Nippon		Guatemala
J2	Tactics	Chapines-5-3-2V1
49%	Possession	51%
59%	Play in the half	41%
9	Shots	9
0	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	1
4	Offsides	1
74.3	average mark	73
formidable	Shooting	outstanding
outstanding	Passing	outstanding
brilliant	Defending	brilliant

9 minute.
Suwazono plays the ball through. Kaji approaches the ball. Adan tripped the opponent on purpose. Adan is penalized with a red card for a mindless foul. Kaji got injured in the clash, he may have to be substituted.

11 minute.
Galisteo attempts to pass. Suwazono just manages to reach the ball first. Suwazono makes a one-touch pass. Nakashima takes over possession. Nakashima has a fantastic effort at goal. Tenreiro miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

14 minute.
Nara plays the ball through. Suwazono just manages to reach the ball first. Suwazono makes an instep pass. Kaji just manages to reach the ball first. Kaji takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

22 minute.
Santos approaches the ball. Pereira takes over possession. Santos cleverly intercepts the pass. Nakashima approaches the ball. Nakashima takes a swing and hits it... Tenreiro palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

24 minute.
Maldonado approaches the ball. Tsuboi approaches the ball. Garay cleverly intercepts the pass. Garay takes a swing and hits it... Yoshida hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - Guatemala 0:1

38 minute.
Gomes takes over possession. Gomes makes an instep pass. Agüero attempts to pass. Maldonado takes over possession. Maldonado takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

41 minute.
Agüero passes, it`s a high ball. Here comes Koga, having a little trouble catching the ball. Agüero takes over possession. Agüero centers. Garay gets his head on it.
What a tremendous chance!

45 minute.
Galisteo cleverly intercepts the pass. Galisteo plays the ball through. Agüero just manages to reach the ball first. Agüero centers. Maldonado gets his head on it.
It was close.

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: Nippon 63%, Guatemala 37%.
Nippon - Guatemala 0:1

46 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Santos throws the ball in. Suwazono makes a sublime pass. Nakashima takes over possession. Nakashima has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

50 minute.
Suwazono just manages to reach the ball first. Suwazono makes an instep pass. Kaji approaches the ball. Kaji takes a swing and hits it... Tenreiro desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon - Guatemala 1:1

66 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Miyahara comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Armas passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Rabanaque approaches the ball. Rabanaque centers. Maldonado just manages to reach the ball first. Maldonado has a fantastic effort at goal. Yoshida palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

74 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Furukawa 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: Nippon 56%, Guatemala 44%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - Guatemala 1:1