Nippon		República Dominicana
憧れる	Tactics	niponk
47%	Possession	53%
57%	Play in the half	43%
2	Shots	11
3	Fouls	1
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	5
62.5	average mark	74.8
very good	Shooting	outstanding
excellent	Passing	formidable
excellent	Defending	brilliant

13 minute.
Ienaga takes over possession. Ienaga makes a one-touch pass. Nakazawa takes over possession. Morillo cleverly intercepts the pass. Morillo has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

15 minute.
Carbonell, swiftly takes the throw-in. Morillo plays the ball through. Carbonell makes a sublime pass. Morillo passes, it`s a high ball. Pacheco gets his head on it. Masuda palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

17 minute.
Nakazawa makes a one-touch pass. Pacheco approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Nakazawa is guilty of misconduct. Pacheco was harmed in the clash. Díaz approaches the ball, he strikes....
It was close.

22 minute.
Throw-in. Carbonell throws the ball in. Morillo ineptly catches the ball. Morillo plays the ball through. Carbonell lobs the ball high into the air. Masuda tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

30 minute.
Pacheco ineptly catches the ball. Díaz just manages to reach the ball first. Watanabe wins the ball from behind. Pacheco approaches the ball. Pacheco takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

34 minute.
Throw-in. Carbonell throws the ball in. Morillo just manages to reach the ball first. Morillo lobs the ball high into the air. Pacheco makes a diving header. Masuda palms the ball clear.

38 minute.
Díaz just manages to reach the ball first. The assistant referee points to the corner. Aguirre approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Díaz makes a diving header. Masuda hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - República Dominicana 0:1

39 minute.
Kina just manages to reach the ball first. Morillo cleverly intercepts the pass. Morillo attempts to pass. Díaz just manages to reach the ball first. Pacheco takes over possession.
Missed by few inches.

40 minute.
The assistant referee points to the corner. Aguirre takes the corner. Díaz rises up and heads the ball. Masuda desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. 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 65%, República Dominicana 35%.
Nippon - República Dominicana 0:1

53 minute.
Kajiyama lobs the ball high into the air. Cintron passes, it`s a high ball. Arias tries to claim a difficult ball. Furukawa just manages to reach the ball first. Furukawa shoots. Cintron tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

57 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Yasuda comes on to the pitch.

57 minute.
Morillo attempts to pass. Carbonell ineptly catches the ball. Kobari fouls. Kobari is cautioned.

58 minute.
Yasuda takes over possession. Yasuda centers. Arias takes over possession. Furukawa wins the ball from behind. Furukawa has a fantastic effort at goal. Cintron palms the ball clear.

62 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Shiota comes on to the pitch. Oniki comes on to the pitch.

65 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Montaño comes on to the pitch.

69 minute.
Kobari approaches the ball. Kobari centers. Kajiyama just manages to reach the ball first. Pacheco cleverly intercepts the pass. Pacheco has a fantastic effort at goal. Masuda palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers. Montaño approaches the ball. Nakazawa brutally fouls inside the box. Penalty! Montaño was hurt. He`s crying with pain! The pressure mounts. The Referee puts the ball on the penalty spot. Pacheco takes a run-up. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - República Dominicana 0:2

71 minute.
Kobari just manages to reach the ball first. Kobari centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Carbonell approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Morillo centers. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

73 minute.
Kajiyama quickly takes the free-kick. Furukawa takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Cintron is guilty of misconduct. Cintron is cautioned.

74 minute.
Cintron passes, it`s a high ball. Pacheco just manages to reach the ball first. Pacheco makes an instep pass. Montaño takes over possession. Montaño shoots. Masuda miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

82 minute.
Terada takes over possession. Aguirre takes over possession. Aguirre plays the ball through. Montaño approaches the ball. Montaño has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon - República Dominicana 0:3

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 49%, República Dominicana 51%.
Nippon - República Dominicana 0:3