Nippon		U.A.E.
Nippon xyz	Tactics	Thailand
50%	Possession	50%
44%	Play in the half	56%
13	Shots	16
1	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	1
0	Offsides	4
65.4	average mark	73.3
excellent	Shooting	incredible
very good	Passing	formidable
excellent	Defending	outstanding

1 minute.
Throw-in. Hamada throws the ball in. Ienaga just manages to reach the ball first. Ienaga passes, it`s a high ball. Kurihara gets his head on it. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

9 minute.
Here comes Mugri, having a little trouble catching the ball. Mugri makes a sublime pass. AL Hareb approaches the ball. Muto approaches the ball. Muto takes a swing and hits it... Ishimaru miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

16 minute.
Furukawa makes a sublime pass. Kurihara takes over possession. Hasan Ichya takes the opponents legs away. A straight red card, Hasan Ichya is sent off for an awful tackle! Hasan Ichya looks ashamed for letting his team down.

22 minute.
Nishi takes over possession. Kajiyama takes over possession. Kajiyama passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes bin Jawhar, having a little trouble catching the ball. Kurihara takes over possession.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - U.A.E. 1:0

29 minute.
Ienaga just manages to reach the ball first. Ienaga makes an instep pass. Furukawa just manages to reach the ball first. Furukawa shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - U.A.E. 2:0

33 minute.
Mugri plays the ball through. AL Hareb takes over possession. Ienaga just manages to reach the ball first. AL Hareb wins the ball from behind. AL Hareb shoots. Ishimaru palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Here comes Eguchi, having a little trouble catching the ball. Muto approaches the ball. Muto shoots. Ishimaru makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. Post! Terada has problems with catching the ball. AL Hareb just manages to reach the ball first. AL Hareb has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

42 minute.
Mugri, swiftly takes the throw-in. Bdeir approaches the ball. Bdeir lobs the ball high into the air. AL Hareb gets his head on it. The ball hits the bar.

44 minute.
bin Jawhar ineptly catches the ball. Furukawa takes over possession. bin Jawhar trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Furukawa was hurt. He`s crying with pain! The distance from the goal is not that far. Ienaga takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
Missed by few inches.

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: Nippon 48%, U.A.E. 52%.
Nippon - U.A.E. 2:0

47 minute.
Here comes Kajiyama, having a little trouble catching the ball. AL Hareb just manages to reach the ball first. Terada fouls. The harmed player, AL Hareb, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Bdeir approaches the ball, he strikes.... Ishimaru palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Muto approaches the ball. AL Hareb just manages to reach the ball first. AL Hareb takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - U.A.E. 2:1

51 minute.
Muto plays the ball off with his head. AL Hareb takes over possession. Terada takes over possession. AL Hareb cleverly intercepts the pass. AL Hareb shoots. Ishimaru palms the ball clear.

54 minute.
Bdeir lobs the ball high into the air. Terada plays the ball off with his head. Fujita attempts to pass. Furukawa takes over possession. Furukawa takes a swing and hits it... EL Sakhtyani miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The ball hits the post.

58 minute.
Terada just manages to reach the ball first. Bdeir wins the ball from behind. Bdeir makes an instep pass. AL Hareb approaches the ball. AL Hareb has a fantastic effort at goal. Ishimaru miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Eguchi plays the ball off with his head. Mugri passes, it`s a high ball. AL Hareb gets his head on it. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

64 minute.
Kurihara approaches the ball. bin Jawhar wins the ball from behind. bin Jawhar centers. Muto just manages to reach the ball first. Muto takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! AL Hareb approaches the ball. AL Hareb shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon - U.A.E. 2:2

69 minute.
Eguchi ineptly catches the ball. Mugri approaches the ball. Mugri centers. AL Hareb makes a diving header. Ishimaru hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

70 minute.
We are going to have another corner. bin talyani comes on to the pitch. El Habib comes on to the pitch.

78 minute.
EL Sakhtyani, makes a strong kick up towards the midfield. El Habib plays the ball off with his head. bin talyani just manages to reach the ball first. El Habib approaches the ball. El Habib takes a swing and hits it... Ishimaru palms the ball clear. Eguchi tries to claim a difficult ball.
Missed by few inches.

87 minute.
Bdeir tries to claim a difficult ball. Ienaga plays the ball through. Fujita approaches the ball. Fujita lobs the ball high into the air. Kurihara gets his head on it. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Abbas has problems with catching the ball. 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: Nippon 41%, U.A.E. 59%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - U.A.E. 2:2