilic just manages to reach the ball first. Zdrilic has a fantastic effort at goal. Mesa palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

14 minute.
Here comes Aponte, having a little trouble catching the ball. Zdrilic just manages to reach the ball first. Aponte trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Aponte is cautioned.

15 minute.
Zdrilic plays the ball off with his head. Shipley just manages to reach the ball first. Aponte takes over possession. Shipley wins the ball from behind. Shipley shoots. Mesa tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

36 minute.
Aponte takes over possession. Shipley cleverly intercepts the pass. Shipley makes a one-touch pass. Zdrilic takes over possession. Zdrilic shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

41 minute.
Dávila wins the ball from behind. Aponte attempts to pass. Dávila just manages to reach the ball first. Shipley cleverly intercepts the pass. Shipley takes a swing and hits it... Mesa 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: Australia 36%, República Dominicana 64%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Australia - República Dominicana 0:0

48 minute.
Mesa makes a sublime pass. Carr plays the ball off with his head. Van Gisbergen takes over possession. Van Gisbergen lobs the ball high into the air. Zdrilic rises up and heads the ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

49 minute.
Scuderi wins the ball from behind. Scuderi makes a sublime pass. Chen approaches the ball. Chen passes, it`s a high ball. Zdrilic just manages to reach the ball first. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

50 minute.
Curiel lobs the ball high into the air. Carr approaches the ball. Brugal tripped the opponent on purpose. Carr is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Carr approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Chen plays the ball off with his head. Shipley approaches the ball. Shipley shoots. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - República Dominicana 1:0

60 minute.
Aponte takes over possession. Aponte passes, it`s a high ball. Brugal just manages to reach the ball first. Brugal has a fantastic effort at goal. Bracken desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

61 minute.
Zdrilic takes over possession. Zdrilic plays the ball through. Chen has problems with catching the ball. Chen centers. Zdrilic gets his head on it. The ball hits the post.

64 minute.
Aponte makes a one-touch pass. Curiel takes over possession. Aponte lobs the ball high into the air. Muñiz just manages to reach the ball first. Muñiz has a fantastic effort at goal. Bracken palms the ball clear. Throw-in. Ponting comes on to the pitch. Tennant comes on to the pitch.

74 minute.
Cintron attempts to pass. Garrido just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Scuderi is guilty of misconduct. Scuderi is cautioned. Garrido is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Garrido is unable to continue playing. Beldham comes on to the pitch. Campillo comes on to the pitch. Aponte is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Brugal takes over possession. Brugal shoots. Bracken hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Australia - República Dominicana 1:1

77 minute.
Aponte plays the ball through. Cintron makes a sublime pass. Brugal just manages to reach the ball first. Brugal has a fantastic effort at goal. Bracken desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - República Dominicana 1:2

78 minute.
Lang comes on to the pitch.

78 minute.
Lang makes a one-touch pass. Chen just manages to reach the ball first. Chen attempts to pass. Lang approaches the ball. Lang takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

80 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. Schofield comes on to the pitch. Campillo approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Brugal gets his head on it. Muñiz approaches the ball. Muñiz has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

82 minute.
Chen plays the ball off with his head. Aponte ineptly catches the ball. Lang just manages to reach the ball first. Lang lobs the ball high into the air. Beldham makes a diving header. Mesa 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: Australia 50%, República Dominicana 50%.
Australia - República Dominicana 1:2