Welcome to the match between Japan and Sweden

2'

Viktor Almstedt tried to get onto the pass but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Juro Nishimura .

4'

Hinata Ito surged past Stian Albrechtsson!.

Hinata Ito tried to twist past August Berg but August Berg cleanly tackled the ball.

5'

The freekick was taken by Katsu Sato . But Katsu Sato sent it far too high.

6'

Yoshi Yamada moved the ball forward for Katsu Sato , Katsu Sato trapped the ball nicely before August Berg could cut it out.

Katsu Sato tried to lift the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Stian Albrechtsson.

10'

Arne Engberg played the ball long looking for a team-mate but Kenta Takenaka got in the way of the ball.

11'

Viktor Almstedt tried to twist past Hachirou Watanabe but Hachirou Watanabe blocked Viktor Almstedt in a good, clean tackle.

12'

Viktor Almstedt made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but The ball struck Hachirou Watanabe .

13'

Viktor Almstedt jinked confidently past Juro Nishimura .

Viktor Almstedt swung in a float cross, Hachirou Watanabe stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Fridtjof Bernardssen had the beating in the air of Takehiko Hisakawa , then headed the ball upfield.

August Berg fed the ball forward to Fridtjof Bernardssen, Fridtjof Bernardssen picked up on the ball before Kaito Ueda could reach it.

Fridtjof Bernardssen tried to pass the ball forward but The ball ricocheted off Takehiko Hisakawa .

17'

Hachirou Watanabe shielded the ball from Viktor Almstedt and tried his luck from 30 yards.

Gottfrid Eklund made a fingertip save to divert the ball over.

18'

Viktor Almstedt played it past Juro Nishimura .

Viktor Almstedt made an attempt to move the ball forward but Hachirou Watanabe cut it out.

20'

Viktor Almstedt played a lovely ball for Fridtjof Bernardssen, Fridtjof Bernardssen picked up on the ball before Juro Nishimura could reach it.

Fridtjof Bernardssen tried to skip past Hachirou Watanabe but Hachirou Watanabe cleanly tackled the ball.

21'

Viktor Almstedt directed the ball nicely to Fridtjof Bernardssen, Fridtjof Bernardssen took it in his stride before Juro Nishimura could reach it.

Fridtjof Bernardssen tried to cross into the box but he misjudged the cross as he was under pressure from Hachirou Watanabe .

22'

Björn Hermansen tried to lift the ball forward but Juro Nishimura found himself in the way of the ball.

24'

Stian Albrechtsson made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but Yuuta Matsumoto intercepted but couldn't control.

25'

Björn Hermansen tried to get onto the pass but he overhit the pass as he had been pressured by Hachirou Watanabe .

27'

Jens Ljungstrand gave the corner straight to the opposition.

30'

Fridtjof Bernardssen was outpaced by Juro Nishimura .

Juro Nishimura shot a hopeful chance from medium-range but Viktor Almstedt blocked the shot.

31'

Viktor Almstedt dribbled past Juro Nishimura .

Viktor Almstedt got past Hachirou Watanabe .

Viktor Almstedt hit the ball forward to Fridtjof Bernardssen, Fridtjof Bernardssen took possession of the ball before Takehiko Hisakawa could reach it.

Fridtjof Bernardssen made a pass to Stian Albrechtsson, Stian Albrechtsson picked up on the ball before Kaito Ueda could reach it.

Stian Albrechtsson made an attempt to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Takehiko Hisakawa .

32'

Hachirou Watanabe tried to dribble past Fridtjof Bernardssen but Fridtjof Bernardssen took the ball away from Hachirou Watanabe .

34'

August Berg sent over the freekick. But August Berg put it wide.

35'

Stian Albrechtsson laid it forward to August Berg, Yoshi Yamada tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

August Berg made a pass to Viktor Almstedt, Hinata Ito missed his interception.

Viktor Almstedt tried to use his skill to go past Takehiko Hisakawa but Takehiko Hisakawa nicked the ball from the toes of Viktor Almstedt.

36'

Björn Hermansen powered past Ryou Wakahisa !.

Björn Hermansen put a float cross , Juro Nishimura stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Takehiko Hisakawa won the aerial challenge against Jens Ljungstrand, then headed the ball to safety.

37'

Fridtjof Bernardssen tried to take the ball past Juro Nishimura but it failed.

38'

Takehiko Hisakawa took the corner kick but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

39'

Hinata Ito looked to play the ball long to a team-mate but Kasper Robertsson made it first to the ball and intercepted.

40'

Fridtjof Bernardssen tried to skip past Juro Nishimura but Juro Nishimura nicked the ball from the toes of Fridtjof Bernardssen.

41'

Arne Engberg was outpaced by Ryou Wakahisa .

Ryou Wakahisa tried to whip in a low cross but he overhit the cross as he had been pressured by Felix Eld.

43'

Kasper Robertsson attempted to loft the ball to a team-mate but The ball ricocheted off Yoshi Yamada .

44'

Corner taken by Kaito Ueda and cut out by the opposition.

45'

The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Fridtjof Bernardssen.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The referee blew for the end of the half which and we are all square. .Japan maintained 42% of possession and 58% for Sweden. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46'

Stian Albrechtsson tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under pressure from Kaito Ueda .

47'

Juro Nishimura made a good pass to Yoshi Yamada , Viktor Almstedt couldn't cut it.

