Nippon U21		Ghana U21
NIPPON	Tactics	Dictator
50%	Possession	50%
37%	Play in the half	63%
21	Shots	4
3	Fouls	5
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
42.5	average mark	35.8
solid	Shooting	weak
adequate	Passing	average
weak	Defending	adequate

8 minute.
Husein centers. Sakurai plays the ball off with his head. Agbo ineptly catches the ball. Kurihara takes over possession. Kurihara shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Ghana U21 1:0

10 minute.
Lamine wins the ball from behind. Lamine makes a sublime pass. Sarpong has problems with catching the ball. Kurihara wins the ball from behind. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... Paakuna palms the ball clear. Here comes Odamtten, having a little trouble catching the ball. The ball hits the post.

11 minute.
Yaro lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Sakurai throws the ball in. Kurihara tries to trap the ball with his chest. Kurihara shoots.
It was close.

16 minute.
Yerenkyi takes over possession. Shiota fouls. The harmed player, Yerenkyi, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Yaro approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Sulemana approaches the ball. Sulemana has a fantastic effort at goal. Morita tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

27 minute.
Kurihara approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Husein is guilty of misconduct. Kurihara was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Furukawa takes a quick free-kick. Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar.

30 minute.
Yerenkyi lobs the ball high into the air. Sarfo takes over possession. Ueda fouls. The harmed player, Sarfo, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Sarfo is likely to take the free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

31 minute.
Sarfo plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Ishigame, having a little trouble catching the ball. Ishigame attempts to pass. Lamine just manages to reach the ball first. Lamine takes a swing and hits it... Morita tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

42 minute.
Ienaga ineptly catches the ball. Sarfo takes over possession. Sarfo makes a one-touch pass. Sulemana just manages to reach the ball first. Sulemana takes a swing and hits it...
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: Nippon U21 40%, Ghana U21 60%.
Nippon U21 - Ghana U21 1:0

55 minute.
Sakurai passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kurihara ineptly catches the ball. Yaro approaches the ball. Sakurai cleverly intercepts the pass. Sakurai has a fantastic effort at goal. Paakuna miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

69 minute.
Hosogai plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Ueda, having a little trouble catching the ball. Kawanabe makes a sublime pass. Kurihara approaches the ball. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

72 minute.
Shiota attempts to pass. Kurihara takes over possession. Yaro fouls. Yaro is cautioned.

87 minute.
Sarpong passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Sakurai, swiftly takes the throw-in. Kurihara approaches the ball. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it...
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: Nippon U21 34%, Ghana U21 66%.
Nippon U21 - Ghana U21 1:0