Nippon U21		Hellas U21
By Antos	Tactics	Cru21
51%	Possession	49%
58%	Play in the half	42%
5	Shots	9
2	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	8
48.4	average mark	54.3
good	Shooting	good
adequate	Passing	very good
formidable	Defending	solid

28 minute.
Tanno makes a diving header. Karamanis has problems with catching the ball. Hirata takes over possession. Hirata takes a swing and hits it... Archontidis desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Hellas U21 1:0

34 minute.
Here comes Kurosawa, having a little trouble catching the ball. Voskopoulos approaches the ball. Voskopoulos makes a one-touch pass. Stravolaimis just manages to reach the ball first. Stravolaimis shoots.
It was close.

37 minute.
Dervas makes a one-touch pass. Here comes Voskopoulos, having a little trouble catching the ball. Mantzavinis approaches the ball. Mantzavinis attempts to pass. Stravolaimis approaches the ball.
Missed by few inches.

38 minute.
We are going to have another corner. Voskopoulos approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Stravolaimis makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon U21 - Hellas U21 1:1

40 minute.
Stravolaimis plays the ball off with his head. Mantzavinis ineptly catches the ball. Yoshimitsu takes over possession. Mantzavinis cleverly intercepts the pass. Mantzavinis has a fantastic effort at goal. Yoshida palms the ball clear.

45 minute.
Stravolaimis ineptly catches the ball. Koga just manages to reach the ball first. Voskopoulos cleverly intercepts the pass. Voskopoulos has a fantastic effort at goal. Yoshida makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Hellas U21 1:2

45 minute.
Stais 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 59%, Hellas U21 41%.
Nippon U21 - Hellas U21 1:2

55 minute.
Ishi centers. Kazantzis tries to trap the ball with his chest. Morisaki takes over possession. Morisaki takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the post.
What a tremendous chance!

57 minute.
Voskopoulos plays the ball through. Mantzavinis takes over possession. Yamamoto trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Yamamoto is cautioned. The harmed player, Mantzavinis, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Voskopoulos approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Stravolaimis has problems with catching the ball. Stravolaimis has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Hellas U21 1:3

61 minute.
Dervas makes a sublime pass. Yoshimitsu approaches the ball. Mantzavinis cleverly intercepts the pass. Stravolaimis just manages to reach the ball first. Stravolaimis takes a swing and hits it... Yoshida miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

62 minute.
Karamanis makes a sublime pass. Voskopoulos just manages to reach the ball first. Kurosawa trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Voskopoulos, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Voskopoulos takes a quick free-kick. Yoshida miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

84 minute.
Voskopoulos just manages to reach the ball first. Stravolaimis takes over possession. Mantzavinis approaches the ball. Stravolaimis just manages to reach the ball first. Stravolaimis takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Ishi lobs the ball high into the air. Tanno plays the ball off with his head. following a swift pass, Klontzas attempts to control the ball. Morisaki approaches the ball. Morisaki has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

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%, Hellas U21 43%.
Nippon U21 - Hellas U21 1:3