Nippon U21		Paraguay U21
By Antos	Tactics	DEF5 Together
52%	Possession	48%
51%	Play in the half	49%
12	Shots	12
2	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
9	Offsides	4
46.6	average mark	40.9
solid	Shooting	solid
adequate	Passing	average
solid	Defending	good

2 minute.
Artaza cleverly intercepts the pass. Here comes Jacquet, having a little trouble catching the ball. Jacquet passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Lesme takes over possession. Lesme takes a swing and hits it... Tsutsumi palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

5 minute.
Jacquet wins the ball from behind. Jacquet lobs the ball high into the air. Moriyasu approaches the ball. Ozorio wins the ball from behind. Ozorio takes a swing and hits it... Tsutsumi palms the ball clear.

8 minute.
Nakashima plays the ball off with his head. Miyahara approaches the ball. Miyahara makes an instep pass. Kaji has problems with catching the ball. Kaji shoots.
It was close.

10 minute.
Kaji takes over possession. Montiel wins the ball from behind. Montiel lobs the ball high into the air. Volpe approaches the ball. Volpe takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Lesme approaches the ball. Lesme takes a swing and hits it... The ball hits the bar.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 0:1

13 minute.
Ré takes over possession. Ré centers. Nakashima takes over possession. Nakashima has a fantastic effort at goal. Marecos hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 1:1

17 minute.
Bogado lobs the ball high into the air. The linesman holds his flag up. Lesme is off-side. Ishiju quickly takes the free-kick. Nakashima approaches the ball. Nakashima takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

26 minute.
Watanabe passes, it`s a high ball. Kaji takes over possession. Kaji centers. Miyahara just manages to reach the ball first. Miyahara takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 2:1

28 minute.
Koroki passes, it`s a high ball. Kaji approaches the ball. Henriquez approaches the ball. Kaji cleverly intercepts the pass. Kaji has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

34 minute.
Montiel lobs the ball high into the air. Ichinohe plays the ball off with his head. Kaji just manages to reach the ball first. Miyahara takes over possession. Miyahara has a fantastic effort at goal. Marecos tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 3:1

38 minute.
Bogado cleverly intercepts the pass. Throw-in. Ichinohe, swiftly takes the throw-in. Watanabe takes over possession. Watanabe centers. Marecos tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

39 minute.
Ishiju lobs the ball high into the air. Throw-in. Gorostiaga throws the ball in. Jacquet just manages to reach the ball first. Jacquet centers. Post! Tsutsumi palms the ball clear.

42 minute.
Gorostiaga throws the ball in. Jacquet lobs the ball high into the air. Here comes Ozorio, having a little trouble catching the ball. Ozorio takes a swing and hits it... Ishiju tries to trap the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 3:2

44 minute.
Lesme just manages to reach the ball first. Matsuoka cleverly intercepts the pass. Volpe takes the opponents legs away. Volpe is cautioned.

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 50%, Paraguay U21 50%.
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 3:2

46 minute.
Miyahara makes a sublime pass. Moriyasu takes over possession. Gorostiaga fouls. Gorostiaga is cautioned.

51 minute.
Moriyasu centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Gorostiaga approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Ozorio takes over possession. Ozorio has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

53 minute.
Miyahara plays the ball off with his head. Kaji takes over possession. Artaza wins the ball from behind. Watanabe cleverly intercepts the pass. Watanabe has a fantastic effort at goal. Marecos palms the ball clear.

54 minute.
Gorostiaga approaches the ball. Matsuoka fouls. Gorostiaga was harmed in the clash. Ozorio approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Volpe makes a diving header. The ball hits the post.

63 minute.
Artaza cleverly intercepts the pass. Artaza makes an instep pass. Ozorio just manages to reach the ball first. Ozorio shoots. Tsutsumi makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 3:3

71 minute.
Watanabe plays the ball through. Miyahara takes over possession. Kaji takes over possession. Kaji takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

76 minute.
Offside. Lesme caught by the offside trap. Biedermann comes on to the pitch. Marín comes on to the pitch. Alvarenga comes on to the pitch. Carles comes on to the pitch. Barreto comes on to the pitch.

76 minute.
Marín passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Ichinohe throws the ball in. Watanabe approaches the ball. Watanabe passes, it`s a high ball.
It was close.

78 minute.
Watanabe just manages to reach the ball first. Watanabe makes an instep pass. Kaji approaches the ball. Kaji shoots. Marecos makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 4:3

86 minute.
Marín quickly takes the free-kick. Ozorio plays the ball off with his head. Lesme just manages to reach the ball first. Lesme has a fantastic effort at goal. Tsutsumi makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Ozorio approaches the ball. Ozorio shoots.
Missed by few inches.

87 minute.
Nakashima takes over possession. Nakashima passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Miyahara approaches the ball. Miyahara has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 5:3

88 minute.
Throw-in. Marín approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Gorostiaga centers. Carles approaches the ball. Carles centers.
Missed by few inches.

90 minute.
Marín passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Ichinohe approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Watanabe takes over possession. Watanabe lobs the ball high into the air. The ball hits the post.
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: Nippon U21 52%, Paraguay U21 48%.
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 5:3