Nigeria U21		Nippon U21
E. Olisadebe	Tactics	EDOv4
51%	Possession	49%
47%	Play in the half	53%
11	Shots	9
2	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
1	Offsides	0
45.5	average mark	46.8
good	Shooting	good
good	Passing	good
solid	Defending	solid

1 minute.
Sule makes a one-touch pass. Okoye takes over possession. Kojima takes the opponents legs away. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Kojima goes straight to the changing room for an early bath. Okoye is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Obiku takes a quick free-kick. Okoye just manages to reach the ball first. Okoye has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

8 minute.
Itoh passes, it`s a high ball. Hino plays the ball off with his head. Kurokawa takes over possession. Hino just manages to reach the ball first. Hino takes a swing and hits it... Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria U21 - Nippon U21 0:1

12 minute.
Okpara wins the ball from behind. Okafor takes over possession. Okafor centers. Eboh takes over possession. Eboh shoots. Post!

19 minute.
Tsuboi makes a one-touch pass. Shimokawa ineptly catches the ball. Okemiri brutally fouls the opponent. Okemiri is cautioned.

26 minute.
Eboh just manages to reach the ball first. Itoh takes over possession. Sule cleverly intercepts the pass. Sule shoots.
Missed by few inches.

30 minute.
Tsuboi plays the ball off with his head. Nakayama lobs the ball high into the air. Shimokawa plays the ball off with his head. Hino just manages to reach the ball first. Hino takes a swing and hits it... Omoh palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Salami tries to trap the ball. Kurokawa approaches the ball. Kurokawa takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria U21 - Nippon U21 0:2

38 minute.
Shimokawa plays the ball off with his head. Okpara approaches the ball. Hino cleverly intercepts the pass. Hino shoots. Omoh makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria U21 - Nippon U21 0:3

42 minute.
Eboh makes an instep pass. Nakao takes over possession. Sule approaches the ball. Sule shoots. Nakanishi desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria U21 - Nippon U21 1:3

44 minute.
Apam makes a sublime pass. Eboh just manages to reach the ball first. Eboh passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Sule takes over possession. Sule shoots. Nakanishi 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: Nigeria U21 44%, Nippon U21 56%.
Nigeria U21 - Nippon U21 1:3

46 minute.
Offor comes on to the pitch. Okolosi comes on to the pitch.

57 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Njoku comes on to the pitch.

60 minute.
Obiku takes over possession. Obiku makes a one-touch pass. Eboh just manages to reach the ball first. Eboh takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nigeria U21 - Nippon U21 2:3

68 minute.
Eboh takes over possession. Offor takes over possession. Eboh just manages to reach the ball first. Offor just manages to reach the ball first. Offor takes a swing and hits it... Post!

69 minute.
Tsuboi makes an instep pass. Nakayama takes over possession. Nakayama lobs the ball high into the air. Kurokawa approaches the ball. Kurokawa takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar.

77 minute.
Okolosi approaches the ball. Okolosi lobs the ball high into the air. Offor just manages to reach the ball first. Okoye takes over possession. Okoye shoots.
It was close.

78 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Idahor comes on to the pitch.

86 minute.
Tsuboi approaches the ball. Offor wins the ball from behind. Nakao tripped the opponent on purpose. Nakao is cautioned. Offor was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Idahor approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Eboh gets his head on it. Post!

88 minute.
Nakayama centers. Shimokawa plays the ball off with his head. Kurokawa approaches the ball. Kurokawa takes a swing and hits it... Omoh hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
It was close.

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: Nigeria U21 50%, Nippon U21 50%.
Nigeria U21 - Nippon U21 2:3