Australia		Nippon
5-3-1-1	Tactics	逆の滅入る
56%	Possession	44%
37%	Play in the half	63%
11	Shots	5
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	2
69.5	average mark	65
formidable	Shooting	excellent
formidable	Passing	very good
outstanding	Defending	excellent

6 minute.
Kajiyama wins the ball from behind. Kajiyama passes, it`s a high ball. Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. Kurihara shoots. Ponting desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 0:1

10 minute.
Matsuo passes, it`s a high ball. Naruoka approaches the ball. Sutton cleverly intercepts the pass. Sutton lobs the ball high into the air. Trajcevski rises up and heads the ball. Motohashi miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

12 minute.
Kina takes over possession. Martinovic trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Kina, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Fujita takes a quick free-kick. Naruoka rises up and heads the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 0:2

21 minute.
Brooks makes a sublime pass. Sutton makes a sublime pass. Pondeljak just manages to reach the ball first. Pondeljak centers. Trajcevski makes a diving header. The ball hits the bar. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

32 minute.
Prince makes an instep pass. Sutton takes over possession. Sutton makes a one-touch pass. Trajcevski takes over possession. Trajcevski has a fantastic effort at goal. Motohashi palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

38 minute.
Pondeljak passes, it`s a high ball. Trajcevski takes over possession. Trajcevski takes a swing and hits it... Terada tries to claim a difficult ball. Motohashi hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 1:2

39 minute.
Yasuda takes over possession. Trajcevski cleverly intercepts the pass. Terada trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Terada is cautioned.

45 minute.
Yamane attempts to pass. Kina just manages to reach the ball first. Kina lobs the ball high into the air. Naruoka makes a diving header.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 1:3

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: Australia 28%, Nippon 72%.
Australia - Nippon 1:3

58 minute.
Georgio approaches the ball. Georgio lobs the ball high into the air. Fujita plays the ball through. Kina just manages to reach the ball first. Kina centers. Ponting palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

61 minute.
Sutton plays the ball through. Pondeljak has problems with catching the ball. Pondeljak passes, it`s a high ball. Trajcevski makes a diving header. Motohashi desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 2:3

62 minute.
Selling comes on to the pitch. Bracken comes on to the pitch. Stephenson comes on to the pitch. Parkinson comes on to the pitch.

70 minute.
Parkinson makes an instep pass. Kajiyama wins the ball from behind. Pondeljak approaches the ball. Pondeljak passes, it`s a high ball. Parkinson makes a diving header. Motohashi tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

84 minute.
Yamane centers. Myburg just manages to reach the ball first. Naruoka cleverly intercepts the pass. Naruoka takes a swing and hits it... Ponting makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia - Nippon 2:4

88 minute.
Selling lobs the ball high into the air. The ball is kicked out of play. Yamane approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Fujita centers. Kurihara makes a diving header. 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: Australia 45%, Nippon 55%.
Australia - Nippon 2:4