Īrān		Nippon
Iran street	Tactics	Tokio
49%	Possession	51%
56%	Play in the half	44%
4	Shots	16
3	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	4
55.2	average mark	64.3
very good	Shooting	formidable
solid	Passing	very good
very good	Defending	excellent

8 minute.
Nagai centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Alam, swiftly takes the throw-in. Bejaoumi lobs the ball high into the air. Akram gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

11 minute.
Nikai takes over possession. Nikai makes a one-touch pass. Ala just manages to reach the ball first. Kobayashi wins the ball from behind. Kobayashi shoots. Ruis miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

23 minute.
Er-Rihani takes over possession. Er-Rihani passes, it`s a high ball. Akram approaches the ball. Akram shoots. Masuda makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. Post!
Missed by few inches.

34 minute.
Ala passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Ujiie approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Kobayashi just manages to reach the ball first. Kobayashi has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

36 minute.
Inoha cleverly intercepts the pass. Inoha lobs the ball high into the air. Neagone approaches the ball. Nikai wins the ball from behind. Nikai takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

37 minute.
Nasiri attempts to pass. Akram makes a sublime pass. Riafa takes over possession. Nikai cleverly intercepts the pass. Nikai shoots. Ruis tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

39 minute.
Ujiie makes a one-touch pass. Hamada makes a sublime pass. Ujiie plays the ball through. Kobayashi takes over possession. Kobayashi has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

43 minute.
Akram takes over possession. Endo trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Akram, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Bejaoumi is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Akram makes a diving header. Masuda palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

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: Īrān 57%, Nippon 43%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Īrān - Nippon 0:0

46 minute.
Talavi comes on to the pitch.

52 minute.
Er-Rihani wins the ball from behind. Kojima approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Bejaoumi is guilty of misconduct. Bejaoumi is cautioned.

53 minute.
Ariffadillah cleverly intercepts the pass. Ariffadillah lobs the ball high into the air. Akram takes over possession. Akram shoots. Masuda desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the bar.

59 minute.
Akram takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Frabianeri comes on to the pitch. Ariffadillah has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Nasiri comes on to the pitch.

61 minute.
Ujiie makes a one-touch pass. Riafa cleverly intercepts the pass. Kojima takes over possession. Nikai approaches the ball. Nikai takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Riafa wins the ball from behind. The assistant referee points to the corner. Ujiie takes the corner. Kobayashi rises up and heads the ball. The ball hits the bar.
It was close.

64 minute.
Ala lobs the ball high into the air. Hamada takes over possession. Hamada passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kobayashi approaches the ball. Kobayashi shoots.
It was close.

66 minute.
Hamada makes a one-touch pass. Ujiie approaches the ball. Ujiie makes an instep pass. Hamada just manages to reach the ball first. Hamada has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
Missed by few inches.

68 minute.
Kojima takes over possession. Kojima centers. Ala approaches the ball. Kobayashi wins the ball from behind. Kobayashi shoots. Ruis tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Er-Rihani takes over possession. Kobayashi cleverly intercepts the pass. Kobayashi takes a swing and hits it... Ruis palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

70 minute.
Ala passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Hamada throws the ball in. Ujiie lobs the ball high into the air. Nikai makes a diving header. Ruis tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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: Īrān 55%, Nippon 45%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Īrān - Nippon 0:0