Australia		Nippon
Aussies	Tactics	J4
49%	Possession	51%
43%	Play in the half	57%
13	Shots	2
2	Fouls	5
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	1
78.9	average mark	71.3
incredible	Shooting	excellent
incredible	Passing	outstanding
outstanding	Defending	outstanding

4 minute.
Lang just manages to reach the ball first. Lang passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Chen takes over possession. Chen centers. Zdrilic gets his head on it.
Missed by few inches.

7 minute.
Kirkpatrick takes over possession. Kirkpatrick passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Chen approaches the ball. Chen lobs the ball high into the air. Lang rises up and heads the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 1:0

9 minute.
Nara ineptly catches the ball. Zdrilic cleverly intercepts the pass. Ichinohe takes the opponents legs away. Ichinohe is cautioned.

10 minute.
Zdrilic approaches the ball. Zdrilic makes a one-touch pass. Yamamoto takes over possession. Lang wins the ball from behind. Lang shoots. Yoshida tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

12 minute.
Ichinohe attempts to pass. Suwazono plays the ball through. Renaud takes over possession. Renaud lobs the ball high into the air. Zdrilic rises up and heads the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

19 minute.
Scuderi takes over possession. Scuderi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Chen ineptly catches the ball. Chen passes, it`s a high ball. Zdrilic makes a diving header.
What a tremendous chance!

21 minute.
Franklin attempts to pass. Chen takes over possession. Chen passes, it`s a high ball. Zdrilic gets his head on it. Yoshida makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 2:0

28 minute.
Yoshimitsu approaches the ball. Lang wins the ball from behind. Yamamoto fouls. Yamamoto is cautioned. Lang was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Kaji comes on to the pitch.

32 minute.
Yamamoto cleverly intercepts the pass. The ball is kicked out of play. Scuderi, swiftly takes the throw-in. Chen lobs the ball high into the air. Lang makes a diving header. Yoshida palms the ball clear.

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: Australia 35%, Nippon 65%.
Australia - Nippon 2:0

59 minute.
Chen attempts to pass. Lang takes over possession. Takajama fouls inside the box. Penalty! Lang got injured in the clash, he may have to be substituted. Lang is unable to continue playing. Bonetig comes on to the pitch. Zdrilic confidently approaches the penalty spot, kicks, after a short run-up. The ball hits the post.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 3:0

60 minute.
Throw-in. Thomson comes on to the pitch. Shipley comes on to the pitch. Lockett comes on to the pitch.

62 minute.
Kaji attempts to pass. Nara takes over possession. Renaud fouls. Nara is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping.

65 minute.
Throw-in. Burton comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Yamamoto makes a one-touch pass. Ichinohe just manages to reach the ball first. Ichinohe passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Kaji just manages to reach the ball first. Kaji has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! The ball is kicked out of play. Furukawa comes on to the pitch. Miyahara comes on to the pitch. Kobayashi 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: Australia 51%, Nippon 49%.
Australia - Nippon 3:0