Malta		Costa Rica
malta new 4	Tactics	DefPressAttackR1
47%	Possession	53%
67%	Play in the half	33%
1	Shots	20
1	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	3
71.2	average mark	72
solid	Shooting	outstanding
formidable	Passing	outstanding
brilliant	Defending	outstanding

10 minute.
Inguanez makes a sublime pass. Fabri approaches the ball. Howard takes the opponents legs away. Howard is cautioned.

25 minute.
Ponce approaches the ball. Ponce plays the ball through. Altamirano approaches the ball. Altamirano lobs the ball high into the air. Aguilar rises up and heads the ball. Gilford miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

33 minute.
Ponce has problems with catching the ball. Ponce plays the ball through. Here comes Altamirano, having a little trouble catching the ball. Altamirano lobs the ball high into the air. Aguilar rises up and heads the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

36 minute.
Altamirano plays the ball through. Aguilar just manages to reach the ball first. Lofaro makes a sublime pass. Matamoros takes over possession. Matamoros shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Gilford miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

38 minute.
Sakami attempts to pass. Altamirano approaches the ball. Altamirano makes an instep pass. Aguilar approaches the ball. Aguilar shoots. Gilford 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: Malta 69%, Costa Rica 31%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Malta - Costa Rica 0:0

50 minute.
Fabri plays the ball off with his head. Pullicino Orland approaches the ball. Sakami trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Sakami is cautioned.

57 minute.
Mangion approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Quiróz just manages to reach the ball first. Alessandro fouls. Alessandro is cautioned.

57 minute.
Ponce centers. Aguilar plays the ball off with his head. Altamirano approaches the ball. Altamirano centers. Aguilar makes a diving header.
Missed by few inches.

74 minute.
Ponce makes a sublime pass. Sakami attempts to pass. Here comes Matamoros, having a little trouble catching the ball. Matamoros lobs the ball high into the air. Aguilar rises up and heads the ball. The ball hits the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Costa Rica 0:1

78 minute.
Sammut just manages to reach the ball first. Sammut centers. Altamirano takes over possession. Altamirano passes, it`s a high ball. Aguilar rises up and heads the ball. Gilford palms the ball clear.

80 minute.
Here comes Ponce, having a little trouble catching the ball. Ponce plays the ball through. Altamirano attempts to pass. Aguilar takes over possession. Aguilar shoots.
It was close.

86 minute.
Aguilar makes a sublime pass. Altamirano takes over possession. Altamirano passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Aguilar just manages to reach the ball first. Aguilar takes a swing and hits it... Gilford miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

88 minute.
Lofaro takes over possession. Lofaro lobs the ball high into the air. Aguilar plays the ball off with his head. Matamoros takes over possession. Matamoros lobs the ball high into the air. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-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: Malta 65%, Costa Rica 35%.
Malta - Costa Rica 0:1