(2-0 Japan)| 10¹ | SUTTON was put clear by STAMENIC and he beat SCHMIDT but thrust his shot just wide. |
| 13¹ | DOAN rifled a simple chance past the near post. |
| 13¹ | MAEDA waltzed past INGHAM and poked a poor shot into the crowd. |
| 16¹ | KUBO knocked the ball to MINAMINO who flicked it over the bar. |
| 22¹ | A lovely effort from MINAMINO scraped the outside of the post. |
| 24¹ | ITO nodded the ball wide from just outside the area. |
| 30¹ | KAMADA beat two New Zealander players and fired a shot over. |
| 37¹ | The stunned 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from PAYNE dropped just over. |
| 43¹ | KUBO made space on the left and knocked the ball to ITO who fired the ball over. |
| 0² | GERNER books INGHAM for violent conduct against MAEDA. |
| 1² | A twenty yard shot from WOOD caused the Japanese 'keeper little difficulty. |
| 7² | GOAL!! A thirty yard free-kick was skillfully drove into the top corner by TANAKA. (3-0 Japan)| 10² | A perfect strike from WOOD was dealt with by a good block from the Japanese 'keeper. | | 26² | GOAL!! A quick-witted DOAN pounced on a loose ball on the left and made no mistake. (4-0 Japan)| 30² | GOAL!! A beautiful inswinging corner was forced in at the far post by WOOD. (4-1 Japan)| 38² | WOOD ran onto a great ball from SINGH but fired his shot wide. | | 45² | GOAL!! A mishit goal-kick was intercepted by DOAN who setup TANAKA with an easy chance. (5-1 Japan) | | | |