U.A.E.		Nippon
miracle	Tactics	N5
53%	Possession	47%
55%	Play in the half	45%
16	Shots	3
0	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	1
72.1	average mark	68.1
incredible	Shooting	excellent
outstanding	Passing	formidable
formidable	Defending	excellent

5 minute.
Mousa makes a sublime pass. Al Nayhan lobs the ball high into the air. El Habib approaches the ball. El Habib shoots. The ball hits the post.
It was close.

8 minute.
Abdu Mugri approaches the ball. Abdu Mugri makes a one-touch pass. El Habib takes over possession. El Habib takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post.
Missed by few inches.

10 minute.
Khater has a fantastic effort at goal. Yoshimitsu tries to claim a difficult ball. The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Abdu Mugri takes the corner-kick. Khater gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
U.A.E. - Nippon 1:0

17 minute.
Mousa makes an instep pass. Abdu Mugri approaches the ball. Abdu Mugri makes an instep pass. El Habib just manages to reach the ball first. El Habib takes a swing and hits it... Yoshida miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.
What a tremendous chance!

37 minute.
Abdu Mugri takes over possession. Abdu Mugri passes, it`s a high ball. El Habib takes over possession. El Habib takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

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: U.A.E. 48%, Nippon 52%.
U.A.E. - Nippon 1:0

59 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Koga comes on to the pitch.

75 minute.
Takajama centers. Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Al Matar cleverly intercepts the pass. Suwazono approaches the ball. Suwazono has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

77 minute.
Haj Malik passes, it`s a high ball. Abdu Mugri attempts to pass. El Habib approaches the ball. El Habib shoots. Yoshida hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
It was close.

88 minute.
Kajiyama makes an instep pass. Nara plays the ball through. Miyahara approaches the ball. Miyahara shoots. bin Ali Faraj desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. Post!
It was close.

90 minute.
Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Al Nayhan cleverly intercepts the pass. Al Nayhan passes, it`s a high ball. El Habib just manages to reach the ball first. El Habib takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-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: U.A.E. 63%, Nippon 37%.
U.A.E. - Nippon 1:0