Nippon		Malaysia
N5	Tactics	5-2-2-1
46%	Possession	54%
57%	Play in the half	43%
9	Shots	12
3	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	3
71.5	average mark	70.3
outstanding	Shooting	formidable
formidable	Passing	formidable
formidable	Defending	incredible

9 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Tashiro approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Suwazono passes, it`s a high ball. Oniki takes over possession. Oniki has a fantastic effort at goal. Kahar tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

13 minute.
Hisham Ibrahim wins the ball from behind. Hisham Ibrahim centers. bin Mohd Hanafiah just manages to reach the ball first. bin Mohd Hanafiah centers. bin Hassano makes a diving header. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

16 minute.
bin Ahmad passes, it`s a high ball. Yoshida attempts to pass. Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Oniki has a fantastic effort at goal. Kahar hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - Malaysia 1:0

18 minute.
bin Ahmad approaches the ball. bin Ahmad makes a one-touch pass. bin Mohd Hanafiah takes over possession. bin Mohd Hanafiah centers. bin Hassano makes a diving header. Yoshida palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Kajiyama wins the ball from behind.
It was close.

19 minute.
Koga wins the ball from behind. bin Hamir approaches the ball. bin Hamir lobs the ball high into the air. bin Hassano makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon - Malaysia 1:1

30 minute.
bin Ahmad makes an instep pass. Ahmad Arsidi takes over possession. Ahmad Arsidi makes an instep pass. bin Hassano ineptly catches the ball. bin Hassano shoots. The ball hits the post.

34 minute.
Suwazono just manages to reach the ball first. Suwazono passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Nara makes a sublime pass. Hirata approaches the ball. Hirata passes, it`s a high ball. Kahar palms the ball clear.

36 minute.
bin Hamir makes a one-touch pass. bin Ahmad makes a sublime pass. Ahmad Arsidi takes over possession. Ahmad Arsidi centers. bin Hassano gets his head on it. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

41 minute.
Koga makes a sublime pass. Suwazono approaches the ball. Suwazono passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Hirata takes over possession. Hirata centers. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Oniki makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - Malaysia 2:1

44 minute.
Kajiyama cleverly intercepts the pass. Ahmad Arsidi centers. Here comes bin Hassano, having a little trouble catching the ball. bin Hassano shoots. Yoshida makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon - Malaysia 2:2

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 58%, Malaysia 42%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - Malaysia 2:2

53 minute.
Throw-in. Hada comes on to the pitch. Miyahara comes on to the pitch.

58 minute.
Cassidy lobs the ball high into the air. Ahmad Arsidi takes over possession. Yamamoto trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Yamamoto is cautioned.

62 minute.
bin Hassan takes over possession. Oniki wins the ball from behind. Ahmad Rakhli takes the opponents legs away. Ahmad Rakhli is cautioned.

68 minute.
Koga makes a one-touch pass. Tashiro attempts to pass. Hisham Ibrahim just manages to reach the ball first. Miyahara cleverly intercepts the pass. Miyahara takes a swing and hits it... Kahar tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

72 minute.
Here comes Takajama, having a little trouble catching the ball. Takajama passes, it`s a high ball. Miyahara takes over possession. Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Oniki shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

80 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Yaacob comes on to the pitch.

89 minute.
Hisham Ibrahim plays the ball off with his head. Hada just manages to reach the ball first. Hada makes a one-touch pass. Oniki takes over possession. Oniki has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

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%, Malaysia 44%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - Malaysia 2:2