Costa Rica U21		Ecuador U21
5-2-2-1 A	Tactics	SantiMathi 3
49%	Possession	51%
46%	Play in the half	54%
5	Shots	9
3	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	2
42.6	average mark	48.5
average	Shooting	very good
average	Passing	adequate
solid	Defending	solid

3 minute.
Beita, swiftly takes the throw-in. Yuselo approaches the ball. Abbott fouls. Abbott is cautioned.

16 minute.
Beita attempts to pass. Abbott takes over possession. Abbott attempts to pass. Atance takes over possession. Atance takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - Ecuador U21 1:0

28 minute.
Kikut takes over possession. Espinel wins the ball from behind. We are going to have another corner. Lagos approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Espinel gets his head on it. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

43 minute.
Valarezo has problems with catching the ball. Alonso just manages to reach the ball first. Atance cleverly intercepts the pass. Atance has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

45 minute.
Throw-in. García López comes on to the pitch. Cienfuejo 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: Costa Rica U21 44%, Ecuador U21 56%.
Costa Rica U21 - Ecuador U21 1:0

47 minute.
Yuselo lobs the ball high into the air. Alonso plays the ball off with his head. Torrealba makes a sublime pass. García López just manages to reach the ball first. García López takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Espinel just manages to reach the ball first. Espinel shoots. Cardoso tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

53 minute.
Bolaños wins the ball from behind. Bolaños passes, it`s a high ball. Abajo takes over possession. Espinel wins the ball from behind. Espinel has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

63 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Weider comes on to the pitch. Ibáñez comes on to the pitch. Buitrago comes on to the pitch. Porras comes on to the pitch.

64 minute.
Valencia approaches the ball. Sanabria cleverly intercepts the pass. García López cleverly intercepts the pass. García López shoots. Cardoso desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Costa Rica U21 - Ecuador U21 1:1

69 minute.
Alonso approaches the ball. Weider centers. Sanabria approaches the ball. Espinel cleverly intercepts the pass. Espinel shoots. Cardoso palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. García López approaches the ball. García López shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Costa Rica U21 - Ecuador U21 1:2

76 minute.
Abajo has problems with catching the ball. Cienfuejo takes over possession. Cienfuejo lobs the ball high into the air. García López has problems with catching the ball. García López has a fantastic effort at goal. Cardoso palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

77 minute.
Lanuza takes over possession. Lanuza passes, it`s a high ball. Buitrago takes over possession. Buitrago has a fantastic effort at goal.
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: Costa Rica U21 48%, Ecuador U21 52%.
Costa Rica U21 - Ecuador U21 1:2