New Zealand		Kazakhstán
32XD	Tactics	WCQ
49%	Possession	51%
45%	Play in the half	55%
9	Shots	7
1	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	0
73.3	average mark	64.4
outstanding	Shooting	excellent
outstanding	Passing	excellent
formidable	Defending	excellent

2 minute.
Oram lobs the ball high into the air. Vlahos approaches the ball. The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Knight takes the corner-kick. Vlahos gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

6 minute.
Throw-in. Reeves, swiftly takes the throw-in. O`Brien centers. Vlahos rises up and heads the ball. Ashirbekov hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Kazakhstán 1:0

13 minute.
O`Brien centers. Makarchuk plays the ball through. Loginov plays the ball through. Yakovlev approaches the ball. Yakovlev shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Oram makes a sublime pass. O`Brien tries to claim a difficult ball. Loginov approaches the ball. Loginov passes, it`s a high ball. Keibal gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
New Zealand - Kazakhstán 1:1

22 minute.
Yakovlev takes over possession. Cossey fouls inside the box. Penalty! Yakovlev was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Keibal takes the penalty, a biting kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Kazakhstán 1:2

24 minute.
Knight throws the ball in. Reeves makes a sublime pass. O`Brien just manages to reach the ball first. O`Brien lobs the ball high into the air. Vlahos rises up and heads the ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

40 minute.
O`Brien plays the ball off with his head. Vlahos ineptly catches the ball. Finonchenko takes over possession. Vlahos wins the ball from behind. Vlahos takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! 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: New Zealand 43%, Kazakhstán 57%.
New Zealand - Kazakhstán 1:2

54 minute.
Loginov takes over possession. Loginov makes a sublime pass. Keibal approaches the ball. Keibal has a fantastic effort at goal. Knowles hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Kazakhstán 1:3

59 minute.
Imankulov just manages to reach the ball first. Reiherd takes over possession. Reiherd plays the ball through. Keibal takes over possession. Keibal shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

62 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Woodhams comes on to the pitch. Nurkin comes on to the pitch. Reeves throws the ball in. Knight just manages to reach the ball first. Knight lobs the ball high into the air. Woodhams rises up and heads the ball. Ashirbekov palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

70 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Tokaev comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Hawksbey attempts to pass. Knight takes over possession. Knight lobs the ball high into the air. Woodhams gets his head on it. Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Kazakhstán 2:3

79 minute.
O`Brien just manages to reach the ball first. Woodhams approaches the ball. Balaev trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Balaev is cautioned.

81 minute.
Viertal lobs the ball high into the air. Balaev takes over possession. O`Brien cleverly intercepts the pass. O`Brien centers. Vlahos rises up and heads the ball.
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: New Zealand 48%, Kazakhstán 52%.
New Zealand - Kazakhstán 2:3