Nippon		New Zealand
N5	Tactics	New Zealand 5
47%	Possession	53%
64%	Play in the half	36%
7	Shots	13
2	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
6	Offsides	13
70.9	average mark	76.3
formidable	Shooting	incredible
formidable	Passing	formidable
formidable	Defending	incredible

2 minute.
Nara makes an instep pass. Suwazono approaches the ball. Cossey brutally fouls the opponent. Cossey is cautioned.

13 minute.
Cossey centers. Vlahos plays the ball off with his head. Knight takes over possession. Knight passes, it`s a high ball. Considine rises up and heads the ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Vlahos takes over possession.
What a tremendous chance!

21 minute.
Softon wins the ball from behind. Suwazono approaches the ball. Miyahara takes over possession. Miyahara shoots. Muller makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - New Zealand 1:0

24 minute.
Muller makes a sublime pass. Knight plays the ball off with his head. Vlahos approaches the ball. Vlahos shoots. The ball hits the bar.

30 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Bracken comes on to the pitch.

35 minute.
Koga passes, it`s a high ball. Softon plays the ball off with his head. Tashiro attempts to pass. Kaji takes over possession. Kaji has a fantastic effort at goal. Muller tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

39 minute.
Offside. Vlahos caught by the offside trap. Takajama approaches the set piece. Hawksbey plays the ball off with his head. Considine takes over possession. Considine shoots. Yoshida palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

43 minute.
O`Brien approaches the ball. O`Brien makes a one-touch pass. Bracken just manages to reach the ball first. Bracken has a fantastic effort at goal. Yoshida makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon - New Zealand 1:1

44 minute.
Takajama approaches the ball. Takajama centers. Viertal just manages to reach the ball first. Miyahara cleverly intercepts the pass. Miyahara takes a swing and hits it... Muller tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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 59%, New Zealand 41%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - New Zealand 1:1

48 minute.
Yasuda wins the ball from behind. Kajiyama lobs the ball high into the air. Kaji just manages to reach the ball first. Kaji has a fantastic effort at goal. Muller desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - New Zealand 2:1

51 minute.
Knight approaches the ball. Knight attempts to pass. Considine just manages to reach the ball first. Considine centers. Vlahos makes a diving header. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

53 minute.
Throw-in. Nara, swiftly takes the throw-in. Hawksbey centers. Vlahos approaches the ball. Vlahos shoots. Yoshida palms the ball clear. Considine approaches the ball. Considine takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Yoshida miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

57 minute.
We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Knight takes the corner-kick. Vlahos gets his head on it. Considine rises up and heads the ball. Yoshida makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon - New Zealand 2:2

69 minute.
Kaji takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Lynch comes on to the pitch. Kina comes on to the pitch. Gonda comes on to the pitch.

69 minute.
Vlahos plays the ball off with his head. Yasuda takes over possession. Yasuda lobs the ball high into the air. Miyahara takes over possession. Miyahara shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

79 minute.
Knight attempts to pass. Lynch just manages to reach the ball first. Yasuda trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Lynch, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! The distance from the goal is not that far. O`Brien takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

81 minute.
Miyahara plays the ball off with his head. Knight approaches the ball. Knight makes an instep pass. Lynch just manages to reach the ball first. Lynch shoots. Yoshida tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

89 minute.
Nicholas, swiftly takes the throw-in. Kina plays the ball through. Miyahara approaches the ball. Miyahara 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 69%, New Zealand 31%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - New Zealand 2:2