Cymru		Nippon
ok	Tactics	Nara
53%	Possession	47%
40%	Play in the half	60%
12	Shots	4
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	3
68.7	average mark	61.8
incredible	Shooting	very good
very good	Passing	excellent
formidable	Defending	excellent

1 minute.
Aston makes a one-touch pass. Mash ineptly catches the ball. Kurihara takes over possession. Fujita approaches the ball. Fujita takes a swing and hits it... Rossiter tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

3 minute.
Timms ineptly catches the ball. Timms makes a one-touch pass. Nagai takes over possession. Oster wins the ball from behind. Oster shoots. Morita palms the ball clear.

4 minute.
Dean quickly takes the free-kick. Keegan plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Eguchi, having a little trouble catching the ball. Aston approaches the ball. Aston has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

5 minute.
Dean throws the ball in. Keegan just manages to reach the ball first. Keegan makes a one-touch pass. Aston approaches the ball. Aston takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

6 minute.
Nagai plays the ball off with his head. Nakazawa has problems with catching the ball. Keegan takes over possession. Keegan passes, it`s a high ball. Oster gets his head on it. Morita tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

21 minute.
French just manages to reach the ball first. Aoki wins the ball from behind. Aoki passes, it`s a high ball. Kurihara gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cymru - Nippon 0:1

37 minute.
Keegan approaches the ball. Nakazawa wins the ball from behind. Throw-in. French throws the ball in. Keegan centers. Morita tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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: Cymru 39%, Nippon 61%.
Cymru - Nippon 0:1

55 minute.
Fujita passes, it`s a high ball. Dean plays the ball off with his head. Keegan just manages to reach the ball first. Keegan passes, it`s a high ball. Oster makes a diving header. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Cymru - Nippon 1:1

66 minute.
Here comes Nakazawa, having a little trouble catching the ball. Keegan takes over possession. Keegan makes a one-touch pass. Aston just manages to reach the ball first. Aston shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

68 minute.
Throw-in. Keegan throws the ball in. French approaches the ball. French passes, it`s a high ball. Oster gets his head on it. Morita palms the ball clear. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

70 minute.
Nagai just manages to reach the ball first. Nagai makes a sublime pass. Aston just manages to reach the ball first. Aston has a fantastic effort at goal. Morita desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Cymru - Nippon 2:1

75 minute.
Eguchi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Nagai takes over possession. Timms cleverly intercepts the pass. Aston just manages to reach the ball first. Aston shoots. Morita palms the ball clear.

77 minute.
French attempts to pass. Timms approaches the ball. Fujita approaches the ball. Timms wins the ball from behind. Timms lobs the ball high into the air.
It was close.

79 minute.
Oster cleverly intercepts the pass. Oster passes, it`s a high ball. Aston approaches the ball. Aston shoots. Morita desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

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: Cymru 40%, Nippon 60%.
Cymru - Nippon 2:1