Malta U21		República Dominicana U21
skib	Tactics	2
47%	Possession	53%
46%	Play in the half	54%
13	Shots	6
0	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	3
42.5	average mark	45.5
adequate	Shooting	solid
adequate	Passing	adequate
very good	Defending	good

2 minute.
Cruz ineptly catches the ball. Cruz centers. Parisi ineptly catches the ball. Estrada approaches the ball. Estrada takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

10 minute.
Cintron lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes German, having a little trouble catching the ball. Estrada takes over possession. Estrada has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta U21 - República Dominicana U21 0:1

20 minute.
Miceli approaches the ball. Cruz fouls. The harmed player, Miceli, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Miceli is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Montaño ineptly catches the ball. Callus takes over possession. Callus shoots. Contreras palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

23 minute.
Cruz cleverly intercepts the pass. Esposito wins the ball from behind. Esposito passes, it`s a high ball. Cintron has problems with catching the ball. Gauci approaches the ball.
It was close.

31 minute.
Aguado cleverly intercepts the pass. Testa takes over possession. Aguado fouls inside the box. Penalty! Aguado is cautioned. Testa was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Gauci places the ball on the spot. He tries not to look in the keeper`s eyes and then shoots. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Malta U21 - República Dominicana U21 1:1

39 minute.
Esposito wins the ball from behind. Esposito plays the ball through. Gauci just manages to reach the ball first. Gauci takes a swing and hits it... Contreras desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta U21 - República Dominicana U21 2:1

42 minute.
Montaño centers. Esposito plays the ball off with his head. Gauci takes over possession. Gauci takes a swing and hits it... Cintron tries to claim a difficult ball.
What a tremendous chance!

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 U21 43%, República Dominicana U21 57%.
Malta U21 - República Dominicana U21 2:1

58 minute.
Montaño wins the ball from behind. Montaño passes, it`s a high ball. Callus ineptly catches the ball. Estrada wins the ball from behind. Estrada takes a swing and hits it... Cachia palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

64 minute.
Abel cleverly intercepts the pass. Abel attempts to pass. Estrada approaches the ball. Estrada shoots. Cachia hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Malta U21 - República Dominicana U21 2:2

72 minute.
German cleverly intercepts the pass. German lobs the ball high into the air. Gauci takes over possession. Gauci takes a swing and hits it... Contreras desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the bar.

75 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Pirotta comes on to the pitch.

77 minute.
Buttigieg just manages to reach the ball first. Buttigieg passes, it`s a high ball. Cintron tries to claim a difficult ball. Gauci approaches the ball. Gauci shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta U21 - República Dominicana U21 3:2

87 minute.
Miceli approaches the ball. Buttigieg just manages to reach the ball first. Miceli plays the ball through. Gauci approaches the ball. Gauci has a fantastic effort at goal.
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: Malta U21 48%, República Dominicana U21 52%.
Malta U21 - República Dominicana U21 3:2