Nippon U21		Zhōngguó U21
NIPPON	Tactics	343
49%	Possession	51%
50%	Play in the half	50%
12	Shots	11
3	Fouls	2
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	1
39.2	average mark	43.6
solid	Shooting	good
average	Passing	average
weak	Defending	good

3 minute.
Ishigame plays the ball off with his head. Wanke has problems with catching the ball. Kawanabe plays the ball through. Haisen takes over possession. Haisen shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

4 minute.
Kurihara makes a one-touch pass. Sakurai approaches the ball. Sakurai plays the ball through. Kurihara approaches the ball. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

5 minute.
Haisen plays the ball off with his head. Xiaolong takes over possession. Wanke just manages to reach the ball first. Wanke has a fantastic effort at goal. Kobari desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Zhōngguó U21 0:1

7 minute.
Furukawa takes over possession. Miyoshi takes over possession. Yuanji takes over possession. Miyoshi cleverly intercepts the pass. Miyoshi shoots.
Missed by few inches.

12 minute.
Zhuangzhuang throws the ball in. Wenzhao takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Miyoshi is guilty of misconduct. Miyoshi is cautioned. Wenzhao was harmed in the clash. Yuanzhang takes a quick free-kick. Xiaolong makes a diving header.
Missed by few inches.

13 minute.
Huize makes a sublime pass. Yuanji just manages to reach the ball first. Kawanabe wins the ball from behind. Kurihara takes over possession. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon U21 - Zhōngguó U21 1:1

29 minute.
Kawanabe plays the ball through. Kurihara has problems with catching the ball. Tianshuo wins the ball from behind. Miyoshi wins the ball from behind. Miyoshi takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

36 minute.
Throw-in. Sakurai approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Kawanabe makes a sublime pass. Kurihara takes over possession. Kurihara shoots.
It was close.

44 minute.
Huize just manages to reach the ball first. Huize centers. Morisaki plays the ball off with his head. Miyoshi approaches the ball. Miyoshi has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

45 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Xianzi comes on to the pitch. Yucheng comes on to the pitch. Baoguo 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 U21 57%, Zhōngguó U21 43%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon U21 - Zhōngguó U21 1:1

46 minute.
Ienaga tries to trap the ball with his chest. Kawanabe approaches the ball. Kawanabe lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes Kurihara, having a little trouble catching the ball. Kurihara shoots. Baoguo tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Yucheng has problems with catching the ball. Kurihara approaches the ball. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... Baoguo hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Zhōngguó U21 2:1

48 minute.
Sakurai, swiftly takes the throw-in. Kawanabe just manages to reach the ball first. Kawanabe makes a one-touch pass. Kurihara takes over possession. Kurihara shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

58 minute.
Hosogai approaches the ball. Haisen cleverly intercepts the pass. Haisen makes a one-touch pass. Yuanzhang approaches the ball. Yuanzhang centers. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

61 minute.
Yuanzhang approaches the ball. Yuanzhang passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Hosogai just manages to reach the ball first. Haisen wins the ball from behind. Haisen has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon U21 - Zhōngguó U21 2:2

65 minute.
Shiota takes over possession. Haisen cleverly intercepts the pass. Haisen shoots. Hosogai tries to claim a difficult ball. Kobari hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Zhōngguó U21 2:3

67 minute.
Shiota takes over possession. Shiota passes, it`s a high ball. Huize takes over possession. Kurihara wins the ball from behind. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

74 minute.
Xianzi makes a sublime pass. Xiaolong just manages to reach the ball first. Ishigame fouls. Xiaolong was harmed in the clash. The distance from the goal is not that far. Wenzhao takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
It was close.

77 minute.
Haisen cleverly intercepts the pass. Zhuangzhuang takes over possession. Morisaki brutally fouls the opponent. Morisaki is cautioned.

86 minute.
Ishigame has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Hirao 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 U21 44%, Zhōngguó U21 56%.
Nippon U21 - Zhōngguó U21 2:3