Nippon U21		USA U21
EDOv1	Tactics	ÇRZ-USA
46%	Possession	54%
61%	Play in the half	39%
6	Shots	6
3	Fouls	0
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	3
46.3	average mark	52.5
good	Shooting	solid
solid	Passing	solid
good	Defending	very good

10 minute.
Edgington chests the ball. Nakao centers. Nara ineptly catches the ball. Nara lobs the ball high into the air. Kurokawa makes a diving header. Nixon miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

32 minute.
Ventura wins the ball from behind. Ventura passes, it`s a high ball. Hill plays the ball off with his head. Edgington ineptly catches the ball. Edgington shoots. Sugawara palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

34 minute.
Nara approaches the ball. Nara centers. Here comes Dixon, having a little trouble catching the ball. Shimokawa just manages to reach the ball first. Shimokawa has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

35 minute.
Wayans approaches the ball. Wayans makes a sublime pass. Hill approaches the ball. Hill takes a swing and hits it... Sugawara makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - USA U21 0:1

40 minute.
Tsuboi plays the ball off with his head. McNaughty takes over possession. Santos fouls. Santos is cautioned.

41 minute.
Nara passes, it`s a high ball. Shimokawa plays the ball off with his head. Kurokawa just manages to reach the ball first. Kurokawa shoots. Ventura tries to claim a difficult ball. Nixon palms the ball clear.

44 minute.
Wayans approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. McNaughty ineptly catches the ball. McNaughty passes, it`s a high ball. the ball bounces off Furukawa`s chest. Hill takes over possession. The ball hits the bar. Hill approaches the ball. Furukawa wins the ball from behind.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - USA U21 0:2

45 minute.
DiMaria comes on to the pitch. Wixson comes on to the pitch. Hasselhoff comes on to the pitch.

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 U21 61%, USA U21 39%.
Nippon U21 - USA U21 0:2

54 minute.
Ventura takes over possession. Ventura lobs the ball high into the air. Furukawa tries to claim a difficult ball. Edgington takes over possession. Edgington shoots. Sugawara palms the ball clear.

60 minute.
Throw-in. Kikawada comes on to the pitch. Itachi comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
Santos centers. Here comes DiMaria, having a little trouble catching the ball. Kikawada approaches the ball. Kikawada shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - USA U21 1:2

73 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Ambersley comes on to the pitch.

74 minute.
Ventura, swiftly takes the throw-in. Here comes Wayans, having a little trouble catching the ball. Tsuboi centers. Shimokawa just manages to reach the ball first. Shimokawa has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

82 minute.
Offside. Shimokawa caught by the offside trap. Wixson quickly takes the free-kick. Hill approaches the ball. Hill passes, it`s a high ball. Nakao wins the ball from behind.
Missed by few inches.

83 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Ambersley takes the corner-kick. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Edgington tries to trap the ball with his chest. Edgington takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - USA U21 1:3

85 minute.
Ventura passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Nara approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Santos takes over possession. Santos lobs the ball high into the air.
Missed by few inches.

88 minute.
Hill makes an instep pass. Ambersley ineptly catches the ball. Tsuboi just manages to reach the ball first. Hill wins the ball from behind. Hill has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

90 minute.
Hill approaches the ball. Edgington just manages to reach the ball first. Hill just manages to reach the ball first. Hill has a fantastic effort at goal. Sugawara desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - USA U21 1:4

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 U21 61%, USA U21 39%.
Nippon U21 - USA U21 1:4