England U21		Nippon U21
V_018	Tactics	Zbugowany DEF
59%	Possession	41%
32%	Play in the half	68%
13	Shots	1
2	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
49.6	average mark	37.3
solid	Shooting	average
solid	Passing	average
very good	Defending	adequate

8 minute.
Robѕon tries to trap the ball. Hasegawa just manages to reach the ball first. Walcott fouls. Walcott is cautioned.

19 minute.
Robѕon just manages to reach the ball first. Nonomura fouls. The harmed player, Robѕon, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Walcott takes a quick free-kick. Mee just manages to reach the ball first. Mee takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Nippon U21 1:0

23 minute.
Walcott approaches the ball. Hasegawa wins the ball from behind. Reed just manages to reach the ball first. Hasegawa wins the ball from behind. Hasegawa takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar.

34 minute.
Mee approaches the ball. Minami trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Mee, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Robѕon takes a quick free-kick. Nonomura ineptly catches the ball. Miller takes over possession. Miller has a fantastic effort at goal. Ishimaru palms the ball clear.
Missed by few inches.

34 minute.
We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Cook takes the corner-kick. Mee makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Nippon U21 2:0

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: England U21 41%, Nippon U21 59%.
England U21 - Nippon U21 2:0

46 minute.
Chester comes on to the pitch. Hirst comes on to the pitch.

62 minute.
Throw-in. Carroll comes on to the pitch.

66 minute.
Walcott takes over possession. Walcott attempts to pass. Miller takes over possession. Miller takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
England U21 - Nippon U21 3:0

80 minute.
Nonomura just manages to reach the ball first. Nonomura makes an instep pass. Minami approaches the ball. Hirst wins the ball from behind. Hirst shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

81 minute.
Walcott approaches the ball. Nonomura cleverly intercepts the pass. Nonomura attempts to pass. Chester approaches the ball. Chester takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

84 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Ishimaru, makes a strong kick up towards the midfield. Chester plays the ball off with his head. Hirst approaches the ball. Hirst has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

89 minute.
Minami lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Carroll approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Chester plays the ball through. Carroll lobs the ball high into the air.
Missed by few inches.

90 minute.
Walcott plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Ueda, having a little trouble catching the ball. Hirst just manages to reach the ball first. Miller takes over possession. Miller shoots. Ishimaru 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: England U21 22%, Nippon U21 78%.
England U21 - Nippon U21 3:0