Pilipinas		Nigeria
Pinoy	Tactics	523 NT P
49%	Possession	51%
59%	Play in the half	41%
3	Shots	9
6	Fouls	3
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	8
67.8	average mark	70.3
excellent	Shooting	formidable
outstanding	Passing	formidable
outstanding	Defending	outstanding

24 minute.
Akabuogu makes a sublime pass. Nwordu takes over possession. Nwordu passes, it`s a high ball. Enyinnaya approaches the ball. Enyinnaya takes a swing and hits it... Lamayan palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Eboh just manages to reach the ball first. Eboh takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Pilipinas - Nigeria 0:1

28 minute.
Enyinnaya takes over possession. Enyinnaya makes an instep pass. Nwordu approaches the ball. Nwordu passes, it`s a high ball. Eboh makes a diving header. Lamayan palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

38 minute.
Nwordu approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Akabuogu takes over possession. Matos brutally fouls the opponent. Matos is cautioned. Akabuogu was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Enyinnaya takes a quick free-kick. Eboh makes a diving header.
Missed by few inches.

45 minute.
Eromoigbe centers. Nwordu plays the ball off with his head. Orayani ineptly catches the ball. Eboh just manages to reach the ball first. Eboh has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

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: Pilipinas 58%, Nigeria 42%.
Pilipinas - Nigeria 0:1

46 minute.
Here comes Alambat, having a little trouble catching the ball. Enyinnaya takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Alambat is guilty of misconduct. Alambat is cautioned.

55 minute.
Ilag cleverly intercepts the pass. Eromoigbe attempts to pass. Okpara centers. Nasino passes, it`s a high ball. Nwordu tries to trap the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Eboh just manages to reach the ball first. Eboh has a fantastic effort at goal. Lamayan desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Pilipinas - Nigeria 0:2

57 minute.
Throw-in. Alambat throws the ball in. Macasero approaches the ball. Macasero lobs the ball high into the air. Mabilog gets his head on it. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Bagongarao just manages to reach the ball first.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Pilipinas - Nigeria 1:2

60 minute.
Goal kick. Adepoju comes on to the pitch.

63 minute.
Throw-in. Akwuegbu throws the ball in. Nwordu approaches the ball. Nwordu lobs the ball high into the air. Eboh makes a diving header. Lamayan palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

65 minute.
Offside. Adepoju caught by the offside trap. Njoku comes on to the pitch.

66 minute.
Macasero just manages to reach the ball first. Macasero passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Alambat takes over possession. Alambat passes, it`s a high ball. Bagongarao makes a diving header. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

67 minute.
Dumaloan passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Njoku approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Akabuogu just manages to reach the ball first. Akabuogu lobs the ball high into the air.
Missed by few inches.

70 minute.
Offside. Nwordu caught by the offside trap. Untalan comes on to the pitch.

75 minute.
Throw-in. Kaku comes on to the pitch. Pastor comes on to the pitch.

77 minute.
Untalan takes over possession. Okpara trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Untalan was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Tanghalan 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: Pilipinas 60%, Nigeria 40%.
Pilipinas - Nigeria 1:2