Yoshi Yamada put a float cross over Fridtjof Bernardssen in to the far post.

Kasper Robertsson had the beating in the air of Yuuta Matsumoto , then headed the ball to safety.

48'

Fridtjof Bernardssen made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but The ball struck Juro Nishimura .

50'

Fridtjof Bernardssen moved the ball forward for Viktor Almstedt, Juro Nishimura failed to intercept the pass.

Viktor Almstedt tried to deliver a float cross but Hachirou Watanabe coolly intercepted the cross.

51'

Viktor Almstedt tried to jink past Juro Nishimura but Juro Nishimura succesfully won the ball from Viktor Almstedt.

53'

Viktor Almstedt tried to use his skill to go past Juro Nishimura but Viktor Almstedt lost the ball to Juro Nishimura 's block tackle.

54'

Viktor Almstedt tried to skip past the challenge of Juro Nishimura but Juro Nishimura nicked the ball from the toes of Viktor Almstedt.

56'

Kasper Robertsson tried to feed the high ball but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Juro Nishimura .

57'

Stian Albrechtsson tried to pass the ball forward but Yoshi Yamada cut it out.

58'

Juro Nishimura tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but it was intercepted by Stian Albrechtsson.

59'

Viktor Almstedt delivered the ball past Hachirou Watanabe to Fridtjof Bernardssen.

Fridtjof Bernardssen tried to supply a low cross but Juro Nishimura made it first to the ball and intercepted.

61'

Hinata Ito delivered the ball past August Berg to Yoshi Yamada .

Yoshi Yamada dribbled past Stian Albrechtsson.

Yoshi Yamada struck the ball with fury. Kim Hansson wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Gottfrid Eklund saved and deflected the ball clear.

64'

Juro Nishimura was outmuscled by Viktor Almstedt.

Viktor Almstedt tried to skip past Hachirou Watanabe but Hachirou Watanabe nicked the ball from the toes of Viktor Almstedt.

66'

Kasper Robertsson stepped up and struck the freekick. But Kasper Robertsson put it wide of the goal.

68'

Stian Albrechtsson tried to hit a long ball forward but The ball came off Yoshi Yamada .

69'

Jens Ljungstrand elected to send the corner to the edge of the area.

August Berg won the aerial challenge against Takehiko Hisakawa , then cushioned a headed pass.

A spectacular looking overhead kick from Jens Ljungstrand but Kaito Ueda scrambled the ball away.

70'

Stian Albrechtsson moved the ball forward for August Berg, Hinata Ito couldn't cut it.

Jens Ljungstrand picked up August Berg's excellent ball, Yoshi Yamada couldn't reach it.

Jens Ljungstrand had the chance to score but he couldn't withstand Kaito Ueda 's pressure.

72'

Fridtjof Bernardssen directed the ball to Viktor Almstedt, Viktor Almstedt trapped the ball nicely before Juro Nishimura could cut it out.

Viktor Almstedt tried to send in a low cross but he overhit the cross as he was under too much pressure from Hachirou Watanabe .

73'

Viktor Almstedt tried to get onto the pass but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Takehiko Hisakawa .

74'

Björn Hermansen had the pace to beat Hachirou Watanabe .

Björn Hermansen tried to cross the ball low but his possession was lost through a tackle by Juro Nishimura .

75'

Fridtjof Bernardssen fed the high ball through to Björn Hermansen, Hachirou Watanabe stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

Björn Hermansen stabbed the ball forward for a team-mate but The ball ricocheted off Kaito Ueda .

76'

August Berg knocked a long ball,Yoshi Yamada couldn't cut it.

Stian Albrechtsson sprayed a one touch pass forward to his left. The ball evaded Takehiko Hisakawa .

Felix Eld tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but The ball cannoned off Kaito Ueda .

77'

Hachirou Watanabe played a perfect pass for Juro Nishimura , Juro Nishimura latched onto the ball before Fridtjof Bernardssen could reach it.

The ball was curled in from Juro Nishimura , Viktor Almstedt missed his interception.

Katsu Sato had the beating in the air of Kasper Robertsson, then headed at goal.

Gottfrid Eklund managed to get a hand to it and turn it behind.

79'

Kim Hansson played a wonderful ball for Viktor Almstedt, Viktor Almstedt took possession of the ball before Juro Nishimura could cut it out.

Viktor Almstedt took the ball past Hachirou Watanabe .

Viktor Almstedt tried to pass the ball forward but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Takehiko Hisakawa .

80'

Viktor Almstedt tried to dribble past Juro Nishimura but Juro Nishimura blocked Viktor Almstedt.

82'

Viktor Almstedt tried to get onto the pass but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Hachirou Watanabe .

83'

Hinata Ito swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

84'

Jens Ljungstrand passed the ball to Viktor Almstedt, Viktor Almstedt trapped the ball nicely before Juro Nishimura could intercept.

Viktor Almstedt attempted to pass it high to a team-mate but Hachirou Watanabe read the game well to intercept the ball.

85'

Stian Albrechtsson attempted to feed the high ball but Yoshi Yamada showed great composure in intercepting the ball.

88'

Kasper Robertsson's corner was cut out easily by the opposition.

90'

Yuuta Matsumoto attempted a thunderous drive from 35 yards but Viktor Almstedt cleared the ball to safety.

End Match Japan 0 - 0 Sweden