Match Report
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Edwin Castellanos (5')
Ahmad El-Ganzoury (12', 44')
| Colombia Under-21 | Egypt Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v11  | 5-3-2_v11 | |
| Style | Neutral /Long Passing | Defensive / Mixed Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | Yes | |
| Tackling | Normal | Easy | |
| Pressing | Normal | High | |
| Counter Attack | No | Yes | |
| One-on-Ones | No | No | |
| Marking | Man to Man | Zonal | |
| High Balls | Yes | No | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | Yes | No | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 44% | 56% | |
| Shots | 1 | 4 | |
| Shots on Goal | 1 | 3 | |
| Effectiveness | 0% | 50% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 30% | 36% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 70% | 64% | |
| Fouls | 28 | 24 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 55999 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 80000 terraces) to see Colombia Under-21 - Egypt Under-21! The conditions are quite good, the temperature is great for the players and everyone expects a great match! The players of Colombia Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Egypt Under-21 are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. The players of Egypt Under-21 are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Colombia Under-21 seem to be successfully using their first-time shots ability. Another play at 12 minutes, Egypt Under-21's players are calmly passing the ball near Colombia Under-21's box. Gaber passes to Ahmad El-Ganzoury who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... the ball hits a defender and deceives the goalkeeper. Lucky goal for Egypt Under-21! The result is now 0-1. Colombia Under-21 seems to be changing their style, as they are now playing a little more attacking. Despite continuing to play in the same style, Egypt Under-21 seems to be trying to pass in a different way. The marking style applied by Colombia Under-21's players is working very well today. The marking style applied by Egypt Under-21's players is working very well today. 28 minutes, Gaber recovers the ball and dribbles around one, another, and yet another defender before passing the ball to Ahmad El-Ganzoury... who runs to the goal and shoots... but the ball goes out near the post. Around minute 44, mister Bruno Cabral gives a penalty for Egypt Under-21, after Juan Camilo Sacristán committed a foul on Shober. Calmly, Ahmad El-Ganzoury made it 0-2, with a strong shot to the top corner of Juan Camilo Sacristán's goal. The game went into half time, with the score at 0-2. In this first-half the ball possession was quite even, the home side kept the ball 47% of the time and the visitors 53% of the time. The stats seem to justify the result at the moment, despite the good performance from Colombia Under-21 to date. The pressing made by the players of Egypt Under-21 seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. After 70 minutes, Gaber recovers the ball with great effort, gets around two opposition players and with a subtle pass puts the ball on Ahmad El-Ganzoury's foot who hits a strong first time shot straight into the hands of Juan Camilo Sacristán. He has no trouble at all in grabbing the ball there. Even though they are still attacking, Colombia Under-21 seems to be trying to do it in a different way. Colombia Under-21 seems to be changing their style even though they continue to attack. After 80 minutes, a free kick occurs that can be very dangerous for the defensive line of Egypt Under-21. Héctor Patiño runs to the ball, shoots..... great shot, but an even greater save by Saad Ezz El-Din! At the end of the 90 minutes, the two goals advantage of the away team was enough to win the match. Colombia Under-21 wasn't able to change the course of the game. |
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| Country | Under-21 |
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