Deutschland U21		Nippon U21
ST-Dreierzack31	Tactics	By Antos
52%	Possession	48%
35%	Play in the half	65%
20	Shots	4
2	Fouls	5
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	3
57.3	average mark	45.6
excellent	Shooting	solid
very good	Passing	adequate
solid	Defending	very good

1 minute.
Rubbert makes a one-touch pass. Ichinohe approaches the ball. Ichinohe attempts to pass. Miyahara takes over possession. Miyahara shoots.
It was close.

7 minute.
Joostberends passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Brünker approaches the ball. Koroki fouls inside the box. Penalty! Koroki is cautioned. The harmed player, Brünker, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Luberichs may influence the final score. Luberichs runs up to the ball and takes a clever kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nippon U21 1:0

9 minute.
Kaji takes over possession. Mößler fouls. The harmed player, Kaji, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Nakashima approaches the ball, he strikes.... Pezzey tries to claim a difficult ball. Watanabe just manages to reach the ball first. Watanabe passes, it`s a high ball.
Missed by few inches.

11 minute.
Tröger cleverly intercepts the pass. Tröger lobs the ball high into the air. Joostberends plays the ball off with his head. Luberichs has problems with catching the ball. Luberichs shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

14 minute.
Ishiju plays the ball off with his head. Kucklick just manages to reach the ball first. Watanabe fouls. Watanabe is cautioned.

15 minute.
Luberichs just manages to reach the ball first. Matsuoka wins the ball from behind. Matsuoka centers. Nakashima takes over possession. Nakashima takes a swing and hits it... Bahrmann miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

19 minute.
Brünker takes over possession. Brünker makes a one-touch pass. Matsuoka approaches the ball. Luberichs cleverly intercepts the pass. Luberichs has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nippon U21 2:0

20 minute.
Kucklick plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Brünker, having a little trouble catching the ball. Tashiro takes over possession. Brünker cleverly intercepts the pass. Brünker has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

25 minute.
Woydt cleverly intercepts the pass. Woydt passes, it`s a high ball. Brünker approaches the ball. Brünker shoots. The ball hits the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nippon U21 3:0

30 minute.
Pezzey passes, it`s a high ball. Koroki plays the ball off with his head. Watanabe just manages to reach the ball first. Watanabe centers. Miyahara plays the ball off with his head. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

35 minute.
Watanabe makes a sublime pass. Kucklick just manages to reach the ball first. Kucklick lobs the ball high into the air. Brünker just manages to reach the ball first. Brünker shoots. The ball hits the bar. Matsuoka has problems with catching the ball. Joostberends approaches the ball. Joostberends takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

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: Deutschland U21 43%, Nippon U21 57%.
Deutschland U21 - Nippon U21 3:0

47 minute.
Pezzey quickly takes the free-kick. Matsuoka ineptly catches the ball. Luberichs takes over possession. Luberichs shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Koroki ineptly catches the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nippon U21 4:0

51 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Hüter comes on to the pitch.

51 minute.
Käsler makes a one-touch pass. Woydt tries to trap the ball. Miyahara just manages to reach the ball first. Kaji just manages to reach the ball first. Kaji takes a swing and hits it... Bahrmann palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

55 minute.
Throw-in. Hemmerich comes on to the pitch.

55 minute.
Woydt just manages to reach the ball first. Käsler lobs the ball high into the air. Hüter just manages to reach the ball first. Hüter shoots. Tsutsumi makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
It was close.

59 minute.
Hüter just manages to reach the ball first. Ishiju trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Hüter was harmed in the clash. Woydt approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Hemmerich gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nippon U21 5:0

62 minute.
Tröger centers. Hemmerich approaches the ball. Ishiju cleverly intercepts the pass. Hüter wins the ball from behind. Hüter shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! The ball is kicked out of play. Bänsch comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Hüter takes over possession. Brünker passes, it`s a high ball. Moriyasu takes over possession. Hüter takes over possession. Hüter shoots. Tsutsumi miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Brünker approaches the ball. Brünker shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Deutschland U21 - Nippon U21 6:0

76 minute.
Nakashima takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Latifi comes on to the pitch.

77 minute.
Käsler just manages to reach the ball first. Käsler passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Tashiro takes over possession. Latifi cleverly intercepts the pass. Latifi has a fantastic effort at goal. Tsutsumi tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

85 minute.
Matsuoka passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Bänsch, swiftly takes the throw-in. Käsler just manages to reach the ball first. Käsler centers. Tsutsumi palms the ball clear. Hüter takes over possession. Hüter has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar.

86 minute.
Käsler approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Bänsch just manages to reach the ball first. Bänsch centers. Hüter approaches the ball. Hüter takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

89 minute.
Throw-in. Westhöfer 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: Deutschland U21 27%, Nippon U21 73%.
Deutschland U21 - Nippon U21 6:0