Football
Japan vs Brazil. FIFA World Cup Group F.
8:00pm, Thursday 22nd June 2006.
Attendance: Attendance65,000.
Match ends, Japan 1, Brazil 4.
Second Half ends, Japan 1, Brazil 4.
Attempt missed. Junichi Inamoto (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shunsuke Nakamura.
Attempt saved. Koji Nakata (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shunsuke Nakamura.
Attempt missed. Gilberto Silva (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardinho with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Akira Kaji.
Offside, Japan. Masashi Oguro is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Gilberto Silva (Brazil).
Akira Kaji (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Cicinho (Brazil) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Gilberto Silva.
Substitution, Brazil. Rogério Ceni replaces Dida.
Goal! Japan 1, Brazil 4. Ronaldo (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan.
Ricardinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Junichi Inamoto (Japan).
Robinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex (Japan).
Substitution, Brazil. Ricardinho replaces Ronaldinho.
Substitution, Brazil. Zé Roberto replaces Kaká.
Attempt missed. Masashi Oguro (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Shunsuke Nakamura with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gilberto Silva.
Attempt missed. Junichi Inamoto (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Akira Kaji.
Attempt missed. Koji Nakata (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shunsuke Nakamura with a cross following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Japan. Masashi Oguro replaces Naohiro Takahara because of an injury.
Foul by Cicinho (Brazil).
Alex (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi.
Attempt saved. Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ronaldinho.
Attempt saved. Robinho (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronaldinho.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Naohiro Takahara (Japan).
Attempt blocked. Koji Nakata (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shunsuke Nakamura.
Substitution, Japan. Naohiro Takahara replaces Seiichiro Maki.
Goal! Japan 1, Brazil 3. Gilberto (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronaldinho with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shunsuke Nakamura.
Substitution, Japan. Koji Nakata replaces Mitsuo Ogasawara.
Attempt saved. Ronaldo (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
Goal! Japan 1, Brazil 2. Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gilberto.
Offside, Japan. Seiichiro Maki is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ronaldo (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronaldinho.
Attempt saved. Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Cicinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Keiji Tamada (Japan).
Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Alex.
Attempt blocked. Kaká (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robinho.
Second Half begins Japan 1, Brazil 1.
First Half ends, Japan 1, Brazil 1.
Goal! Japan 1, Brazil 1. Ronaldo (Brazil) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Cicinho with a headed pass.
Gilberto (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Gilberto (Brazil).
Akira Kaji (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Ronaldinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaká.
Akira Kaji (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Gilberto (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Akira Kaji (Japan).
Attempt missed. Cicinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robinho.
Attempt missed. Ronaldinho (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robinho.
Goal! Japan 1, Brazil 0. Keiji Tamada (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alex with a through ball.
Attempt blocked. Ronaldo (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaká.
Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yuji Nakazawa.
Attempt blocked. Gilberto (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronaldinho.
Attempt missed. Seiichiro Maki (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keisuke Tsuboi.
Attempt missed. Junichi Inamoto (Japan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mitsuo Ogasawara with a cross following a corner.
Hand ball by Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil).
Attempt saved. Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ronaldo.
Foul by Robinho (Brazil).
Mitsuo Ogasawara (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ronaldo (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronaldinho.
Attempt saved. Robinho (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaká.
Attempt missed. Junichi Inamoto (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Akira Kaji.
Attempt missed. Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan).
Attempt saved. Robinho (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronaldinho.
Lúcio (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kaká (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lúcio.
Keiji Tamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Keisuke Tsuboi.
Attempt saved. Ronaldo (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronaldinho.
Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ronaldo (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cicinho with a cross.
Robinho (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.