FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007 Match Report Group D Japan - Nigeria 0:3 (0:2) Match Date Venue / Stadium / Country Time Att. 20 22 AUG 2007 Gwangyang / Gwangyang Soccer Only Field / KOR 20:00 4,500 Match Officials: Referee: Ivan BEBEK (CRO) Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav PETROVIC (CRO) 4th Official: Matthew BREEZE (AUS) Assistant Referee 2: Tomislav SETKA (CRO) Match Commissioner: Ganesh THAPA (NEP) General Coordinator: Michael ANAGNOSTOU (GRE) Goals Scored: Ganiyu OSENI (NGA) 21' , Macauley CHRISANTUS (NGA) 31' , Macauley CHRISANTUS (NGA) 82' Japan (JPN) Nigeria (NGA) [ 1] Ryotaro HIRONAGA (GK) [ 12] Oladele AJIBOYE (GK) [ 2] Takashi KANAI [ 2] Ganiyu OSENI (-73') [ 4] Kimihiro KAI [ 3] Usman AMODU [ 5] Shunki TAKAHASHI [ 4] Azeez BALOGUN [ 6] Tomotaka OKAMOTO [ 5] Kingsley UDOH [ 7] Yutaka YOSHIDA [ 7] King OSANGA (-77') [ 10] Naoki YAMADA [ 9] Macauley CHRISANTUS (-87') [ 11] Kota MIZUNUMA (C) (-75') [ 10] Rabiu IBRAHIM [ 13] Takuji YONEMOTO (-55') [ 13] Yakubu ALFA [ 16] Manabu SAITO (-65') [ 16] Mustapha IBRAHIM [ 17] Jin HANATO [ 20] Lukman HARUNA (C) Substitutes: Substitutes: [ 3] Daisuke SUZUKI [ 1] Laide OKANLAWON (GK) [ 8] Yoichiro KAKITANI (+55') [ 6] Daniel JOSHUA [ 9] Kohei HATTANDA [ 8] Kabiru AKINSOLA (+73') [ 12] Tsukasa MASUYAMA [ 11] Matthew EDILE [ 14] Hiroki KAWANO (+75') [ 14] Lukman ABDULKARIM [ 15] Shohei OTSUKA (+65') [ 15] Sheriff ISA (+87') [ 18] Yutaro HARA (GK) [ 17] Uremu EGBETA (+77') [ 19] Hiroto TANAKA [ 18] Ademola RAFEAL [ 20] Ryo OKUI [ 21] Uche OKAFOR (GK) [ 21] Satoshi YOSHIDA (GK) [ 19] Saheed FABIYI (I) Coach: Hiroshi JOFUKU (JPN) Coach: Yemi TELLA (NGA) Cautions: Manabu SAITO (JPN) 9' , Lukman HARUNA (NGA) 47' Expulsions: Additional Time: First half: 1 min., second half: 3 min. N: Not Eligible to Play I: Injured A: Absent 2Y: Second yellow card (C): Captain Att: Attendance AET: After extra time GK Goalkeeper PSO: Penalty shoot-out THU 23 AUG 2007; 08:50 CET - Version 1 Page1/2 FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007 Game Statistics Group D Japan - Nigeria 0:3 (0:2) Match Date Venue / Stadium / Country Time Att. 20 22 AUG 2007 Gwangyang / Gwangyang Soccer Only Field / KOR 20:00 4,500 Japan (JPN) Statistics Nigeria (NGA) 7 Shots 30 2 Shots on Goal 8 8 Fouls 13 1 Corner Kicks 6 0 Direct Free Kicks to Goal 3 0 Indirect Free Kicks to Goal 0 0 Penalty Kicks 0 1 Offsides 4 0 Own Goals 0 1 Cautions 1 0 Expulsions 0 56% Ball Possession 44% 31 Actual Playing Time 28 Japan (JPN) # Name Pos Min GS GA Y 2Y R 1 Ryotaro HIRONAGA GK 90 0 3 2 Takashi KANAI D 90 0 4 Kimihiro KAI D 90 0 5 Shunki TAKAHASHI D 90 0 6 Tomotaka OKAMOTO M 90 0 7 Yutaka YOSHIDA D 90 0 10 Naoki YAMADA M 90 0 11 Kota MIZUNUMA (C) M 75 0 13 Takuji YONEMOTO M 55 0 16 Manabu SAITO M 65 0 1 17 Jin HANATO F 90 0 Substitutes 8 Yoichiro KAKITANI F 35 0 14 Hiroki KAWANO M 15 0 15 Shohei OTSUKA F 25 0 Totals 3 1 Nigeria (NGA) # Name Pos Min GS GA Y 2Y R 12 Oladele AJIBOYE GK 90 0 2 Ganiyu OSENI D 73 1 3 Usman AMODU D 90 0 4 Azeez BALOGUN D 90 0 5 Kingsley UDOH D 90 0 7 King OSANGA F 77 0 9 Macauley CHRISANTUS F 87 2 10 Rabiu IBRAHIM M 90 0 13 Yakubu ALFA F 90 0 16 Mustapha IBRAHIM M 90 0 20 Lukman HARUNA (C) M 90 0 1 Substitutes 8 Kabiru AKINSOLA F 17 0 15 Sheriff ISA M 3 0 17 Uremu EGBETA M 13 0 Totals 3 1 AET: After extra time PSO: Penalty shoot-out (C): Captain Pos: Position GK: Goalkeeper D: Defender M: Midfielder F: Forward Min: Minutes Played GS: Goals Scored R: Red Cards GA: Goals Against Y: Yellow Cards 2Y: Second yellow card THU 23 AUG 2007; 08:50 CET - Version 1 Page2/2.