Cuba U21		Malta U21
4-3-3	Tactics	Malta 532
55%	Possession	45%
36%	Play in the half	64%
13	Shots	3
3	Fouls	3
3	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	2
59.3	average mark	48.8
very good	Shooting	good
very good	Passing	good
excellent	Defending	solid

15 minute.
Alvarado lobs the ball high into the air. Brown approaches the ball. Muscat fouls inside the box. Penalty! Muscat is cautioned. The harmed player, Brown, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Marante may influence the final score. Marante runs up to the ball and takes a clever kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cuba U21 - Malta U21 1:0

20 minute.
Degabriele attempts to pass. Cassar plays the ball off with his head. Villa centers. Marante just manages to reach the ball first. Marante has a fantastic effort at goal. Degabriele tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

35 minute.
Brown approaches the ball. Brown makes a one-touch pass. Attard approaches the ball. Santana cleverly intercepts the pass. Santana shoots.
It was close.

37 minute.
Marante cleverly intercepts the pass. Zammit makes a sublime pass. Alvarado lobs the ball high into the air. Brown makes a diving header. Degabriele hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

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: Cuba U21 36%, Malta U21 64%.
Cuba U21 - Malta U21 1:0

49 minute.
Goal kick. Gravina comes on to the pitch. Montalto comes on to the pitch. Borg comes on to the pitch. Macía comes on to the pitch.

55 minute.
Throw-in. Suárez comes on to the pitch. Rangel comes on to the pitch.

60 minute.
Montalto cleverly intercepts the pass. The ball is kicked out of play. Collazo approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Alvarado just manages to reach the ball first. Alvarado takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar. Degabriele miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The linesman holds his flag up. Brown is off-side. Degabriele approaches the set piece. Borg plays the ball off with his head. Gravina just manages to reach the ball first. Gravina takes a swing and hits it... Vélez tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

62 minute.
Gravina passes, it`s a high ball. Borg has problems with catching the ball. Macía takes over possession. Borg wins the ball from behind. Borg has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

64 minute.
Alvarado passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Santana just manages to reach the ball first. Santana makes a one-touch pass. Brown just manages to reach the ball first. Brown shoots.
It was close.

65 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Mateo comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Freeman centers. Montalto just manages to reach the ball first. Mateo tripped the opponent on purpose. Mateo is cautioned.

71 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. Velásquez comes on to the pitch.

76 minute.
Fiorentino makes an instep pass. Borg takes over possession. Macía trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Macía is cautioned.

78 minute.
Santana just manages to reach the ball first. Cumbo approaches the ball. Cumbo lobs the ball high into the air. Santana approaches the ball. Santana shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

82 minute.
Cumbo passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Velásquez approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Collazo lobs the ball high into the air. Santana rises up and heads the ball.
It was close.

85 minute.
Montalto just manages to reach the ball first. Collazo cleverly intercepts the pass. Collazo plays the ball through. Velásquez just manages to reach the ball first. Velásquez has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cuba U21 - Malta U21 2:0

88 minute.
Musumeci just manages to reach the ball first. Musumeci centers. Rodríguez just manages to reach the ball first. Rodríguez lobs the ball high into the air. Mateo plays the ball off with his head. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

90 minute.
Mateo just manages to reach the ball first. Muscat just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Mateo is guilty of misconduct. Mateo gets a second booking and as a consequence, the red card. He has to leave 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: Cuba U21 36%, Malta U21 64%.
Cuba U21 - Malta U21 2:0