Türkiye		Nippon
kyo kusanagi	Tactics	Nippon xyz
49%	Possession	51%
27%	Play in the half	73%
17	Shots	2
4	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
9	Offsides	6
77.5	average mark	64.2
incredible	Shooting	solid
formidable	Passing	very good
incredible	Defending	outstanding

8 minute.
Tutar plays the ball off with his head. Topçuoğlu approaches the ball. Turacı approaches the ball. Turacı takes a swing and hits it... Post! Uztunç takes over possession. Terada fouls inside the box. Penalty! Terada is cautioned. The harmed player, Uztunç, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! The pressure mounts. The Referee puts the ball on the penalty spot. Topçuoğlu takes a run-up. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

11 minute.
Uzunyol makes a sublime pass. Tutar approaches the ball. Tutar centers. Turacı just manages to reach the ball first. Turacı takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

12 minute.
Tutar approaches the ball. Tutar passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Tosun plays the ball through. Uztunç just manages to reach the ball first. Uztunç has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

17 minute.
Topçuoğlu takes over possession. Tsuzuki trips an opponent. That`s a foul! The harmed player, Topçuoğlu, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Adal takes a quick free-kick. Kobari has problems with catching the ball. Topçuoğlu approaches the ball. Topçuoğlu has a fantastic effort at goal. Ishimaru miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

34 minute.
Turgut takes over possession. Fujita cleverly intercepts the pass. Fujita makes an instep pass. Hamada approaches the ball. Hamada shoots.
Missed by few inches.

42 minute.
Özdinçer approaches the ball. Hamada wins the ball from behind. The referee whistles for a foul Uzunyol is guilty of misconduct. Uzunyol is cautioned.

45 minute.
Kobari cleverly intercepts the pass. Kobari attempts to pass. Tosun takes over possession. Tosun lobs the ball high into the air. Turacı gets his head on it. Ishimaru palms the ball clear. The ball hits the bar. Kobari approaches the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

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: Türkiye 36%, Nippon 64%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Türkiye - Nippon 0:0

49 minute.
Throw-in. Tosun throws the ball in. Adal just manages to reach the ball first. Adal centers. Turacı rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

54 minute.
Tosun plays the ball through. Uztunç just manages to reach the ball first. Topçuoğlu takes over possession. Topçuoğlu shoots. Ishimaru desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Türkiye - Nippon 1:0

69 minute.
Tsuzuki takes over possession. Tutar wins the ball from behind. Tutar plays the ball through. Topçuoğlu takes over possession. Topçuoğlu shoots. Ishimaru palms the ball clear.

72 minute.
Savaşkan has problems with catching the ball. Savaşkan centers. Topçuoğlu approaches the ball. Topçuoğlu shoots. Ishimaru makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Türkiye - Nippon 2:0

82 minute.
Özdinçer cleverly intercepts the pass. Özdinçer centers. Here comes Tsuzuki, having a little trouble catching the ball. Adal plays the ball through. Turacı just manages to reach the ball first.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Türkiye - Nippon 3:0

88 minute.
Hamada centers. Kurihara approaches the ball. Uzunyol takes the opponents legs away. A straight red card, Uzunyol is sent off for an awful tackle! Uzunyol looks ashamed for letting his team down.

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: Türkiye 19%, Nippon 81%.
Türkiye - Nippon 3:0