Nippon		Canada
N5	Tactics	5-1-2-1-1 (1.0)
53%	Possession	47%
42%	Play in the half	58%
13	Shots	6
1	Fouls	0
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	8
69.9	average mark	65.8
outstanding	Shooting	very good
excellent	Passing	formidable
outstanding	Defending	excellent

2 minute.
Yasuda approaches the ball. Yasuda makes a one-touch pass. Ienaga makes a sublime pass. Oniki takes over possession. Oniki shoots. Miloklizovic palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

5 minute.
Naruoka cleverly intercepts the pass. Here comes Naruoka, having a little trouble catching the ball. Naruoka attempts to pass. Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Oniki takes a swing and hits it... Miloklizovic palms the ball clear.

9 minute.
Bellavance makes a sublime pass. Radzinski lobs the ball high into the air. Allison approaches the ball. Allison has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - Canada 0:1

11 minute.
Bellavance throws the ball in. Radzinski just manages to reach the ball first. Radzinski lobs the ball high into the air. Allison takes over possession. Allison has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

21 minute.
Ienaga passes, it`s a high ball. Oniki plays the ball off with his head. DeRosario ineptly catches the ball. Naruoka approaches the ball. Naruoka takes a swing and hits it... Miloklizovic palms the ball clear.

26 minute.
Yasuda passes the ball on the spur of the moment. DeRosario approaches the ball. DeRosario passes, it`s a high ball. Allison just manages to reach the ball first. Allison takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

31 minute.
Radzinski attempts to pass. Meuleman approaches the ball. Meuleman lobs the ball high into the air. Allison gets his head on it. Tomita makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - Canada 0:2

36 minute.
Naruoka just manages to reach the ball first. Naruoka makes an instep pass. Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Oniki shoots. Miloklizovic hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - Canada 1:2

45 minute.
Kina just manages to reach the ball first. Throw-in. Kina, swiftly takes the throw-in. Yasuda just manages to reach the ball first. Yasuda lobs the ball high into the air. Miloklizovic palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Naruoka takes over possession. Naruoka shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon - Canada 2:2

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 46%, Canada 54%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - Canada 2:2

46 minute.
Ishi comes on to the pitch.

48 minute.
Manning passes, it`s a high ball. Naruoka lobs the ball high into the air. Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki takes a swing and hits it... Miloklizovic makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - Canada 3:2

54 minute.
Kajiyama centers. Oniki ineptly catches the ball. Wilkinson just manages to reach the ball first. Oniki cleverly intercepts the pass. Oniki takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

82 minute.
Yasuda cleverly intercepts the pass. Kina approaches the ball. Kina makes an instep pass. Naruoka approaches the ball. Naruoka shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

86 minute.
DeRosario cleverly intercepts the pass. DeRosario plays the ball through. Meuleman approaches the ball. We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Meuleman takes the corner-kick. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Allison takes over possession. Allison shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon - Canada 3:3

88 minute.
Despatie plays the ball off with his head. following a swift pass, DeRosario attempts to control the ball. De Palma approaches the ball. Naruoka wins the ball from behind. Naruoka shoots. Miloklizovic palms the ball clear.

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 38%, Canada 62%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon - Canada 3:3