Ireland U21		Nippon U21
43_1_2	Tactics	Toyoto L
47%	Possession	53%
49%	Play in the half	51%
5	Shots	9
2	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	5
41.4	average mark	46.4
adequate	Shooting	very good
adequate	Passing	adequate
good	Defending	excellent

6 minute.
Tasuki just manages to reach the ball first. Tasuki passes, it`s a high ball. Devenney just manages to reach the ball first. Takakuwa cleverly intercepts the pass. Takakuwa takes a swing and hits it... Counihan palms the ball clear.

19 minute.
Tasuki approaches the ball. Caulfield wins the ball from behind. Caulfield lobs the ball high into the air. Geoghegan takes over possession. Geoghegan shoots.
It was close.

19 minute.
Yasuda hoofs the ball clear. Condron plays the ball off with his head. Fujigaya plays the ball through. Massaro just manages to reach the ball first. Massaro passes, it`s a high ball.
What a tremendous chance!

32 minute.
Condron makes a sublime pass. Brumpton approaches the ball. Tokushige just manages to reach the ball first. Brumpton cleverly intercepts the pass. Brumpton centers. Yasuda palms the ball clear.

33 minute.
Massaro approaches the ball. Tokushige takes over possession. Massaro just manages to reach the ball first. Tokushige approaches the ball. Tokushige centers. Counihan palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

40 minute.
Takakuwa shoots. The ball is kicked out of play. Kukureka, swiftly takes the throw-in. Massaro just manages to reach the ball first. Massaro lobs the ball high into the air. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

41 minute.
Tokushige ineptly catches the ball. Tokushige lobs the ball high into the air. Tsukamoto approaches the ball. Tsukamoto shoots. Counihan makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland U21 - Nippon U21 0:1

43 minute.
Massaro cleverly intercepts the pass. Massaro passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Tsukamoto just manages to reach the ball first. Tsukamoto has a fantastic effort at goal. Counihan makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. 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: Ireland U21 50%, Nippon U21 50%.
Ireland U21 - Nippon U21 0:1

53 minute.
Throw-in. Yoshihara, swiftly takes the throw-in. Takakuwa approaches the ball. Takakuwa centers. Tsukamoto rises up and heads the ball.
It was close.

62 minute.
Tsukamoto just manages to reach the ball first. Tsukamoto centers. Takakuwa just manages to reach the ball first. Takakuwa takes a swing and hits it... Counihan hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

70 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. McAleese comes on to the pitch. Stokes comes on to the pitch.

73 minute.
Tasuki wins the ball from behind. Tasuki lobs the ball high into the air. Tsukamoto just manages to reach the ball first. Tsukamoto has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the post.

79 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Tsukamoto is off-side. Limond comes on to the pitch. Harrington comes on to the pitch. Mullen comes on to the pitch.

81 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Akishino comes on to the pitch. Kurahaszi comes on to the pitch.

82 minute.
Throw-in. Yoshihara approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Akishino makes a sublime pass. Yoshihara ineptly catches the ball. Yoshihara lobs the ball high into the air.
What a tremendous chance!

83 minute.
Tokushige attempts to pass. Stokes takes over possession. Kurahaszi trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Stokes is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Condron is likely to take the free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

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: Ireland U21 49%, Nippon U21 51%.
Ireland U21 - Nippon U21 0:1