Nippon U21		Cymru U21
NIPPON	Tactics	apo
51%	Possession	49%
42%	Play in the half	58%
9	Shots	7
3	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	3
42.9	average mark	43.6
solid	Shooting	solid
average	Passing	adequate
average	Defending	good

4 minute.
Huggins throws the ball in. Davis makes a sublime pass. Huggins takes over possession. Huggins passes, it`s a high ball. Oster gets his head on it.
What a tremendous chance!

9 minute.
Isaac plays the ball off with his head. Sakurai approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Davis is guilty of misconduct. Davis is cautioned.

15 minute.
Kawanabe attempts to pass. Sakurai takes over possession. Sakurai passes, it`s a high ball. Ueda approaches the ball. Ueda shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

22 minute.
Oster plays the ball off with his head. Ienaga just manages to reach the ball first. Davis trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Ienaga is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping.

36 minute.
Huggins plays the ball through. Robinson just manages to reach the ball first. Robinson attempts to pass. Oster takes over possession. Oster takes a swing and hits it... Morita palms the ball clear.

41 minute.
Hosogai has problems with catching the ball. Oster just manages to reach the ball first. Ienaga trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Oster was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Oster approaches the ball, he strikes....
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: Nippon U21 39%, Cymru U21 61%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon U21 - Cymru U21 0:0

46 minute.
Timms comes on to the pitch.

54 minute.
Goal kick. Hoskins comes on to the pitch.

61 minute.
Isaac wins the ball from behind. Kawanabe cleverly intercepts the pass. Kawanabe passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kurihara ineptly catches the ball. Kurihara shoots. Jenkins palms the ball clear.

63 minute.
Hennessey lobs the ball high into the air. Shiota plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Robinson, having a little trouble catching the ball. Ueda approaches the ball. Ienaga centers. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

64 minute.
Ishigame passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Furukawa just manages to reach the ball first. Hoskins trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Hoskins is cautioned. The harmed player, Furukawa, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Furukawa takes a quick free-kick. Kurihara makes a diving header. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

66 minute.
Furukawa plays the ball off with his head. Kawanabe centers. Timms has problems with catching the ball. Kurihara approaches the ball. Kurihara has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

71 minute.
Ishigame cleverly intercepts the pass. Shiota just manages to reach the ball first. Shiota passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kurihara approaches the ball. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

84 minute.
Davis just manages to reach the ball first. Davis makes a sublime pass. Oster takes over possession. Oster takes a swing and hits it... Morita hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Cymru U21 0:1

90 minute.
Hennessey cleverly intercepts the pass. Hennessey passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Davis attempts to pass. Oster approaches the ball. Oster takes a swing and hits it... Morita palms the ball clear. Oster approaches the ball. Oster shoots. Morita 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: Nippon U21 44%, Cymru U21 56%.
Nippon U21 - Cymru U21 0:1