Canada U21		Nippon U21
5 3 2 d	Tactics	By Antos
46%	Possession	54%
57%	Play in the half	43%
3	Shots	18
0	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	1
2	Offsides	5
40.9	average mark	46.5
good	Shooting	solid
average	Passing	adequate
adequate	Defending	good

2 minute.
Bluth takes over possession. Tada wins the ball from behind. Miura just manages to reach the ball first. Tada takes over possession. Tada shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

11 minute.
Miura passes, it`s a high ball. Konno rises up and heads the ball. Cloutier cleverly intercepts the pass. Tada approaches the ball. Tada has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Canada U21 - Nippon U21 0:1

13 minute.
Oniki approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Miura just manages to reach the ball first. Miura has a fantastic effort at goal. Husar tries to claim a difficult ball. Lyall hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Canada U21 - Nippon U21 0:2

19 minute.
Konno wins the ball from behind. Simpson cleverly intercepts the pass. Miura cleverly intercepts the pass. Miura has a fantastic effort at goal. Lyall hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. Post!
Missed by few inches.

22 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Stalteri is off-side. Watanabe quickly takes the free-kick. Tada plays the ball off with his head. Konno takes over possession. Konno shoots. Lyall palms the ball clear. Here comes Simpson, having a little trouble catching the ball. Konno approaches the ball. Konno shoots. Lyall desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the bar. Tada just manages to reach the ball first. Tada has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Canada U21 - Nippon U21 0:3

27 minute.
Lightfoot attempts to pass. Miura takes over possession. Konno approaches the ball. Konno has a fantastic effort at goal. Lyall desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Canada U21 - Nippon U21 0:4

31 minute.
Hunt makes a sublime pass. Lightfoot approaches the ball. Miura brutally fouls the opponent. A straight red card, Miura is sent off for an awful tackle! Miura looks ashamed for letting his team down.

36 minute.
Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki makes a one-touch pass. Konno takes over possession. Konno takes a swing and hits it... Lyall hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. The ball hits the bar. Sheperd takes over possession. Tada wins the ball from behind.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Canada U21 - Nippon U21 0:5

36 minute.
Puljic comes on to the pitch.

42 minute.
Naruoka passes, it`s a high ball. Simpson just manages to reach the ball first. Simpson makes a one-touch pass. Konno has problems with catching the ball. Konno shoots.
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: Canada U21 59%, Nippon U21 41%.
Canada U21 - Nippon U21 0:5

50 minute.
Cloutier tries to trap the ball. Konno approaches the ball. Tada just manages to reach the ball first. Konno just manages to reach the ball first. Konno shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

63 minute.
Sheperd lobs the ball high into the air. Watanabe plays the ball off with his head. Naruoka takes over possession. Tada takes over possession. Tada has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

70 minute.
Oniki takes over possession. Oniki plays the ball through. Konno approaches the ball. Konno has a fantastic effort at goal. Lyall desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Canada U21 - Nippon U21 0:6

71 minute.
Palacios comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Kajiyama approaches the ball. Kajiyama attempts to pass. Watanabe has problems with catching the ball. Stalteri just manages to reach the ball first. Stalteri takes a swing and hits it... Motohashi tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

74 minute.
Konno just manages to reach the ball first. Naruoka takes over possession. Naruoka centers. Tada approaches the ball. Tada takes a swing and hits it... Lyall palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

76 minute.
Allison approaches the ball. Palacios approaches the ball. Oguro lobs the ball high into the air. Hunt takes over possession. Hunt passes, it`s a high ball. Motohashi palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

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: Canada U21 54%, Nippon U21 46%.
Canada U21 - Nippon U21 0:6