Zhōngguó		Nippon
Down_Under	Tactics	五二三
52%	Possession	48%
38%	Play in the half	62%
10	Shots	6
2	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	8
73.2	average mark	71.1
formidable	Shooting	outstanding
outstanding	Passing	formidable
incredible	Defending	outstanding

1 minute.
Yuanji lobs the ball high into the air. Weiwei takes over possession. The referee whistles for a foul Mijata is guilty of misconduct. Mijata is cautioned. Weiwei was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Yuanzhang approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Weiwei approaches the ball. Kajiyama fouls inside the box. Penalty! Kajiyama is cautioned. Weiwei was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Weiwei places the ball on the spot. He tries not to look in the keeper`s eyes and then shoots. Yoshida makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

11 minute.
Yuanji throws the ball in. Yonglin just manages to reach the ball first. Yonglin makes a sublime pass. Yuanzhang passes, it`s a high ball. Zhuangzhuang gets his head on it. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

21 minute.
Nanquan passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Fengxian just manages to reach the ball first. Fengxian centers. Zhuangzhuang approaches the ball. Zhuangzhuang shoots. Yoshida miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

38 minute.
Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Naruoka approaches the ball. Naruoka lobs the ball high into the air. Kurihara gets his head on it. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

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: Zhōngguó 37%, Nippon 63%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Zhōngguó - Nippon 0:0

53 minute.
Kajiyama takes over possession. Kajiyama centers. Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Zhōngguó - Nippon 0:1

69 minute.
Yonglin throws the ball in. Yuanzhang approaches the ball. Yuanzhang makes a one-touch pass. Yonglin passes, it`s a high ball. Zhuangzhuang makes a diving header. Yoshida miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

72 minute.
Yutong makes a one-touch pass. Yuanzhang just manages to reach the ball first. Yuanzhang passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Yonglin centers. Zhuangzhuang makes a diving header. Yoshida palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

75 minute.
Yonglin chests the ball. Watanabe attempts to pass. Yonglin centers. Weiwei makes a diving header. Yoshida desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the post.
It was close.

86 minute.
Ren approaches the set piece. Watanabe plays the ball off with his head. Naruoka just manages to reach the ball first. Naruoka centers. Kurihara gets his head on it. Dongming miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Oniki approaches the ball. Oniki shoots. Dongming makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Zhōngguó - Nippon 0:2

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: Zhōngguó 40%, Nippon 60%.
Zhōngguó - Nippon 0:2