Nippon U21		Guatemala U21
By Antos	Tactics	1
51%	Possession	49%
49%	Play in the half	51%
16	Shots	8
2	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	2
46.7	average mark	43.5
very good	Shooting	good
adequate	Passing	good
solid	Defending	adequate

6 minute.
Oi makes a sublime pass. Shirasawa plays the ball through. Giron approaches the ball. Oniki cleverly intercepts the pass. Oniki takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

7 minute.
Moriyasu wins the ball from behind. Cortez wins the ball from behind. Shimotaira trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Cortez was hurt. He`s crying with pain! The distance from the goal is not that far. Ruiz takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

9 minute.
Ruiz lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes Shimotaira, having a little trouble catching the ball. Cortez just manages to reach the ball first. Alegría approaches the ball. Alegría takes a swing and hits it... Tomita miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

11 minute.
Uchiyama makes a one-touch pass. Shirasawa plays the ball through. Sakai just manages to reach the ball first. Sakai has a fantastic effort at goal. Dosel tries to trap the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Castro ineptly catches the ball. Oniki takes over possession. Oniki shoots. Tena palms the ball clear.

17 minute.
Ruiz just manages to reach the ball first. Ruiz passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Moriyasu has problems with catching the ball. Echaverri takes over possession. Echaverri shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Guatemala U21 0:1

23 minute.
Vassallo, swiftly takes the throw-in. Ruiz has problems with catching the ball. Ruiz attempts to pass. Alegría takes over possession. Alegría shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

25 minute.
Cortez makes a one-touch pass. Vassallo makes a sublime pass. Paya plays the ball through. Alegría takes over possession. Alegría has a fantastic effort at goal. Tomita tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

29 minute.
Shirasawa just manages to reach the ball first. Shirasawa makes a one-touch pass. Sakai takes over possession. Sakai shoots. Dosel tries to claim a difficult ball.
It was close.

31 minute.
Paya takes over possession. Throw-in. Paya approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Sakai approaches the ball. Sakai lobs the ball high into the air. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Oniki takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon U21 - Guatemala U21 1:1

32 minute.
Paya makes a sublime pass. Ruiz takes over possession. Ruiz attempts to pass. Echaverri takes over possession. Echaverri has a fantastic effort at goal. Tomita miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

45 minute.
Shimotaira approaches the ball. Cortez wins the ball from behind. Alegría approaches the ball. Cortez takes over possession. Cortez has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

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 54%, Guatemala U21 46%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon U21 - Guatemala U21 1:1

59 minute.
Tomita kicks the ball away from the goal. Yamashita just manages to reach the ball first. Yamashita centers. Uchiyama approaches the ball. Uchiyama takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

68 minute.
Shimotaira passes, it`s a high ball. Oniki plays the ball off with his head. Uchiyama takes over possession. Uchiyama shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Guatemala U21 2:1

72 minute.
Varillas centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Shirasawa throws the ball in. Yamashita just manages to reach the ball first. Yamashita lobs the ball high into the air. Tena palms the ball clear. Oniki approaches the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

73 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Shirasawa takes the corner-kick. Oniki gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Guatemala U21 3:1

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 43%, Guatemala U21 57%.
Nippon U21 - Guatemala U21 3:1