México		Nippon
LOBOMEJORada	Tactics	絶望
52%	Possession	48%
49%	Play in the half	51%
9	Shots	8
8	Fouls	5
4	Yellow cards	1
2	Red cards	0
5	Offsides	7
77.4	average mark	69.1
outstanding	Shooting	formidable
incredible	Passing	formidable
brilliant	Defending	outstanding

1 minute.
Esquivel makes an instep pass. Toxqui takes over possession. Kina cleverly intercepts the pass. Oniki takes over possession. Oniki shoots.
Missed by few inches.

6 minute.
Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. Mondragón fouls inside the box. Penalty! Kurihara was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Oniki may influence the final score. Oniki runs up to the ball and takes a clever kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
México - Nippon 0:1

17 minute.
Toxqui cleverly intercepts the pass. Toxqui centers. Esquivel plays the ball off with his head. Corona takes over possession. Corona takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! following a swift pass, Fujita attempts to control the ball. Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Cruzalta is guilty of misconduct. Cruzalta is cautioned.

22 minute.
Tavares takes over possession. Kobari makes a sublime pass. Ishiju makes a sublime pass. Kurihara takes over possession. Kurihara shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Watanabe plays the ball off with his head. Oniki takes over possession. Cruzalta brutally fouls the opponent. Cruzalta gets a second booking and as a consequence, the red card. He has to leave the pitch.

32 minute.
Loera lobs the ball high into the air. Kina approaches the ball. Galindo fouls. Galindo is cautioned.

33 minute.
Kurihara just manages to reach the ball first. Mondragón wins the ball from behind. Mondragón lobs the ball high into the air. Corona approaches the ball. Corona shoots.
It was close.

34 minute.
Galindo has problems with catching the ball. Galindo attempts to pass. Esquivel approaches the ball. Esquivel lobs the ball high into the air. Tavares rises up and heads the ball. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-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: México 49%, Nippon 51%.
México - Nippon 0:1

46 minute.
Toxqui comes on to the pitch. Furukawa comes on to the pitch.

53 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Fujita approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Kina attempts to pass. Furukawa just manages to reach the ball first. Furukawa has a fantastic effort at goal. Gámez palms the ball clear.

56 minute.
Toxqui plays the ball off with his head. Watanabe plays the ball through. Kina tries to trap the ball with his chest. Galindo just manages to reach the ball first. Galindo shoots. Yoshida miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Kajiyama tries to trap the ball with his chest. Corona approaches the ball. Corona shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
México - Nippon 1:1

60 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Tavares is off-side. Ienaga comes on to the pitch. Vega comes on to the pitch.

60 minute.
Loera approaches the ball. Loera lobs the ball high into the air. Offside. Tavares caught by the offside trap. Mijata approaches the set piece. Furukawa approaches the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
México - Nippon 1:2

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

65 minute.
Kajiyama makes an instep pass. Ienaga takes over possession. Cano tripped the opponent on purpose. A straight red card, Cano is sent off for an awful tackle! Cano looks ashamed for letting his team down.

69 minute.
Kajiyama centers. Fujita approaches the ball. Fujita plays the ball through. Kurihara takes over possession. Kurihara takes a swing and hits it... Post!

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

77 minute.
Toxqui just manages to reach the ball first. Toxqui centers. Tavares plays the ball off with his head. Vega approaches the ball. Vega shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

81 minute.
Mondragón has problems with catching the ball. Kurihara takes over possession. Mondragón trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Mondragón is cautioned.

81 minute.
Toxqui attempts to pass. Toxqui takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Yasuda is guilty of misconduct. Yasuda is cautioned.

84 minute.
Soto has been injured, he will have to be substituted. Altamirano comes on to the pitch.

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: México 49%, Nippon 51%.
México - Nippon 1:2