| Live Match Commentary |
Up-to-the-Second Score: Japan 2, Belgium 2 - FINAL Final match report
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90'+2 - Final whistle blows with score tied 2-2. |
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90'+1 - Belgium appeals for PK call against Narazaki denied. Headed shot off corner kick is cleared. |
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86' - Inamoto "goal" disallowed. |
83' - Substitution. Belgium -- Strupar on for Verheyen. |
74' - GOAL BELGIUM. Van der Heyden levels the score, beating the offside trap and touching a shot just over Narazaki. |
72' - Substitution. Japan -- Miyamoto on for Morioka. |
70' - Substitution. Japan -- Morishima on for Suzuki. |
70' - Substitution. Belgium -- Sonck on for Walem. |
68' - GOAL JAPAN. Inamoto beats last defender and blasts left-footed shot past goalkeeper to take 2-1 lead. |
63' - Substitution. Japan -- Alex on for Ono. |
59' - GOAL JAPAN. Suzuki levels the score at 1-1 after taking long pass behind defense, beating goalkeeper with toe-poke and sliding the ball just inside the left post. |
57' - GOAL BELGIUM. Wilmots scores on bicycle kick from 11 yards after Japan fails to clear freekick. Ball bounces just to goalkeeper's right and into the net. |
53' - Inamoto cautioned for foul on Verheyen. |
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51' - Toda lucky to escape second yellow after sliding in late on Verheyen along touchline. |
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48' - Wilmots manages to poke the ball over the bar after Japan clearance of long throw is knocked back in. |
46' - Second half under way. |
| Second Half |
45'+2 - Halftime whistle blows with match tied 0-0. |
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45'+1 - Yanagisawa heads well wide right after H. Nakata works way clear for cross from left corner. |
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42' - Vanderhaeghe shaken up after he is fouled by Suzuki on header.
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41' - Narazaki jumps to catch weak, looping header off long Belgium throw-in. |
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39' - Matsuda slow to get up after clash with Van Buyten on header. |
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36' - Goor shoots wide left after Wilmots volley is snuffed. |
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36' - H. Nakata shoots high from 19 yards on right, after header into box is laid back. |
31' - Toda cautioned for studs-up tackle on Verheyen. |
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29' - Narazaki catches weak header off corner kick. |
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29' - Narazaki dives left to save off Wilmots header, who took a cross from the left and headed it back across goal; shot off rebound is deflected out. |
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27' - Nakata flick on ball into penalty area is intercepted. |
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25' - Ichikawa fouled just inside own half. |
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24' - Suzuki touch betrays him on bouncing ball running into penalty area. |
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23' - Verheyen heads wide right from 11 yards, on cross from right side. |
21' - Van Der Heyden cautioned for late sliding tackle on Ichikawa. |
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16' - Van Buyten clatters into Suzuki, 35 yards out. Toda shot off freekick sails over. |
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13' - Long Belgium shot blocked, rolls to Narazaki. |
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13' - De Vlieger catches corner kick at six-yard line. |
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11' - Suzuki shot blocked out for corner kick. |
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8' - Cross off Japan freekick caught with no problem. |
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7' - H. Nakata pushed over in right corner, wins freekick. |
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4' - H. Nakata whistled for offside. |
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2' - Nakata wrongly fails to win corner kick in collision at corner flag. |
1' - Match under way |
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Kickoff at 5:00 a.m. EDT; 9:30 a.m. GMT |
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