Azərbaycan U21		Nippon U21
Dag	Tactics	By Antos
54%	Possession	46%
21%	Play in the half	79%
22	Shots	0
1	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
12	Offsides	13
50.7	average mark	43.5
very good	Shooting	average
solid	Passing	adequate
adequate	Defending	solid

5 minute.
Umudov takes over possession. Hüseynli just manages to reach the ball first. Arifov takes over possession. Arifov shoots. The ball hits the bar.

12 minute.
Yasunga tries to trap the ball with his chest. Arifov approaches the ball. Umudov approaches the ball. Umudov takes a swing and hits it... Ohkubo makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Azərbaycan U21 - Nippon U21 1:0

15 minute.
Zərgərli plays the ball off with his head. Hüseynov takes over possession. Hüseynov lobs the ball high into the air. Umudov approaches the ball. Umudov has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Hüseynli approaches the ball. Hüseynli shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Azərbaycan U21 - Nippon U21 2:0

26 minute.
Kobayashi just manages to reach the ball first. Arifov cleverly intercepts the pass. Umudov just manages to reach the ball first. Umudov shoots. Arifov tries to claim a difficult ball.
What a tremendous chance!

30 minute.
Zərgərli approaches the ball. Zərgərli makes a one-touch pass. Hüseynli tries to trap the ball. Arifov takes over possession. Arifov takes a swing and hits it... Ohkubo tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

33 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Mahmudbəyov, swiftly takes the throw-in. Babaverdiyev attempts to pass. Mahmudbəyov just manages to reach the ball first. Mahmudbəyov centers. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

38 minute.
Kobayashi plays the ball off with his head. Nakao ineptly catches the ball. Zərgərli approaches the ball. Zərgərli passes, it`s a high ball. Umudov gets his head on it.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Azərbaycan U21 - Nippon U21 3:0

40 minute.
Kobayashi passes, it`s a high ball. The linesman holds his flag up. Ienaga is off-side. Rövşənov approaches the set piece. Here comes Umudov, having a little trouble catching the ball. Umudov has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

43 minute.
Furukawa approaches the ball. Furukawa lobs the ball high into the air. Mahmudbəyov attempts to pass. Arifov takes over possession. Arifov has a fantastic effort at goal. Ohkubo palms the ball clear.

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: Azərbaycan U21 24%, Nippon U21 76%.
Azərbaycan U21 - Nippon U21 3:0

60 minute.
Goal kick. Lütfəliyev comes on to the pitch.

63 minute.
Hüseynli makes a one-touch pass. Arifov approaches the ball. Umudov takes over possession. Umudov shoots. Ohkubo desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Azərbaycan U21 - Nippon U21 4:0

67 minute.
Mahmudbəyov makes a sublime pass. Umudov approaches the ball. Kobayashi fouls inside the box. Penalty! Umudov was harmed in the clash. The pressure mounts. The Referee puts the ball on the penalty spot. Arifov takes a run-up. Ohkubo palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

68 minute.
Zərgərli approaches the ball. Zərgərli makes an instep pass. Arifov approaches the ball. Hüseynli takes over possession. Hüseynli shoots. Ohkubo miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The assistant referee points to the corner. Zərgərli takes the corner. Umudov approaches the ball. Umudov shoots. Ohkubo palms the ball clear.

75 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Arifov is off-side. Kurokawa comes on to the pitch.

77 minute.
Ohkubo attempts to pass. Babaverdiyev plays the ball off with his head. Arifov takes over possession. Hüseynli takes over possession. Hüseynli takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

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: Azərbaycan U21 18%, Nippon U21 82%.
Azərbaycan U21 - Nippon U21 4:0