Nippon		Australia
逆の滅入る	Tactics	5-4-1
51%	Possession	49%
52%	Play in the half	48%
1	Shots	6
2	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	3
66.6	average mark	71.4
very good	Shooting	formidable
excellent	Passing	outstanding
excellent	Defending	outstanding

6 minute.
Trajcevski just manages to reach the ball first. Watanabe tripped the opponent on purpose. The harmed player, Trajcevski, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Pondeljak is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Trajcevski makes a diving header.
What a tremendous chance!

23 minute.
Sutton plays the ball through. Here comes Pondeljak, having a little trouble catching the ball. Pondeljak centers. Kajiyama approaches the ball. Trajcevski wins the ball from behind.
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 47%, Australia 53%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - Australia 0:0

58 minute.
Throw-in. Minami comes on to the pitch. Kina comes on to the pitch. Kobari comes on to the pitch. Kurihara comes on to the pitch.

59 minute.
Crampton approaches the ball. Kobari takes over possession. Trajcevski tripped the opponent on purpose. Trajcevski is cautioned.

60 minute.
Davis makes a sublime pass. Kina plays the ball through. Fujita takes over possession. Fujita passes, it`s a high ball. Kurihara gets his head on it. Ponting tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

63 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Brooks comes on to the pitch. Prince comes on to the pitch. Parkinson comes on to the pitch. Selling comes on to the pitch.

69 minute.
Prince takes over possession. Prince makes an instep pass. Parkinson just manages to reach the ball first. Parkinson has a fantastic effort at goal. Masuda makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
Missed by few inches.

87 minute.
Pondeljak takes over possession. Trajcevski just manages to reach the ball first. Minami approaches the ball. Parkinson cleverly intercepts the pass. Parkinson has a fantastic effort at goal. Masuda 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: Nippon 56%, Australia 44%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - Australia 0:0