Nicaragua U21		South Africa U21
EQ OF	Tactics	Poturczeniec
57%	Possession	43%
30%	Play in the half	70%
14	Shots	3
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	1
40.6	average mark	34.2
adequate	Shooting	adequate
adequate	Passing	weak
good	Defending	average

27 minute.
Barnes wins the ball from behind. Barnes centers. Flores Meza lobs the ball high into the air. Manrique just manages to reach the ball first. Manrique takes a swing and hits it... Maulgue miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Velez takes over possession. Velez has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nicaragua U21 - South Africa U21 1:0

45 minute.
Gaba makes an instep pass. Lingerfelder takes over possession. Lingerfelder makes a sublime pass. Djiehoua approaches the ball. Djiehoua shoots. Urtecho palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Throw-in. Pizarro comes on to the pitch. Aldana comes on to the pitch. Carter 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 28%, South Africa U21 72%.
Nicaragua U21 - South Africa U21 1:0

46 minute.
Manrique makes a one-touch pass. Salinas takes over possession. Salinas attempts to pass. Aldana takes over possession. Aldana takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

54 minute.
Mencia has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Soto comes on to the pitch.

54 minute.
Lingerfelder makes an instep pass. Soto takes over possession. Djiehoua wins the ball from behind. Djiehoua takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nicaragua U21 - South Africa U21 1:1

58 minute.
Zarate approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Víquez approaches the ball. Víquez makes an instep pass. Manrique just manages to reach the ball first. Manrique shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

73 minute.
Booth centers. Pizarro takes over possession. Pizarro passes, it`s a high ball. Lingerfelder has problems with catching the ball. Lingerfelder has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

80 minute.
Booth takes over possession. Aldana wins the ball from behind. Aldana makes a sublime pass. Manrique just manages to reach the ball first. Manrique shoots. The ball hits the post. Throw-in. Retana comes on to the pitch. Zarate, swiftly takes the throw-in. Aldana just manages to reach the ball first. Aldana has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

81 minute.
Lingerfelder approaches the ball. Pizarro cleverly intercepts the pass. Pizarro plays the ball through. Zarate approaches the ball. Zarate centers.
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: Nicaragua U21 32%, South Africa U21 68%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nicaragua U21 - South Africa U21 1:1