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18/06/2034, Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland, Live on National TV
World Cup G2

Japan Vs India

Japan play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: T Chiba (GK) , T Kon (CB) , H Mano (CB) , Y Tsutsui (RB) , Y Oe (LB) , H Arita (CDM) , H Kuse (CAM) , K Sunada (RM) , M Hasegawa (LM) , H Kuba (ST) , N Yamashita (ST) And the subs are: Y Hayashi (CB) , Y Nakayama (CB) , Y Takano (CM) , Y Saiki (CM) , K Sone (ST)

India play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: F Greiss (GK) , F Rahaim (CB) , C Bhakta (CB) , L Majhi (RB) , A Merkondar (LB) , H Purushothaman (CDM) , I Abed (CAM) , A Thaosen (RM) , S Hoda (LM) , M Rashid (ST) , S Allee (ST) And the subs are: V Deo (CB) , J Rangaswamy (CB) , B Naidu (CM) , S Mogul (CM) , P Vijay (ST)

Welcome to Reykjavík in Reykjavík, Iceland where Japan will face India.  This is a group stage match in the World Cup.  The attendance is 29000.

1' - Japan kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

7' - Farhan Rahaim spots a run from Syed Hoda.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

10' - Lochan Majhi runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Yuji Tsutsui.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Yuji Tsutsui the yellow card. That will be a freekick for India.  

15' - Irfan Abed passes the ball to Majid Rashid.  Hitoshi Arita dispossesses Majid Rashid and gains possession for his team.  Hitoshi Arita finds Hiro Mano with a long ball.  Hiro Mano sees Hikaru Kuse making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

18' - Syed Hoda passes a long ball to Irfan Abed.  Irfan Abed attempts to outskill Taro Kon.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Irfan Abed runs with the ball!  

18' - Irfan Abed spots a run from Majid Rashid.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

24' - Kyo Sunada sees a run from Hikaru Kuse.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Hikaru Kuse is caught offside!  

26' - Syed Hoda finds Ananth Merkondar with a long ball.  Ananth Merkondar spots a run from Irfan Abed.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Irfan Abed has strayed offside!  

29' - Hisao Kuba plays a long pass to Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse sees a run from Nao Yamashita.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Nao Yamashita takes the ball.  Nao Yamashita tries to cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Hisao Kuba attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Farhan Greiss manages to stop the shot!  

34' - Hisao Kuba tries to beat Farhan Rahaim using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

36' - Hisao Kuba tries to beat Chandrasekar Bhakta using his ball skills, but is tripped.  That will be a freekick for Japan.  

37' - Hisao Kuba places the ball to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but opposing player Irfan Abed takes possession.  

41' - Ananth Merkondar finds Farhan Rahaim with a short pass.  Farhan Rahaim sees Hanuman Purushothaman making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

44' - Hisao Kuba passes to Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse chips a long ball to Hitoshi Arita.  Hitoshi Arita sees Hisao Kuba making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Hisao Kuba is caught offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - India kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - Hikaru Kuse sees a run from Mitsuru Hasegawa.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Mitsuru Hasegawa is able to take the ball.  Mitsuru Hasegawa attempts a shot, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to tip the shot over the crossbar!  The linesman signals its a corner for Japan.  Hikaru Kuse gets ready to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but Lochan Majhi intercepts and takes possession.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ashok Thaosen will come off.  Shankar Mogul is going to be brought on.  

57' - Farhan Rahaim sees a run from Syed Hoda.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Syed Hoda is able to take the ball.  Syed Hoda tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  India.  Syed Hoda will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, but Taro Kon intercepts the ball.  

60' - Syed Hoda successfully tackles Taro Kon and gains possession for his team.  India attempt to counter.  Syed Hoda passes the ball to Hanuman Purushothaman.  Hanuman Purushothaman tries to hit a long range shot...and its in! It's a nice goal from Hanuman Purushothaman for India!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

61' - Japan kick the ball off for the restart.  

71' - Yasushi Oe sees Hikaru Kuse making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Hikaru Kuse takes the ball.  Hikaru Kuse hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a beautiful goal from Hikaru Kuse for Japan!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

72' - India kick the ball off for the restart.  

76' - Farhan Rahaim slides the ball to Syed Hoda.  Syed Hoda passes to Lochan Majhi.  Lochan Majhi finds Ananth Merkondar with a long pass.  Hitoshi Arita tackles Ananth Merkondar and takes the ball.  Hitoshi Arita passes to Mitsuru Hasegawa.  Mitsuru Hasegawa attempts to use his skills to beat Irfan Abed, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ananth Merkondar is going to be taken off.  Jyotish Rangaswamy is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Farhan Rahaim sees Irfan Abed making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Chandrasekar Bhakta is going to be taken off.  Vijay Deo is brought on from the bench.  

83' - Yuji Tsutsui successfully tackles Farhan Rahaim and gains possession for his team.  Yuji Tsutsui finds Hikaru Kuse with a short pass.  Hikaru Kuse looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Farhan Greiss!  The linesman signals its a corner for Japan.  Hisao Kuba gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, finding Mitsuru Hasegawa.  Mitsuru Hasegawa jumps up to head the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Hanuman Purushothaman is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

86' - Hikaru Kuse finds Kyo Sunada with a short pass.  Kyo Sunada finds Hitoshi Arita with a long pass.  Hitoshi Arita sees Hisao Kuba making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Hisao Kuba is caught offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Japan 1 - 1 India.