Nippon U21		Paraguay U21
By Antos	Tactics	ComotuHna
53%	Possession	47%
46%	Play in the half	54%
8	Shots	15
1	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	11
39	average mark	47.9
average	Shooting	solid
adequate	Passing	solid
good	Defending	good

11 minute.
Morel centers. The ball is kicked out of play. Nishimura, swiftly takes the throw-in. Nara takes over possession. Nara shoots. Díaz palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.
What a tremendous chance!

13 minute.
Miyahara cleverly intercepts the pass. Villalba wins the ball from behind. Villalba plays the ball through. Saucedo approaches the ball. Saucedo takes a swing and hits it... Ohkubo miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

28 minute.
Nara takes over possession. Nara makes a sublime pass. Ienaga just manages to reach the ball first. Tsukamoto takes over possession. Tsukamoto has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

31 minute.
Gaona just manages to reach the ball first. Gaona passes, it`s a high ball. Throw-in. Nara, swiftly takes the throw-in. Suwazono centers. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar. Díaz palms the ball clear.

33 minute.
Godoy lobs the ball high into the air. The ball is kicked out of play. Suwazono, swiftly takes the throw-in. Nara takes over possession. Nara lobs the ball high into the air.
It was close.

34 minute.
Lesme makes a one-touch pass. Mersan approaches the ball. Mersan makes an instep pass. Thomen takes over possession. Thomen has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

43 minute.
Yasunga plays the ball off with his head. Mersan just manages to reach the ball first. Mersan makes an instep pass. Saucedo just manages to reach the ball first. Saucedo shoots.
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 44%, Paraguay U21 56%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 0:0

47 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Plá comes on to the pitch.

59 minute.
Villalba has problems with catching the ball. Villalba passes, it`s a high ball. Saucedo takes over possession. Saucedo shoots. Ohkubo desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 0:1

60 minute.
Riquelme comes on to the pitch.

60 minute.
Tada approaches the ball. Tada makes a one-touch pass. Here comes Matsuoka, having a little trouble catching the ball. Saucedo cleverly intercepts the pass. Saucedo has a fantastic effort at goal. Ohkubo tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands. Saucedo just manages to reach the ball first. Saucedo shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

62 minute.
Barchini approaches the ball. Barchini makes a sublime pass. Nishimura takes over possession. Thomen wins the ball from behind. Thomen shoots.
Missed by few inches.

67 minute.
Matsuoka centers. Villalba plays the ball off with his head. Saucedo just manages to reach the ball first. Saucedo takes a swing and hits it... Ohkubo desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 0:2

69 minute.
Barchini plays the ball off with his head. Riquelme takes over possession. Riquelme centers. Thomen just manages to reach the ball first. Thomen takes a swing and hits it... Ohkubo miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Saucedo has problems with catching the ball. Saucedo shoots. The ball hits the post. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

74 minute.
Villalba lobs the ball high into the air. Miyahara has problems with catching the ball. Saucedo just manages to reach the ball first. Saucedo has a fantastic effort at goal. Ohkubo makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 0:3

75 minute.
Kuster 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 48%, Paraguay U21 52%.
Nippon U21 - Paraguay U21 0:3