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3'

Hinata Ito tried to lob the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Haneef Al-Zeid.

4'

Yuuta Matsumoto tried to dribble past Haneef Al-Zeid but Haneef Al-Zeid succesfully won the ball from Yuuta Matsumoto .

6'

Manzoor Bacho searched out Juthamah Hammoud, Juthamah Hammoud took it in his stride before Takehiko Hisakawa could reach it.

Juthamah Hammoud struck the ball with fury but Kaito Ueda managed to block the shot.

7'

Haneef Al-Zeid tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Yoshi Yamada got in the way of the ball.

8'

Juro Nishimura took the corner.

Kaito Ueda got his head to the ball and sent it across the goalmouth but Minhaj Beydoun headed the ball clear.

10'

Qutuz Ayoub sent it long looking for Taymur Dada, Taymur Dada took an excellent first touch before Yoshi Yamada could cut it out.

Taymur Dada hit a fierce shot but Takehiko Hisakawa threw himself in front of the shot.

11'

Manzoor Bacho made an attempt to pass the ball forward but Kurou Fujioka came close and blocked it.

12'

Kaito Ueda made an attempt to move the ball forward but Saqib Hammad cut it out easily.

13'

Manzoor Bacho tried to dart past Kurou Fujioka but Manzoor Bacho lost the ball to Kurou Fujioka 's block tackle.

14'

Hachirou Watanabe tried to take the ball past Juthamah Hammoud but Juthamah Hammoud cleanly tackled the ball.

15'

Manzoor Bacho tried to skip past Kurou Fujioka but Kurou Fujioka succesfully won the ball from Manzoor Bacho.

16'

Manzoor Bacho knocked a lovely ball for Saqib Hammad, Saqib Hammad took it in his stride before Kurou Fujioka could reach it.

Saqib Hammad crossed the ball high into the box, Ryou Wakahisa couldn't reach it.

Minhaj Beydoun forced the ball goalwards with a header but Kaito Ueda headed the ball to safety.

18'

Hachirou Watanabe searched out Katsu Sato with a high ball, Katsu Sato brought the ball under control superbly before Haneef Al-Zeid could intercept.

Pass by Katsu Sato to Ryou Wakahisa , Noori Saidi couldn't cut it.

Ryou Wakahisa made space for himself and tried an audacious shot on goal. Minhaj Beydoun approached too late to block it.

Hurrah Selim got back in time to make the save.

21'

Ryou Wakahisa made a pass to Kurou Fujioka , the ball was picked up by Kurou Fujioka before Saqib Hammad could intercept.

Kurou Fujioka tried to chip the ball forward but Manzoor Bacho got in the way of the ball.

22'

Manzoor Bacho made a good pass to Saqib Hammad, Ryou Wakahisa couldn't reach it.

Saqib Hammad turned with the ball past Kurou Fujioka .

Saqib Hammad shielded the ball from Ryou Wakahisa and hit it hard with the outside of his foot from 20 yards.

Ryo Nakano denied Saqib Hammad.

23'

Juro Nishimura lifted the corner kick into the area but it was cleared by the opposition.

24'

Haneef Al-Zeid had to come off injured.

Rani Sayed replaced the injured Haneef Al-Zeid.

Hachirou Watanabe surged past Juthamah Hammoud!.

Hachirou Watanabe shot from distance. Azab Zafar approached too late to tackle him.

Hurrah Selim had gone walkabout ... Hachirou Watanabe scored a great goal !!! ... He slided on his knees !

Japan 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia

27'

Hachirou Watanabe tried to skip past Juthamah Hammoud but Juthamah Hammoud dispossessed Hachirou Watanabe .

29'

Hinata Ito made an attempt to move the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he had been pressured by Rani Sayed.

32'

Qutuz Ayoub played a pinpoint pass to Juthamah Hammoud, the ball was picked up by Juthamah Hammoud before Yoshi Yamada could cut it out.

Juthamah Hammoud hit the ball forward to Rani Sayed, Rani Sayed took possession of the ball before Hinata Ito could reach it.

