Colombia U21		Cuba U21
T42mxmx2	Tactics	5-3-2 plus
48%	Possession	52%
53%	Play in the half	47%
10	Shots	7
2	Fouls	5
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	0
58.9	average mark	58.1
very good	Shooting	very good
very good	Passing	solid
excellent	Defending	very good

2 minute.
Throw-in. Puentes, swiftly takes the throw-in. Aguirre lobs the ball high into the air. Holguín rises up and heads the ball. Rivas hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
Missed by few inches.

3 minute.
Paneque just manages to reach the ball first. Paneque centers. Carballo has problems with catching the ball. Carballo takes a swing and hits it... Post!

11 minute.
Sanz takes over possession. Holguín cleverly intercepts the pass. Medina tripped the opponent on purpose. Medina is cautioned. Holguín was harmed in the clash. Guerra is likely to take the free-kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Colombia U21 - Cuba U21 1:0

17 minute.
Casañas plays the ball through. Paneque takes over possession. Paneque makes an instep pass. Mujica approaches the ball. Mujica lobs the ball high into the air. Montañez palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Chang chests the ball. Chang shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Colombia U21 - Cuba U21 1:1

23 minute.
Paneque makes an instep pass. Carballo just manages to reach the ball first. Carballo makes an instep pass. Mujica approaches the ball. Mujica lobs the ball high into the air. Montañez palms the ball clear.

30 minute.
Paneque makes a sublime pass. Puerta takes over possession. Chang wins the ball from behind. Chang passes, it`s a high ball. Carballo gets his head on it. Montañez palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

43 minute.
Orama attempts to pass. Paneque plays the ball through. Casañas attempts to pass. Chang takes over possession. Chang takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

45 minute.
Here comes Paneque, having a little trouble catching the ball. Paneque passes, it`s a high ball. Casañas approaches the ball. Casañas lobs the ball high into the air. Carballo makes a diving header. Montañez miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

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: Colombia U21 60%, Cuba U21 40%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Colombia U21 - Cuba U21 1:1

46 minute.
Villalta comes on to the pitch.

48 minute.
Holguín just manages to reach the ball first. Aguirre approaches the ball. Aguirre makes an instep pass. Sanz takes over possession. Sanz shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

50 minute.
Casañas approaches the ball. Vega wins the ball from behind. Vega centers. Holguín approaches the ball. Holguín has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! The ball is kicked out of play. Montero comes on to the pitch. Puentes approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Aguirre takes over possession. Aguirre passes, it`s a high ball. Montero makes a diving header. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Sanz plays the ball off with his head. Aguirre just manages to reach the ball first. Aguirre passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Guerra lobs the ball high into the air. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Montero just manages to reach the ball first.
Missed by few inches.

57 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Noguera comes on to the pitch.

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

66 minute.
Throw-in. Chubukova comes on to the pitch. Arango comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Arango approaches the ball. Medina fouls. Arango was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Abreu comes on to the pitch. González comes on to the pitch.

73 minute.
Rondón just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Abreu is guilty of misconduct. Rondón was harmed in the clash. Aguirre is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Arango takes over possession.
It was close.

73 minute.
We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Rondón takes the corner-kick. Arango plays the ball off with his head. Benítez takes over possession. Benítez shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

76 minute.
Throw-in. Moya comes on to the pitch.

86 minute.
Moya just manages to reach the ball first. Moya makes an instep pass. Chubukova just manages to reach the ball first. Chubukova takes a swing and hits it... Montañez makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Colombia U21 - Cuba U21 1:2

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: Colombia U21 45%, Cuba U21 55%.
Colombia U21 - Cuba U21 1:2