Nippon U21		Paraguay U21
By Antos	Tactics	PY-N2MD2MWI1A
49%	Possession	51%
46%	Play in the half	54%
9	Shots	9
4	Fouls	2
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	0
47.5	average mark	44
very good	Shooting	good
adequate	Passing	good
solid	Defending	adequate

3 minute.
Shirasawa wins the ball from behind. Shirasawa makes a one-touch pass. Uchiyama approaches the ball. Kostianovsky wins the ball from behind. Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Raschle palms the ball clear. Sakai takes over possession. Sakai shoots. Raschle makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 1:0

7 minute.
Invernizzi has problems with catching the ball. Invernizzi makes an instep pass. Koga just manages to reach the ball first. Torales cleverly intercepts the pass. Torales takes a swing and hits it... Tomita palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

17 minute.
Invernizzi passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Vera just manages to reach the ball first. Vera makes a one-touch pass. Torales takes over possession. Torales takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

18 minute.
Here comes Invernizzi, having a little trouble catching the ball. Invernizzi lobs the ball high into the air. Koga ineptly catches the ball. Torales just manages to reach the ball first. Torales has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

20 minute.
Michelagnoli wins the ball from behind. Invernizzi takes over possession. Motoyama tripped the opponent on purpose. Motoyama is cautioned.

24 minute.
Bobadilla makes a sublime pass. Vera has problems with catching the ball. Shirasawa fouls. Shirasawa is cautioned.

28 minute.
Here comes Kostianovsky, having a little trouble catching the ball. Sakai just manages to reach the ball first. Araujo approaches the ball. Sakai cleverly intercepts the pass. Sakai shoots. Raschle miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Shirasawa takes the corner-kick. Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki shoots. Urbieta tries to claim a difficult ball. Raschle miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

30 minute.
Oi plays the ball through. Yamashita takes over possession. Yamashita makes a one-touch pass. Oniki just manages to reach the ball first. Oniki centers.
Missed by few inches.

40 minute.
Yamashita lobs the ball high into the air. Oniki approaches the ball. Uchiyama takes over possession. Uchiyama shoots. Raschle makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball hits the post.
Missed by few inches.

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 U21 45%, Paraguay U21 55%.
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 1:0

50 minute.
Bobadilla plays the ball through. Vera centers. Shimotaira takes over possession. Torales cleverly intercepts the pass. Torales has a fantastic effort at goal. Tomita palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

60 minute.
Oniki plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Filippini, having a little trouble catching the ball. Filippini passes, it`s a high ball. Torales approaches the ball. Torales shoots.
It was close.

61 minute.
Goal kick. Grillón comes on to the pitch. Lugo comes on to the pitch.

76 minute.
Lugo just manages to reach the ball first. Shimotaira just manages to reach the ball first. Lugo wins the ball from behind. Lugo shoots. Tomita makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 1:1

78 minute.
Grillón centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Shirasawa approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Yamashita just manages to reach the ball first. Yamashita shoots. Raschle palms the ball clear. Oniki plays the ball off with his head. Post!

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 U21 46%, Paraguay U21 54%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 1:1