Australia U21		Nippon U21
v17	Tactics	By Antos
55%	Possession	45%
25%	Play in the half	75%
15	Shots	2
2	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	1
52.4	average mark	46.3
solid	Shooting	good
good	Passing	adequate
good	Defending	good

2 minute.
Gardiner throws the ball in. Miura takes over possession. Wilson cleverly intercepts the pass. Wilson centers. Parkinson makes a diving header. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

7 minute.
Sutton cleverly intercepts the pass. Sutton passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Wilson centers. Parkinson takes over possession. Parkinson shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. The assistant referee points to the corner. Gardiner takes the corner. Parkinson rises up and heads the ball. Motohashi miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

12 minute.
Wilson attempts to pass. Kearton attempts to pass. following a swift pass, Sutton attempts to control the ball. Parkinson takes over possession. Parkinson takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

18 minute.
Tashiro centers. Sutton makes a sublime pass. Konno ineptly catches the ball. Wilson takes over possession. Wilson centers. Motohashi palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Franklin just manages to reach the ball first. Franklin shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia U21 - Nippon U21 1:0

24 minute.
Sutton plays the ball through. Gardiner approaches the ball. Gardiner makes a one-touch pass. Parkinson approaches the ball. Parkinson has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

26 minute.
Sutton takes over possession. Sutton makes a one-touch pass. Kearton approaches the ball. Miura cleverly intercepts the pass. Miura has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

40 minute.
Wilson takes over possession. Wilson passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Ferguson approaches the ball. Ferguson centers. Parkinson gets his head on it. Motohashi tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

45 minute.
Kina just manages to reach the ball first. Gardiner cleverly intercepts the pass. Gardiner makes a one-touch pass. Parkinson takes over possession. Parkinson shoots. 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: Australia U21 23%, Nippon U21 77%.
Australia U21 - Nippon U21 1:0

46 minute.
Greenwood comes on to the pitch. Turner comes on to the pitch.

64 minute.
Greenwood approaches the ball. Gardiner approaches the ball. Watanabe trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Watanabe is cautioned. Gardiner was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Ferguson approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Greenwood gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia U21 - Nippon U21 2:0

69 minute.
Sutton cleverly intercepts the pass. Sutton makes an instep pass. Kearton lobs the ball high into the air. Greenwood takes over possession. Greenwood takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

74 minute.
Watanabe has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Kudo comes on to the pitch.

83 minute.
Wilson attempts to pass. Kudo ineptly catches the ball. Franklin approaches the ball. Franklin has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Australia U21 - Nippon U21 3:0

89 minute.
Ferguson takes over possession. Ferguson plays the ball through. Kearton approaches the ball. Kearton lobs the ball high into the air. Greenwood plays the ball off with his head. Motohashi tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

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 U21 26%, Nippon U21 74%.
Australia U21 - Nippon U21 3:0