Nippon U21		India U21
By Antos	Tactics	thor
48%	Possession	52%
61%	Play in the half	39%
5	Shots	8
5	Fouls	3
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	2
47.3	average mark	45.8
good	Shooting	solid
good	Passing	average
very good	Defending	solid

12 minute.
Nakashima takes over possession. Chetri just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Gonda is guilty of misconduct. Gonda is cautioned.

13 minute.
Tanakadate throws the ball in. Yalamanchili takes over possession. Sakamoto takes the opponents legs away. Sakamoto is cautioned.

15 minute.
Umakanta plays the ball off with his head. Morishi just manages to reach the ball first. Mukunda cleverly intercepts the pass. Mukunda has a fantastic effort at goal. Kagawa hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

26 minute.
Koroki centers. Nakashima chests the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Yalamanchili is guilty of misconduct. Yalamanchili is cautioned.

29 minute.
Koroki just manages to reach the ball first. Umakanta cleverly intercepts the pass. Umakanta makes a one-touch pass. Shrestha takes over possession. Shrestha takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! We are going to have another corner. There is a bit of a scramble inside the box. Raghunathan takes the corner-kick. Kagawa tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

32 minute.
Chetri approaches the ball. Tashiro approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Chetri is guilty of misconduct. Chetri is cautioned.

42 minute.
Shyam quickly takes the free-kick. Umakanta plays the ball off with his head. Mukunda just manages to reach the ball first. Mukunda shoots. Kagawa makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

45 minute.
Throw-in. Surnilla 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: Nippon U21 60%, India U21 40%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon U21 - India U21 0:0

47 minute.
Sakamoto makes a one-touch pass. Ichinohe approaches the ball. Ichinohe makes a sublime pass. Sakamoto takes over possession. Sakamoto shoots.
It was close.

68 minute.
Tashiro centers. following a swift pass, Mukunda attempts to control the ball. Gordha takes over possession. Gordha lobs the ball high into the air. Raghunathan plays the ball off with his head. Kagawa tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

73 minute.
Kagawa attempts to pass. Chetri plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Yalamanchili, having a little trouble catching the ball. Nakashima just manages to reach the ball first. Nakashima shoots.
It was close.

81 minute.
Nakashima cleverly intercepts the pass. Nakashima makes an instep pass. Gonda takes over possession. Gonda takes a swing and hits it... Thimanniya makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. Post!
What a tremendous chance!

86 minute.
Mukunda approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Morishi is guilty of misconduct. Mukunda was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Gordha approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Umakanta rises up and heads the ball. Kagawa miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

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 61%, India U21 39%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon U21 - India U21 0:0