Good play by Rani Sayed in making himself some space and shot. Takehiko Hisakawa wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

However, the ball drifted wide of the goal by Rani Sayed ... It was a poor effort from Rani Sayed. He was lacking match sharpness.

33'

Hinata Ito delivered the ball to Yoshi Yamada , Yoshi Yamada took it in his stride before Manzoor Bacho could cut it out.

Yoshi Yamada dribbled confidently past Rani Sayed.

Yoshi Yamada found the room to squeeze a chip at goal. Noori Saidi couldn't reach it.

Saved in style by Hurrah Selim !.

35'

Kurou Fujioka dribbled past Noori Saidi.

Kurou Fujioka tried to put a low cross but Saqib Hammad found himself in the way of the ball.

37'

Qutuz Ayoub tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but Hinata Ito cut it out.

38'

Manzoor Bacho tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but The ball cannoned off Ryou Wakahisa .

39'

Ryou Wakahisa showed Saqib Hammad a clean set of heels.

Ryou Wakahisa crossed the ball low , Manzoor Bacho failed to reach the ball.

Hachirou Watanabe ran onto the ball and swiftly hit a fierce shot but the shot was charged down by Minhaj Beydoun.

43'

Takehiko Hisakawa tried an in-swinging corner.

Katsu Sato dived onto the ball towards the goal but Minhaj Beydoun headed the ball clear.

44'

Noori Saidi bent it from long range. Kurou Fujioka couldn't reach it.

But Noori Saidi sent the ball high into the stands ... It was a poor effort from Noori Saidi. He was lacking match sharpness.

45'

Hinata Ito tried to chip the ball forward but Qutuz Ayoub made a great interception.

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46'

Ryou Wakahisa played it confidently past Manzoor Bacho.

The ball was curled in from Ryou Wakahisa , Saqib Hammad failed to intercept the pass.

Katsu Sato had the beating in the air of Minhaj Beydoun, then headed it to the goal.

Hurrah Selim saved and clutched the ball gratefully to his chest.

47'

Kurou Fujioka went across and took the corner.

Yuuta Matsumoto got above Minhaj Beydoun to win the ball, then made an attacking header.

The ball hit the net after Hurrah Selim failed to save ... Yuuta Matsumoto scored the goal his performance deserved !!! ... He slided on his knees !

Japan 2 - 0 Saudi Arabia

49'

Hinata Ito stepped away from Rani Sayed and tried to curl one in from long range.

Hurrah Selim saved and clutched the ball gratefully to his chest.

50'

Taymur Dada held up the ball, evading the challenge of Kurou Fujioka and hit it hard with the outside of his foot from 30 yards.

But it was horribly wide of the target ... He held his head in his hands.

51'

Hachirou Watanabe received a yellow card.

Poor corner kick delivered by Noori Saidi that went straight to the opposition.

52'

Yellow card shown to Kaito Ueda .

54'

Ryou Wakahisa sprinted to escape from Saqib Hammad.

Ryou Wakahisa fed the ball forward to Kurou Fujioka , Manzoor Bacho couldn't cut out the pass.

Kurou Fujioka struck a medium range piledriver. Saqib Hammad wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

The ball went sailing over the crossbar ... It was a poor effort from Kurou Fujioka . He was lacking match sharpness.

55'

Ryou Wakahisa hit the ball forward to Kurou Fujioka , the ball was picked up by Kurou Fujioka before Manzoor Bacho could cut it out.

Kurou Fujioka found an opportunity to score from medium range but Saqib Hammad gave him no space to manoeuvre.

56'

Qutuz Ayoub could not stop Hinata Ito going past him.

Hinata Ito knocked a long ball,Rani Sayed failed to intercept the pass.

Katsu Sato moved onto the ball and immediately fired in a curving shot at goal but Minhaj Beydoun made the clearance.

59'

Hinata Ito played the ball to Yoshi Yamada 's feet, the ball was picked up by Yoshi Yamada before Qutuz Ayoub could reach it.

Rani Sayed could not stop a confident Yoshi Yamada going past him.

Yoshi Yamada tried to play it past Qutuz Ayoub but Yoshi Yamada lost the ball to Qutuz Ayoub's block tackle.

