New Zealand		Nippon
NZLD	Tactics	N4
50%	Possession	50%
51%	Play in the half	49%
6	Shots	11
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	5
74.8	average mark	74
outstanding	Shooting	incredible
formidable	Passing	formidable
brilliant	Defending	incredible

2 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Lanev kicks the ball away from the goal. Soloman plays the ball off with his head. Bracken approaches the ball. Bracken has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

7 minute.
Soloman approaches the ball. Soloman makes a sublime pass. Bracken approaches the ball. Bracken has a fantastic effort at goal. Yoshida hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Nippon 1:0

13 minute.
Yasuda plays the ball through. Softon cleverly intercepts the pass. Tashiro takes over possession. Tashiro lobs the ball high into the air. Nakashima gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
New Zealand - Nippon 1:1

24 minute.
Ichinohe attempts to pass. Furukawa takes over possession. Furukawa passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki shoots.
It was close.

26 minute.
Ichinohe makes a one-touch pass. Tashiro just manages to reach the ball first. Tashiro makes a sublime pass. Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki has a fantastic effort at goal. 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: New Zealand 46%, Nippon 54%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
New Zealand - Nippon 1:1

46 minute.
Gonda comes on to the pitch.

49 minute.
Soloman takes over possession. Soloman makes a one-touch pass. Gemmell makes a sublime pass. Bracken has problems with catching the ball. Bracken has a fantastic effort at goal. Yoshida miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

60 minute.
Jackson makes a one-touch pass. Soloman makes a sublime pass. Bracken takes over possession. Bracken has a fantastic effort at goal. Yoshida makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
New Zealand - Nippon 2:1

61 minute.
Soloman has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Wellington comes on to the pitch.

64 minute.
Tashiro passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Viertal just manages to reach the ball first. Oniki cleverly intercepts the pass. Gonda approaches the ball. Gonda takes a swing and hits it... Lanev miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Cossey takes over possession.
Missed by few inches.

64 minute.
Jackson tries to claim a difficult ball. Ichinohe takes over possession. Furukawa lobs the ball high into the air. Oniki makes a diving header. Lanev hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. Post!

66 minute.
Gonda plays the ball off with his head. Ichinohe makes a sublime pass. Tashiro takes over possession. Tashiro passes, it`s a high ball. Gonda makes a diving header. Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
New Zealand - Nippon 2:2

69 minute.
Yamamoto makes a sublime pass. Tashiro takes over possession. Tashiro makes a sublime pass. Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki lobs the ball high into the air.
What a tremendous chance!

70 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Kaji comes on to the pitch.

79 minute.
Tashiro makes a one-touch pass. Ichinohe makes a sublime pass. Gonda takes over possession. Gonda shoots. Lanev hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

81 minute.
Nonu passes, it`s a high ball. Gemmell approaches the ball. Gemmell makes a one-touch pass. Woodhams just manages to reach the ball first. Woodhams shoots. Yoshida tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

84 minute.
Kaji has problems with catching the ball. Softon cleverly intercepts the pass. Ichinohe plays the ball through. Gonda takes over possession. Gonda 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: New Zealand 56%, Nippon 44%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
New Zealand - Nippon 2:2