USA Fighters		FC Nippon
433n	Tactics	FCN2.0
50%	Possession	50%
43%	Play in the half	57%
4	Shots	10
3	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	2
29.1	average mark	29.7
very good	Shooting	adequate
poor	Passing	adequate
poor	Defending	unsatisfactory

8 minute.
Olsen passes, it`s a high ball. Wallace plays the ball off with his head. Spurlin approaches the ball. Spurlin shoots. Sayers desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the post.
What a tremendous chance!

45 minute.
Goal kick. Bueller comes on to the pitch. Coyle comes on to the pitch. Bush 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: USA Fighters 39%, FC Nippon 61%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
USA Fighters - FC Nippon 0:0

47 minute.
Casey takes over possession. Sutton just manages to reach the ball first. Sutton makes a one-touch pass. McLean just manages to reach the ball first. McLean shoots. Myernick palms the ball clear. Casey just manages to reach the ball first. Casey takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar.

51 minute.
Youngman approaches the ball. Youngman centers. Wolff takes over possession. Doyle wins the ball from behind. Doyle has a fantastic effort at goal. Sayers tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.
It was close.

55 minute.
Mitchell takes over possession. Spurlin just manages to reach the ball first. Goldberg takes the opponents legs away. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, Goldberg goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

60 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. Hancock comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
the ball passes the goal line. White comes on to the pitch.

66 minute.
Sutton takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. White quickly takes the free-kick. Spurlin takes over possession. Yates approaches the ball. Yates has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

69 minute.
Coyle takes over possession. Bueller takes over possession. Hejduk fouls. Hejduk is cautioned.

70 minute.
Spurlin tries to trap the ball. Wallace just manages to reach the ball first. Wallace makes a one-touch pass. Spurlin just manages to reach the ball first. Spurlin shoots. Sayers palms the ball clear. Goal kick. Patterson comes on to the pitch.

73 minute.
Doyle approaches the ball. Doyle centers. Yates approaches the ball. Yates takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
USA Fighters - FC Nippon 0:1

75 minute.
Throw-in. Echefu 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: USA Fighters 46%, FC Nippon 54%.
USA Fighters - FC Nippon 0:1