60'

From long range, Hachirou Watanabe bent the ball towards goal but Juthamah Hammoud hoofed the ball clear.

62'

Azab Zafar tried to knock a long ball forward but it was intercepted by Hinata Ito .

64'

Ryou Wakahisa tried a long range effort but Saqib Hammad managed to block the shot.

66'

Qutuz Ayoub made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but The ball came off Yoshi Yamada .

67'

Qutuz Ayoub played a pinpoint pass to Unays Matar, Unays Matar trapped the ball nicely before Yoshi Yamada could intercept.

Unays Matar played a wonderful ball for Taymur Dada, Taymur Dada trapped the ball nicely before Hinata Ito could cut it out.

From out wide, Taymur Dada fired in a curving shot at goal but Takehiko Hisakawa got in and cleared the danger.

72'

Saqib Hammad tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under pressure from Kurou Fujioka .

73'

Yoshi Yamada tried to dribble past Rani Sayed but Rani Sayed won the ball from Yoshi Yamada .

74'

Juthamah Hammoud moved the ball forward for Azab Zafar, Azab Zafar latched onto the ball before Juro Nishimura could reach it.

Azab Zafar fired off a long shot but the shot was charged down by Hachirou Watanabe .

77'

Hinata Ito made an attempt to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Minhaj Beydoun.

78'

Ryou Wakahisa escaped from the challenge of Saqib Hammad and put some curve on the shot from long range.

But Ryou Wakahisa scooped it well over the crossbar ... It was a dismal effort, he never should have missed.

79'

Yoshi Yamada showed Rani Sayed a clean set of heels.

Yoshi Yamada played a lovely ball for Katsu Sato , the ball was picked up by Katsu Sato before Qutuz Ayoub could intercept.

Katsu Sato struck it! but Minhaj Beydoun got in and cleared the danger.

80'

Kaito Ueda hit a speculative long-range shot. Azab Zafar wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

But Kaito Ueda put it wide of the goal ... It was a poor miss from Kaito Ueda . He looked like he was short of match practice.

83'

Rani Sayed played a great ball for Saqib Hammad, Saqib Hammad took possession of the ball before Yoshi Yamada could reach it.

Saqib Hammad sent the ball flying towards goal from distance. Hinata Ito approached too late to tackle him.

But Saqib Hammad couldn't direct it goalwards ... It was an epic miss.

84'

Hinata Ito played it confidently past Rani Sayed.

Hinata Ito made good use of the scissors dribble. As Qutuz Ayoub lost his balance, Hinata Ito dribbled past Qutuz Ayoub.

Hinata Ito lost his man and found himself with plenty of room and took a shot. Minhaj Beydoun approached too late to clear the danger.

But Hinata Ito put it wide ... It was an unbelievable miss.

86'

Ryou Wakahisa made an attempt to pass the ball forward but Rani Sayed intercepted but couldn't control the ball.

87'

Manzoor Bacho sprinted to escape from Kurou Fujioka .

Manzoor Bacho played a lovely ball for Azab Zafar, Azab Zafar latched onto the ball before Ryou Wakahisa could reach it.

Azab Zafar did his best to get the ball into the area but Kurou Fujioka got in the way of the ball.

88'

Hachirou Watanabe tried to skip past the challenge of Juthamah Hammoud but Juthamah Hammoud nicked the ball from the toes of Hachirou Watanabe .

89'

Noori Saidi tried to float the ball over into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

90'

Qutuz Ayoub tried to dribble past Hinata Ito but Hinata Ito took the ball away from Qutuz Ayoub.

91'

Takehiko Hisakawa tried to get onto the pass but The ball struck Juthamah Hammoud.

92'

Manzoor Bacho moved the ball forward for Saqib Hammad, Saqib Hammad picked up on the ball before Kurou Fujioka could cut it out.

Saqib Hammad turned on the ball to leave Ryou Wakahisa standing.

Saqib Hammad fed the ball forward to Qutuz Ayoub, Kaito Ueda missed his interception.

Qutuz Ayoub found the room to squeeze a chip at goal but Takehiko Hisakawa cleared the ball to safety.

End Match Japan 2 - 0 Saudi Arabia