Australia U21		Cuba U21
v7	Tactics	5-3-2 plus
44%	Possession	56%
49%	Play in the half	51%
5	Shots	11
1	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	3
54.5	average mark	60
very good	Shooting	very good
good	Passing	very good
very good	Defending	very good

2 minute.
Mujica throws the ball in. Paneque just manages to reach the ball first. Paneque makes an instep pass. Mujica ineptly catches the ball. Mujica passes, it`s a high ball. Kemp palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

4 minute.
Galindo lobs the ball high into the air. Austin takes over possession. Austin centers. Villalta approaches the ball. Beldham wins the ball from behind.
What a tremendous chance!

5 minute.
We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Lane takes the corner-kick. Holmes makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia U21 - Cuba U21 1:0

8 minute.
Galindo ineptly catches the ball. Villalta wins the ball from behind. Beldham takes over possession. Beldham shoots. Post! Holmes approaches the ball. Holmes takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia U21 - Cuba U21 2:0

12 minute.
Abreu takes over possession. Abreu attempts to pass. Paneque attempts to pass. Chang just manages to reach the ball first. Chang has a fantastic effort at goal. Kemp palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

18 minute.
Here comes Paneque, having a little trouble catching the ball. Paneque plays the ball through. Abreu approaches the ball. Abreu centers. Carballo rises up and heads the ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

28 minute.
Carballo passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Here comes Chang, having a little trouble catching the ball. Abreu just manages to reach the ball first. Abreu lobs the ball high into the air. Ponting plays the ball off with his head. Kemp palms the ball clear. Carballo chests the ball. Carballo takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia U21 - Cuba U21 2:1

34 minute.
Throw-in. Abreu throws the ball in. Paneque makes a sublime pass. Mujica lobs the ball high into the air. Carballo rises up and heads the ball. Kemp palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Post!

41 minute.
Paneque makes a one-touch pass. Brabham just manages to reach the ball first. Brabham makes a one-touch pass. Lane takes over possession. Lane has a fantastic effort at goal.
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: Australia U21 53%, Cuba U21 47%.
Australia U21 - Cuba U21 2:1

46 minute.
Lopez comes on to the pitch.

66 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Chubukova comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Carballo takes over possession. Ferris fouls inside the box. Penalty! Carballo was harmed in the clash. Abreu approaches the penalty spot, taking just a short run-up. Kemp makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Australia U21 - Cuba U21 2:2

78 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Chubukova is off-side. Moya comes on to the pitch. Petrie comes on to the pitch.

83 minute.
Lane tries to claim a difficult ball. Moya fouls. Lane was harmed in the clash. Perdigón comes on to the pitch.

84 minute.
Escobar lobs the ball high into the air. Ponting attempts to pass. Chubukova takes over possession. Chubukova takes a swing and hits it... Kemp desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia U21 - Cuba U21 2:3

87 minute.
Ponting lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Moya throws the ball in. Chubukova has problems with catching the ball. Chubukova shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

89 minute.
Abreu makes a one-touch pass. Paneque approaches the ball. Paneque makes an instep pass. Perdigón just manages to reach the ball first. Perdigón 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: Australia U21 44%, Cuba U21 56%.
Australia U21 - Cuba U21 2:3