Balls of Steel		FC Nippon
singer high off	Tactics	FCN2.0
45%	Possession	55%
58%	Play in the half	42%
5	Shots	13
1	Fouls	0
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	1
22.5	average mark	26.6
weak	Shooting	adequate
poor	Passing	average
poor	Defending	poor

4 minute.
Youngman just manages to reach the ball first. Daka wins the ball from behind. Daka makes a sublime pass. Hunt takes over possession. Hunt has a fantastic effort at goal. Clark palms the ball clear.

10 minute.
Patterson quickly takes the free-kick. Wallace plays the ball off with his head. Lashley takes over possession. Spurlin wins the ball from behind. Spurlin has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

13 minute.
Kozar takes over possession. Cummings wins the ball from behind. Cummings makes a one-touch pass. Daka just manages to reach the ball first. Daka takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

14 minute.
Goal kick. Clark hoofs the ball clear. Gomez plays the ball off with his head. Daka takes over possession. Daka has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

39 minute.
Gomez plays the ball through. Olsen just manages to reach the ball first. Rock takes the opponents legs away. Olsen is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Olsen is unable to continue playing. Goldberg comes on to the pitch.

45 minute.
Throw-in. Bell comes on to the pitch.

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

52 minute.
Goal kick. Hatfield comes on to the pitch.

54 minute.
Gomez takes over possession. Wallace cleverly intercepts the pass. Wallace attempts to pass. Hancock takes over possession. Hancock shoots. Paschalis miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Balls of Steel - FC Nippon 0:1

55 minute.
Ball comes on to the pitch.

58 minute.
Kozar plays the ball through. Goldberg approaches the ball. Ball centers. Goldberg takes over possession. Goldberg shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

61 minute.
Goal kick. Grant comes on to the pitch.

81 minute.
Grant lobs the ball high into the air. Ball takes over possession. Ball passes, it`s a high ball. Spurlin approaches the ball. Spurlin shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

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: Balls of Steel 61%, FC Nippon 39%.
Balls of Steel - FC Nippon 0:1