U.A.E. U21		Nippon U21
redstone	Tactics	By Antos
49%	Possession	51%
55%	Play in the half	45%
7	Shots	12
1	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	2
41.3	average mark	47.8
good	Shooting	solid
adequate	Passing	good
good	Defending	adequate

1 minute.
Naser plays the ball through. EL Baloushi makes a sublime pass. bin Darwish just manages to reach the ball first. Narahashi wins the ball from behind. Narahashi takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

9 minute.
Hareb plays the ball off with his head. EL Baloushi just manages to reach the ball first. EL Baloushi makes a sublime pass. Naser approaches the ball. Naser takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

12 minute.
Malallah wins the ball from behind. Malallah lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Matsuo throws the ball in. Ienaga passes, it`s a high ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Kurihara rises up and heads the ball. EL Sakhtyani hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

14 minute.
Ueda takes over possession. Here comes Hareb, having a little trouble catching the ball. Hareb lobs the ball high into the air. Naser takes over possession. Naser takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

19 minute.
EL Sakhtyani makes a sublime pass. Ienaga takes over possession. Ienaga makes an instep pass. Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. Kurihara shoots.
It was close.

26 minute.
EL Baloushi just manages to reach the ball first. EL Baloushi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Hareb ineptly catches the ball. Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
U.A.E. U21 - Nippon U21 0:1

33 minute.
Malallah ineptly catches the ball. Ueda takes over possession. EL Baloushi trips an opponent. That`s a foul! EL Baloushi is cautioned.

34 minute.
Naser just manages to reach the ball first. Terada takes over possession. Naser cleverly intercepts the pass. Naser takes a swing and hits it... Mizohata makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
U.A.E. U21 - Nippon U21 1:1

40 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Al Rasibi comes on to the pitch. Watanabe approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Ueda attempts to pass. Ienaga approaches the ball. Ienaga passes, it`s a high ball. Kurihara gets his head on it.
What a tremendous chance!

44 minute.
Al Rasibi centers. Matsuo ineptly catches the ball. Naser takes over possession. Naser has a fantastic effort at goal. Mizohata makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
U.A.E. U21 - Nippon U21 2:1

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: U.A.E. U21 60%, Nippon U21 40%.
U.A.E. U21 - Nippon U21 2:1

46 minute.
Al Huzayel comes on to the pitch. bin AL Omer comes on to the pitch. Narahashi ineptly catches the ball. Al Gobash approaches the ball. Narahashi trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Narahashi is cautioned.

60 minute.
Matsuo plays the ball off with his head. Ienaga attempts to pass. Ueda attempts to pass. Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

76 minute.
Malallah attempts to pass. Ueda just manages to reach the ball first. Ueda passes, it`s a high ball. Narahashi takes over possession. Narahashi shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

82 minute.
Kurihara plays the ball off with his head. Malallah tries to claim a difficult ball. Hirao approaches the ball. Hirao has a fantastic effort at goal. EL Sakhtyani desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
U.A.E. U21 - Nippon U21 2:2

84 minute.
Al Rasibi, swiftly takes the throw-in. EL Baloushi passes, it`s a high ball. Matsuo takes over possession. Al Gobash wins the ball from behind. Al Gobash shoots. Mizohata miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

87 minute.
Ueda just manages to reach the ball first. Ueda centers. Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... EL Sakhtyani hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. Post!
It was close.

88 minute.
Al Huzayel cleverly intercepts the pass. Al Huzayel passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Ueda, swiftly takes the throw-in. Ienaga lobs the ball high into the air.
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: U.A.E. U21 50%, Nippon U21 50%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
U.A.E. U21 - Nippon U21 2:2