Ireland U21		England U21
PAR1	Tactics	V_14
51%	Possession	49%
51%	Play in the half	49%
9	Shots	7
1	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
6	Offsides	2
51	average mark	53.5
good	Shooting	solid
solid	Passing	solid
solid	Defending	very good

4 minute.
Throw-in. Dale throws the ball in. Marshall lobs the ball high into the air. Banker gets his head on it. Parrott hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - England U21 1:0

8 minute.
Branigan takes over possession. Branigan lobs the ball high into the air. De Khros takes over possession. Banker just manages to reach the ball first. Banker shoots. Parrott palms the ball clear.

11 minute.
Ripley approaches the ball. Ripley centers. Mee approaches the ball. Mee shoots. Woods makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
Missed by few inches.

18 minute.
Mee attempts to pass. Chester just manages to reach the ball first. Chester centers. Hirst just manages to reach the ball first. Hirst has a fantastic effort at goal. Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Ireland U21 - England U21 1:1

37 minute.
Carroll takes over possession. Carroll lobs the ball high into the air. Hirst approaches the ball. Hirst shoots. Woods hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
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: Ireland U21 47%, England U21 53%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Ireland U21 - England U21 1:1

46 minute.
Robѕon comes on to the pitch. Miller comes on to the pitch.

46 minute.
MacConachie approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Ripley takes over possession. Ripley passes, it`s a high ball. Hirst approaches the ball. Hirst takes a swing and hits it... Woods miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Hirst just manages to reach the ball first. We are going to have another corner. Robѕon approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Woods miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Miller tries to trap the ball with his chest. Woods miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Miller takes over possession.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - England U21 1:2

50 minute.
Cook plays the ball through. Branigan approaches the ball. Branigan passes, it`s a high ball. Banker takes over possession. Banker has a fantastic effort at goal. Parrott palms the ball clear.

53 minute.
Cook wins the ball from behind. Cook lobs the ball high into the air. Hirst takes over possession. Hirst takes a swing and hits it... Woods makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball hits the post. De Khros has problems with catching the ball. Mee just manages to reach the ball first. De Khros trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Mee is stretchered away. The injury looks serious. Mee is unable to continue playing. Elliott comes on to the pitch. Robѕon takes a quick free-kick. Yeats plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Comeford, having a little trouble catching the ball. Hirst just manages to reach the ball first. Hirst shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

64 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. McIntyre comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Marshall makes a sublime pass. Dale just manages to reach the ball first. Dale centers. Gannon takes over possession. Gannon has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

71 minute.
Hirst takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Dallas comes on to the pitch. Maher comes on to the pitch. Comeford quickly takes the free-kick. Banker plays the ball off with his head. Gannon takes over possession. Gannon takes a swing and hits it... Parrott miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

73 minute.
Maher throws the ball in. Gannon takes over possession. Gannon passes, it`s a high ball. Huckerby has problems with catching the ball. Banker takes over possession.
It was close.

80 minute.
Huckerby plays the ball through. MacConachie takes over possession. Chester cleverly intercepts the pass. Chester passes, it`s a high ball. Comeford cleverly intercepts the pass.
It was close.

82 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Robѕon takes the corner. The ball hits the bar.

84 minute.
Hirst approaches the ball. McIntyre cleverly intercepts the pass. The referee whistles for a foul Robѕon is guilty of misconduct. Robѕon is cautioned.

89 minute.
Throw-in. Dallas, swiftly takes the throw-in. De Khros passes, it`s a high ball. Gannon takes over possession. Gannon shoots.
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: Ireland U21 54%, England U21 46%.
Ireland U21 - England U21 1:2