South Africa U21		New Zealand U21
Poturczeniec	Tactics	nz 2026
46%	Possession	54%
57%	Play in the half	43%
2	Shots	14
0	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	0
36.4	average mark	44.1
adequate	Shooting	good
weak	Passing	adequate
adequate	Defending	good

13 minute.
Pince passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Inwood just manages to reach the ball first. Inwood makes a sublime pass. Pince just manages to reach the ball first. Pince shoots. Leepo tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

32 minute.
Lowry passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kelly lobs the ball high into the air. Mbidzo has problems with catching the ball. Findlay approaches the ball. Findlay takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

35 minute.
Findlay approaches the ball. Kelly takes over possession. Kelly makes an instep pass. Findlay just manages to reach the ball first. Findlay takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Findlay approaches the ball. Findlay takes a swing and hits it... Leepo hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

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: South Africa U21 57%, New Zealand U21 43%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
South Africa U21 - New Zealand U21 0:0

46 minute.
Barnes comes on to the pitch. Foster comes on to the pitch. Gibson comes on to the pitch.

61 minute.
Kelly plays the ball off with his head. Findlay ineptly catches the ball. Barnes approaches the ball. Findlay cleverly intercepts the pass. Findlay has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - New Zealand U21 0:1

62 minute.
Loud comes on to the pitch. Hawksbey comes on to the pitch.

63 minute.
Kelly takes over possession. Kelly attempts to pass. Pince just manages to reach the ball first. Pince shoots. Leepo hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - New Zealand U21 0:2

74 minute.
Pince just manages to reach the ball first. Pince passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Findlay approaches the ball. Findlay shoots. Leepo hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - New Zealand U21 0:3

77 minute.
Findlay tries to claim a difficult ball. Lingerfelder plays the ball off with his head. Djiehoua just manages to reach the ball first. Foster takes over possession. Foster takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

81 minute.
De Bruin centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Lingerfelder, swiftly takes the throw-in. Djiehoua takes over possession. Djiehoua has a fantastic effort at goal. Darlington miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

86 minute.
Hawksbey has problems with catching the ball. Hawksbey lobs the ball high into the air. Findlay just manages to reach the ball first. Findlay takes a swing and hits it... Leepo makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
South Africa U21 - New Zealand U21 0:4

90 minute.
Barnes attempts to pass. Gibson just manages to reach the ball first. Hawksbey fouls. Hawksbey is cautioned.

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: South Africa U21 57%, New Zealand U21 43%.
South Africa U21 - New Zealand U21 0:4