Ecuador U21		Malta U21
Tacticon 532	Tactics	5-1-4 T
48%	Possession	52%
52%	Play in the half	48%
9	Shots	11
2	Fouls	0
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
44.4	average mark	46.1
good	Shooting	good
average	Passing	adequate
solid	Defending	good

11 minute.
Siguel takes over possession. Siguel lobs the ball high into the air. German wins the ball from behind. Espinel just manages to reach the ball first. Espinel shoots. Degabriele miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

20 minute.
Pérez Aguinaga takes over possession. Pérez Aguinaga centers. following a swift pass, Espinel attempts to control the ball. Rodríguez approaches the ball. Rodríguez has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

27 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Debono, swiftly takes the throw-in. Giordemaina-Medici just manages to reach the ball first. Giordemaina-Medici passes, it`s a high ball. Tedesco makes a diving header.
It was close.

41 minute.
German plays the ball through. Leonardi takes over possession. Leonardi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Stellini approaches the ball. Stellini shoots.
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: Ecuador U21 52%, Malta U21 48%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Ecuador U21 - Malta U21 0:0

46 minute.
Lema comes on to the pitch. García López comes on to the pitch.

50 minute.
Solano plays the ball off with his head. Lema just manages to reach the ball first. We are going to have another corner. Solano approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Lema gets his head on it. Degabriele palms the ball clear. Pizzuto ineptly catches the ball. The ball hits the post.

53 minute.
Siguel just manages to reach the ball first. Siguel centers. García López just manages to reach the ball first. García López shoots. Degabriele hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
It was close.

61 minute.
Solano approaches the ball. Solano passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Lema just manages to reach the ball first. Lema has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ecuador U21 - Malta U21 1:0

70 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Grimaud comes on to the pitch.

75 minute.
Throw-in. Pantalleresco comes on to the pitch.

79 minute.
Solano plays the ball through. García López just manages to reach the ball first. García López passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Lema takes over possession. Lema has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the post.
Missed by few inches.

80 minute.
Stellini takes over possession. Stellini passes the ball on the spur of the moment. German plays the ball through. Sapienza just manages to reach the ball first. Sapienza takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

82 minute.
Dingli centers. following a swift pass, Pantalleresco attempts to control the ball. Sapienza makes a sublime pass. Tedesco takes over possession. Tedesco shoots. Chapiquije 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: Ecuador U21 52%, Malta U21 48%.
Ecuador U21 - Malta U21 1:0