Sverige U21		Nippon U21
Dançar o Samba	Tactics	By Antos
52%	Possession	48%
44%	Play in the half	56%
8	Shots	9
1	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
1	Offsides	1
48.9	average mark	45
solid	Shooting	good
solid	Passing	adequate
adequate	Defending	solid

5 minute.
Yamane makes a sublime pass. Watanabe takes over possession. Watanabe lobs the ball high into the air. Miura just manages to reach the ball first. Miura shoots.
It was close.

8 minute.
Wasa makes a sublime pass. Nyberg ineptly catches the ball. Moriwaki plays the ball through. Miura takes over possession. Miura shoots. Martinsson tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

9 minute.
Wikander attempts to pass. Nyberg ineptly catches the ball. Wikander approaches the ball. Miura wins the ball from behind. Miura takes a swing and hits it... Martinsson palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Jakobsson takes over possession. Jakobsson passes, it`s a high ball. Trosell tries to trap the ball with his chest. Yamane approaches the ball. Yamane passes, it`s a high ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Bergström approaches the ball. Bergström makes a one-touch pass. Konno approaches the ball. Konno takes a swing and hits it... Martinsson makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball hits the bar.
It was close.

17 minute.
Kajiyama wins the ball from behind. Liljefors cleverly intercepts the pass. Liljefors passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Trosell approaches the ball. Trosell has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

18 minute.
Yasuda takes over possession. Liljefors wins the ball from behind. The referee whistles for a foul Moriwaki is guilty of misconduct. Moriwaki is cautioned.

29 minute.
Wasa makes a sublime pass. Sjögren takes over possession. Moriwaki brutally fouls the opponent. Moriwaki is penalized with a red card for a mindless foul.

33 minute.
Nyberg passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Trosell just manages to reach the ball first. Kajiyama takes the opponents legs away. Trosell curls up in pain, he will definitely have to be substituted. Trosell is unable to continue playing. Lindfors comes on to the pitch.

36 minute.
Bergström makes a sublime pass. Jakobsson just manages to reach the ball first. Miura trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Miura is cautioned.

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: Sverige U21 50%, Nippon U21 50%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Sverige U21 - Nippon U21 0:0

48 minute.
Liljefors makes a sublime pass. Sjögren takes over possession. Sjögren plays the ball through. Liljefors approaches the ball. Liljefors shoots. Tsutsumi miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Watanabe has problems with catching the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Sverige U21 - Nippon U21 1:0

51 minute.
Yasuda just manages to reach the ball first. Liljefors wins the ball from behind. Liljefors makes a sublime pass. Lindfors approaches the ball. Lindfors shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

60 minute.
Shuto passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Nyberg throws the ball in. Lindfors just manages to reach the ball first. Lindfors takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

80 minute.
Kaji lobs the ball high into the air. Yamane plays the ball off with his head. Jakobsson tries to trap the ball with his chest. Yoshizawa approaches the ball. Yoshizawa 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: Sverige U21 38%, Nippon U21 62%.
Sverige U21 - Nippon U21 1:0