Blow by blow: Amajita vs Japan U20

– referee blows his whistle for full-time. Full-time score: South Africa 1-2 Japan

– 90+2′ Substitution for Japan: Itakura makes way for Hara

– 3 minutes of added time to be played

– 88′ Mthethwa’s header goes wide of goals

– 87′ corner kick for South Africa and it leads to another one

– 85′ free kick for Japan in a good area

– 83′ corner kick for South Africa

– 78′ Mpoto pulls off a good save to deny Endo from close range

– 75′ Substitution for SA: Liam Jordan comes on for Meyiwa

– 72′ GOAAAL! Doan puts Japan in the lead with a cool finish!

– 70′ free kick for Japan and a yellow card for Margeman

– 69′ South Africa appeal for the penalty, but the referee waves play on

– 69′ Margeman’s long range shot goes wide of goals

– 68′ Substitution for Japan: Endo comes on for Iwasaki

– 65′ Substitution for SA: Makgalwa makes way for Kobamelo Kodisang

– 63′ corner kick for Japan

– 60′ Mpoto does well to come out of his area to close the angle for Kubo

– 58′ Substitution for Japan: Miyoshi makes way for Kubo

– 54′ Meyiwa’s shot is saved by Kojima and Cele shoots wide from long range

– 48′ GOAAAL! Ogawa grabs the equaliser for Japan with a tap in!

– South Africa get the second half underway

– referee blows his whistle for the half-time break. Half-time score: South Africa 1-0 Japan

– 2 minutes of added time to be played

– 42′ a mistake at the back by South Africa, but Miyoshi fails to punish them

– 34′ Singh beats his marker, but shoots wide of goals

– 33′ corner kick for Japan

– 32′ Itakura’s header goes wide of goals

– 31′ free kick for Japan in a good area

– 30′ chance for Japan! But Ogawa’s free header goes wide of goals

– 20′ Ogawa’s long range shot goes wide of goals

– 19′ Ogawa hits the upright from close range

– 18′ corner kick for Japan

– 18′ chance for South Africa! But Makgalwa heads wide from close range

– 16′ another offside call goes against South Africa

– 13′ offside call goes against South Africa

– 12′ Singh shoots wide of goals from close range

– 9′ corner kick for Japan

– 8′ GOAAAL! Margeman puts South Africa in the lead with a powerful deflected shot!

– 5′ Ogawa’s header goes over the crossbar

– Japan get the game underway

– kickoff

Starting XI:

South Africa U20: Mpoto, Modise, Mthethwa, Meyiwa, Makgalwa, Mbatha, Singh, Mukumela, Malepe, Margeman, Cele
Japan U20: Kojima, Nakayama, Itakura, Tomiyasu, Hatsuse, Doan, Miyoshi, Ogawa, Sakai, Iwasaki, Funaki

Hello and welcome to Phakaaathi’s live reporting of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup match between South Africa and Japan at the Suwon World Cup Stadium.