England U21		Portugal U21
ENG-5-3-2-W	Tactics	T5113
48%	Possession	52%
63%	Play in the half	37%
8	Shots	11
4	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
1	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	4
48.3	average mark	49.6
solid	Shooting	good
good	Passing	good
good	Defending	very good

2 minute.
Chaves Vila passes, it`s a high ball. Mourisca just manages to reach the ball first. The assistant referee points to the corner. Mourisca approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Nazareno rises up and heads the ball. Beckham palms the ball clear.

6 minute.
Hardy lobs the ball high into the air. Paiva plays the ball off with his head. Osborn tries to trap the ball. Sena centers. Beckham desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Portugal U21 0:1

8 minute.
Nazareno approaches the ball. Terry plays the ball through. Sena takes over possession. Sena takes a swing and hits it... Brandal tries to claim a difficult ball. The ball hits the bar.
What a tremendous chance!

15 minute.
Brandal takes over possession. Sena takes over possession. Sena passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Nazareno takes over possession. Nazareno takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Portugal U21 0:2

24 minute.
Sena lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes Nazareno, having a little trouble catching the ball. Hardy takes over possession. Nazareno cleverly intercepts the pass. Nazareno has a fantastic effort at goal. Beckham palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Mourisca approaches the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

24 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Mourisca approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Nazareno makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Portugal U21 0:3

36 minute.
Deserta centers. Throw-in. Robѕon throws the ball in. Rooney just manages to reach the ball first. Rooney has a fantastic effort at goal. Romeira miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Jones approaches the ball. Jones takes a swing and hits it... Romeira palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. The ball hits the post.

40 minute.
Terry wins the ball from behind. Osborn plays the ball through. Rooney takes over possession. Rooney has a fantastic effort at goal. Romeira makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Portugal U21 1:3

43 minute.
Osborn centers. Robѕon takes over possession. Robѕon makes an instep pass. Rooney just manages to reach the ball first. Rooney has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar.

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: England U21 65%, Portugal U21 35%.
England U21 - Portugal U21 1:3

48 minute.
Chaves Vila makes a sublime pass. Here comes Cirurgico, having a little trouble catching the ball. Osborn plays the ball through. Jones takes over possession. Jones takes a swing and hits it... Romeira palms the ball clear.

55 minute.
Beckham plays the ball through. Rooney plays the ball off with his head. Jones takes over possession. Jones shoots. Romeira hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
It was close.

60 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Gralho comes on to the pitch. Shevley comes on to the pitch. Proença comes on to the pitch. Alva comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
following a swift pass, Hardy attempts to control the ball. Sena takes over possession. Sena passes, it`s a high ball. Alva takes over possession. Alva takes a swing and hits it... Beckham miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

68 minute.
Rooney just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Torrichão is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Rooney, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Osborn takes a quick free-kick. Torrichão takes over possession. Rooney brutally fouls the opponent. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Rooney goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

79 minute.
Throw-in. Toure comes on to the pitch.

80 minute.
Chaves Vila has been injured, he will have to be substituted.

81 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Paiva throws the ball in. Hardy approaches the ball. Nazareno wins the ball from behind. Nazareno passes, it`s a high ball. Beckham tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

83 minute.
Lewis lobs the ball high into the air. Robѕon attempts to pass. Toure just manages to reach the ball first. Toure has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Portugal U21 2:3

89 minute.
Cirurgico plays the ball through. Alva approaches the ball. Lewis brutally fouls inside the box. Penalty! The harmed player, Alva, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Nazareno will face the keeper in penalty kick. Following a moment of concentration he runs up to the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Portugal U21 2:4

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: England U21 61%, Portugal U21 39%.
England U21 - Portugal U21 2:4