New Zealand		Costa Rica
R2532KR	Tactics	comenzamos
51%	Possession	49%
51%	Play in the half	49%
11	Shots	3
4	Fouls	6
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
10	Offsides	5
73.8	average mark	66.6
outstanding	Shooting	very good
outstanding	Passing	excellent
excellent	Defending	excellent

4 minute.
Cocks centers. Atkinson takes over possession. Arrowsmith takes over possession. Arrowsmith takes a swing and hits it... Cardoso makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Costa Rica 1:0

9 minute.
Howard lobs the ball high into the air. Lanev plays the ball off with his head. Melville attempts to pass. Arrowsmith just manages to reach the ball first. Arrowsmith has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

11 minute.
Cocks makes an instep pass. Melville approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Torrealba is guilty of misconduct. Torrealba is cautioned.

15 minute.
Cocks plays the ball through. Arrowsmith has problems with catching the ball. Arrowsmith attempts to pass. Atkinson takes over possession. Atkinson shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

21 minute.
Arrowsmith ineptly catches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Centeno is guilty of misconduct. Arrowsmith was harmed in the clash. Melville approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Arrowsmith gets his head on it. Cardoso tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

24 minute.
Howard cleverly intercepts the pass. Howard lobs the ball high into the air. Hawkins tries to trap the ball with his chest. Lanuza just manages to reach the ball first. Lanuza shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
New Zealand - Costa Rica 1:1

33 minute.
Lanev takes over possession. Cocks attempts to pass. Melville makes a sublime pass. Arrowsmith takes over possession. Arrowsmith shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

42 minute.
Buitrago takes over possession. Buitrago passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Abbott approaches the ball. Abbott takes a swing and hits it... White 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: New Zealand 50%, Costa Rica 50%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
New Zealand - Costa Rica 1:1

46 minute.
Worsley comes on to the pitch.

60 minute.
Cocks makes a sublime pass. Warwood approaches the ball. Warwood centers. Arrowsmith takes over possession. Arrowsmith takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

66 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Atkinson is off-side. Baholo comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Melville attempts to pass. Worsley takes over possession. Worsley lobs the ball high into the air. Baholo approaches the ball. Baholo takes a swing and hits it... Cardoso miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

79 minute.
Cocks makes a sublime pass. Worsley approaches the ball. Howard trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Howard is cautioned.

85 minute.
Abbott plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Lanuza, having a little trouble catching the ball. Lanev trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Lanuza curls up in pain, he will definitely have to be substituted. Lanuza is unable to continue playing. Ortíz comes on to the pitch. The distance from the goal is not that far. Ponce takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
Missed by few inches.

87 minute.
Centeno takes over possession. Arrowsmith cleverly intercepts the pass. Baholo takes over possession. Baholo has a fantastic effort at goal. Cardoso desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Costa Rica 2:1

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: New Zealand 53%, Costa Rica 47%.
New Zealand - Costa Rica 2:1