Canada		New Zealand
New Zealand	Tactics	canada
49%	Possession	51%
46%	Play in the half	54%
7	Shots	11
3	Fouls	1
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	2
71.5	average mark	74.4
excellent	Shooting	formidable
formidable	Passing	outstanding
brilliant	Defending	incredible

9 minute.
Umaga makes a sublime pass. Hawkey just manages to reach the ball first. Hawkey centers. Atkinson approaches the ball. Atkinson has a fantastic effort at goal. Dauchez palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

11 minute.
Here comes Courtney, having a little trouble catching the ball. Warwood takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul McKenna is guilty of misconduct. McKenna is cautioned.

34 minute.
Lanev plays the ball through. Hawkey just manages to reach the ball first. Hawkey makes a sublime pass. Arrowsmith approaches the ball. Arrowsmith takes a swing and hits it... Dauchez tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

35 minute.
Rogers passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Umaga, swiftly takes the throw-in. Hawkey lobs the ball high into the air. Arrowsmith gets his head on it. Dauchez palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Atkinson gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Canada - New Zealand 0:1

36 minute.
Grenier takes over possession. Grenier passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Rogers makes a sublime pass. Pizzolitto just manages to reach the ball first. Pizzolitto has a fantastic effort at goal. White palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

42 minute.
Courtney passes, it`s a high ball. Umaga attempts to pass. Atkinson approaches the ball. Atkinson takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar. Hawkey just manages to reach the ball first. Hawkey lobs the ball high into the air. Dauchez tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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: Canada 46%, New Zealand 54%.
Canada - New Zealand 0:1

46 minute.
Throw-in. Grenier approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Gruber just manages to reach the ball first. Gruber passes, it`s a high ball. Pizzolitto makes a diving header.
It was close.

47 minute.
Umaga throws the ball in. Hutchinson takes over possession. Hawkey wins the ball from behind. Hawkey centers. Arrowsmith makes a diving header.
What a tremendous chance!

51 minute.
Arrowsmith approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Hutchinson is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Arrowsmith, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Umaga approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Atkinson makes a diving header. Dauchez hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Canada - New Zealand 0:2

57 minute.
Cocks plays the ball off with his head. Umaga takes over possession. Umaga makes a one-touch pass. Atkinson takes over possession. Atkinson shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Denoncourt attempts to pass. following a swift pass, Gruber attempts to control the ball. Umaga passes, it`s a high ball. Arrowsmith makes a diving header. Dauchez palms the ball clear.

60 minute.
Gruber makes a sublime pass. Lombardo takes over possession. Lombardo makes a one-touch pass. Pizzolitto approaches the ball. Pizzolitto takes a swing and hits it... White miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Grenier takes the corner-kick. Pizzolitto gets his head on it. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

68 minute.
Arrowsmith plays the ball off with his head. Hawkey tries to trap the ball with his chest. Denoncourt takes the opponents legs away. Denoncourt is cautioned.

75 minute.
Pizzolitto plays the ball off with his head. Lombardo takes over possession. Lombardo makes a sublime pass. Pizzolitto takes over possession. Pizzolitto has a fantastic effort at goal. White palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

84 minute.
Warwood lobs the ball high into the air. Lajeunesse tries to trap the ball with his chest. Atkinson fouls. Atkinson is cautioned.

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: Canada 47%, New Zealand 53%.
Canada - New Zealand 0:2