Zhōngguó U21		Nippon U21
PDUUD	Tactics	EDOv1
49%	Possession	51%
59%	Play in the half	41%
2	Shots	11
0	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	1
46	average mark	48.9
good	Shooting	good
good	Passing	very good
adequate	Defending	good

1 minute.
Throw-in. Nara throws the ball in. Jixiang just manages to reach the ball first. Santos cleverly intercepts the pass. Santos passes, it`s a high ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Shimokawa gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Zhōngguó U21 - Nippon U21 0:1

3 minute.
Jianting attempts to pass. Furukawa tries to claim a difficult ball. Yuexi approaches the ball. Yuexi takes a swing and hits it... Sugawara hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
Missed by few inches.

11 minute.
Degang plays the ball through. Tsuboi plays the ball off with his head. Santos makes a sublime pass. Nara lobs the ball high into the air. Shimokawa just manages to reach the ball first. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Penggen just manages to reach the ball first. Penggen lobs the ball high into the air. We are going to have another corner. Yoshida takes the corner. Degang tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Nara rises up and heads the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

14 minute.
Qianglong plays the ball off with his head. Santos attempts to pass. Nara takes over possession. Nara lobs the ball high into the air. Kikawada rises up and heads the ball. Degang miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The ball hits the bar.
It was close.

17 minute.
Tsuboi plays the ball through. Nara passes, it`s a high ball. Mingqi plays the ball off with his head. Nara passes, it`s a high ball. Kikawada makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Zhōngguó U21 - Nippon U21 0:2

26 minute.
Nara approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Kikawada ineptly catches the ball. Shimokawa just manages to reach the ball first. Shimokawa has a fantastic effort at goal. Degang hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Zhōngguó U21 - Nippon U21 0:3

28 minute.
Yoshida plays the ball through. Nara just manages to reach the ball first. Nara plays the ball through. Shimokawa takes over possession. Shimokawa takes a swing and hits it... Degang tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

45 minute.
Goal kick. Song comes on to the pitch. Su comes on to the pitch. Matsuyo 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: Zhōngguó U21 63%, Nippon U21 37%.
Zhōngguó U21 - Nippon U21 0:3

46 minute.
Shimokawa takes over possession. Shimokawa plays the ball through. Yoshida makes a sublime pass. Kikawada takes over possession. Kikawada shoots. Degang palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

59 minute.
Nara approaches the ball. Nara makes a one-touch pass. Shimokawa takes over possession. Shimokawa shoots. Dingding tries to trap the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Zhōngguó U21 - Nippon U21 0:4

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

72 minute.
Itachi approaches the ball. Itachi makes a sublime pass. Nara takes over possession. Nara lobs the ball high into the air. Shimokawa makes a diving header.
It was close.

76 minute.
Nara approaches the ball. Nara passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Shimokawa just manages to reach the ball first. Shimokawa shoots. Degang hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Zhōngguó U21 - Nippon U21 0:5

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: Zhōngguó U21 56%, Nippon U21 44%.
Zhōngguó U21 - Nippon U21 0:5