Nederland		Nigeria
We advance	Tactics	Krzychu DEFEND
58%	Possession	42%
34%	Play in the half	66%
22	Shots	0
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	1
80.6	average mark	62.5
brilliant	Shooting	very good
incredible	Passing	excellent
incredible	Defending	excellent

1 minute.
Luissel attempts to pass. Owusu just manages to reach the ball first. Owusu passes, it`s a high ball. de Rooij just manages to reach the ball first. de Rooij has a fantastic effort at goal. Fregene tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

6 minute.
de Rooij just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Eliakwu is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, de Rooij, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Havekotte takes a quick free-kick. the ball bounces off Owusu`s chest. Owusu lobs the ball high into the air. de Rooij gets his head on it. Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Nigeria 1:0

11 minute.
van de Ven centers. de Rooij takes over possession. Eliakwu approaches the ball. de Rooij cleverly intercepts the pass. de Rooij has a fantastic effort at goal. Fregene palms the ball clear.

26 minute.
de Rooij plays the ball off with his head. Ufele takes over possession. Ufele passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Here comes Hesselink, having a little trouble catching the ball. Hesselink shoots. Fregene palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

32 minute.
van de Ven makes a sublime pass. Owusu approaches the ball. Owusu plays the ball through. Hesselink approaches the ball. Hesselink takes a swing and hits it... Fregene miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

40 minute.
Owusu plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Hesselink, having a little trouble catching the ball. Kondaponi takes over possession. Hesselink wins the ball from behind. Hesselink takes a swing and hits it... Fregene palms the ball clear.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Nigeria 2:0

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: Nederland 36%, Nigeria 64%.
Nederland - Nigeria 2:0

48 minute.
Throw-in. van der Velden comes on to the pitch.

52 minute.
Zeefuik attempts to pass. Kondaponi tries to trap the ball with his chest. Owusu fouls. Kondaponi is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping.

53 minute.
Havekotte passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Owusu has problems with catching the ball. Owusu passes, it`s a high ball. Hesselink plays the ball off with his head. van der Velden approaches the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

54 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. Havekotte takes the corner. Hesselink rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

58 minute.
Luissel just manages to reach the ball first. Luissel makes an instep pass. Havekotte approaches the ball. Havekotte lobs the ball high into the air. Hesselink rises up and heads the ball. Fregene palms the ball clear.

59 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. van Galen comes on to the pitch. Havekotte throws the ball in. van der Velden just manages to reach the ball first. van der Velden has a fantastic effort at goal. Post!

61 minute.
Luissel tries to claim a difficult ball. Owusu just manages to reach the ball first. Owusu attempts to pass. van Galen just manages to reach the ball first. van Galen takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

63 minute.
van de Ven has problems with catching the ball. van de Ven makes a sublime pass. Owusu takes over possession. Owusu centers. van der Velden makes a diving header. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

67 minute.
van der Velden plays the ball off with his head. Rufai has problems with catching the ball. van Galen just manages to reach the ball first. van Galen shoots. Fregene hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Nigeria 3:0

68 minute.
van Galen makes an instep pass. Here comes Owusu, having a little trouble catching the ball. Owusu passes, it`s a high ball. van der Velden just manages to reach the ball first. van der Velden takes a swing and hits it... Fregene miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

70 minute.
Havekotte passes, it`s a high ball. Ufele just manages to reach the ball first. van Galen wins the ball from behind. van Galen takes a swing and hits it... Fregene hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Nigeria 4:0

74 minute.
Luissel approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Owusu takes over possession. Owusu passes, it`s a high ball. van Galen takes over possession. van Galen shoots.
Missed by few inches.

78 minute.
Havekotte approaches the ball. Havekotte plays the ball through. Here comes Owusu, having a little trouble catching the ball. Owusu lobs the ball high into the air. van der Velden makes a diving header.
What a tremendous chance!

82 minute.
Here comes Ijeh, having a little trouble catching the ball. Havekotte cleverly intercepts the pass. Havekotte lobs the ball high into the air. van Galen approaches the ball. van Galen shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

84 minute.
van de Ven makes an instep pass. Owusu takes over possession. Owusu passes the ball on the spur of the moment. van Galen approaches the ball. van Galen has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nederland - Nigeria 5:0

87 minute.
Cillessen passes, it`s a high ball. Owusu just manages to reach the ball first. Owusu makes a sublime pass. van Galen just manages to reach the ball first. van Galen takes a swing and hits it... Fregene palms the ball clear.

90 minute.
Luissel attempts to pass. Owusu takes over possession. Owusu plays the ball through. van Galen ineptly catches the ball. van Galen takes a swing and hits it... Fregene palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

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: Nederland 32%, Nigeria 68%.
Nederland - Nigeria 5:0