Netherlands v Japan Live Score

Image of a grey clock19/06/10
Image of a referee's whistleRef. H Baldassi
Image of a pitchMoses Mabhida Stadium
  • Match ends, Netherlands 1, Japan 0.
  • 90'+4
    Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, Japan 0.
  • 90'+1
    Foul by Dirk Kuijt (Netherlands).
  • 90'+1
    Yuichi Komano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'
    Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tulio with a headed pass.
  • 88'
    Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Yuji Nakazawa.
  • 88'
    Attempt saved. Ibrahim Afellay (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
  • 88'
    Substitution, Netherlands. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces Robin van Persie.
  • 87'
    Offside, Netherlands. Eljero Elia is caught offside.
  • 86'
    Foul by Joris Mathijsen (Netherlands).
  • 86'
    Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85'
    Attempt saved. Ibrahim Afellay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eljero Elia with a through ball.
  • 84'
    Foul by Nigel de Jong (Netherlands).
  • 84'
    Yuki Abe (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84'
    Foul by Eljero Elia (Netherlands).
  • 84'
    Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84'
    Mark van Bommel (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84'
    Foul by Keisuke Honda (Japan).
  • 83'
    Substitution, Netherlands. Ibrahim Afellay replaces Wesley Sneijder.
  • 81'
    Hand ball by Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands).
  • 80'
    Foul by John Heitinga (Netherlands).
  • 80'
    Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78'
    Attempt blocked. Eljero Elia (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark van Bommel.
  • 77'
    Substitution, Japan. Keiji Tamada replaces Yoshito Okubo.
  • 77'
    Substitution, Japan. Shinji Okazaki replaces Makoto Hasebe.
  • 74'
    Offside, Netherlands. Robin van Persie is caught offside.
  • 72'
    Substitution, Netherlands. Eljero Elia replaces Rafael van der Vaart.
  • 70'
    Corner, Japan. Conceded by Robin van Persie.
  • 69'
    Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gregory van der Wiel.
  • 66'
    Robin van Persie (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66'
    Foul by Yoshito Okubo (Japan).
  • 65'
    Attempt missed. Yoshito Okubo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keisuke Honda.
  • 64'
    Substitution, Japan. Shunsuke Nakamura replaces Daisuke Matsui.
  • 60'
    Foul by Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands).
  • 60'
    Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59'
    Corner, Japan. Conceded by Nigel de Jong.
  • 58'
    Corner, Japan. Conceded by Dirk Kuijt.
  • 58'
    Corner, Japan. Conceded by John Heitinga.
  • 58'
    Foul by John Heitinga (Netherlands).
  • 58'
    Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57'
    Attempt missed. Yoshito Okubo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo.
  • 56'
    Attempt saved. Yoshito Okubo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keisuke Honda.
  • 53'
    Goal! Netherlands 1, Japan 0. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 52'
    Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Yuichi Komano.
  • 51'
    Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Tulio.
  • 50'
    Robin van Persie (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50'
    Foul by Tulio (Japan).
  • 49'
    Attempt missed. Robin van Persie (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mark van Bommel with a through ball.
  • 48'
    Attempt saved. Robin van Persie (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni van Bronckhorst with a cross.
  • 47'
    Attempt blocked. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin van Persie.
  • 45'
    Second Half begins Netherlands 0, Japan 0.
  • 45'+1
    First Half ends, Netherlands 0, Japan 0.
  • 45'+1
    Attempt saved. Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dirk Kuijt.
  • 44'
    Gregory van der Wiel (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44'
    Foul by Yoshito Okubo (Japan).
  • 44'
    Hand ball by Keisuke Honda (Japan).
  • 41'
    Attempt missed. Keisuke Honda (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 40'
    Foul by John Heitinga (Netherlands).
  • 40'
    Yoshito Okubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37'
    Attempt saved. Daisuke Matsui (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo.
  • 36'
    Attempt missed. Tulio (Japan) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 36'
    Gregory van der Wiel (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36'
    Foul by Gregory van der Wiel (Netherlands).
  • 36'
    Daisuke Matsui (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35'
    Mark van Bommel (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35'
    Foul by Keisuke Honda (Japan).
  • 33'
    Attempt missed. Keisuke Honda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 32'
    Foul by Joris Mathijsen (Netherlands).
  • 32'
    Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31'
    Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31'
    Foul by Yuichi Komano (Japan).
  • 29'
    Foul by Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands).
  • 29'
    Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25'
    Foul by Robin van Persie (Netherlands).
  • 25'
    Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24'
    Offside, Japan. Yoshito Okubo is caught offside.
  • 23'
    Hand ball by Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands).
  • 20'
    Foul by Robin van Persie (Netherlands).
  • 20'
    Tulio (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13'
    Dangerous play by Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands).
  • 13'
    Tulio (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13'
    Robin van Persie (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13'
    Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
  • 11'
    Attempt missed. Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daisuke Matsui.
  • 10'
    Attempt missed. Dirk Kuijt (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 9'
    Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 9'
    Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8'
    Delay in match because of an injury Yuichi Komano (Japan).
  • 7'
    Robin van Persie (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7'
    Foul by Daisuke Matsui (Japan).
  • 6'
    Mark van Bommel (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6'
    Foul by Keisuke Honda (Japan).
  • 4'
    Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
  • 2'
    Foul by Mark van Bommel (Netherlands).
  • 2'
    Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1'
    Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1'
    Foul by Keisuke Honda (Japan).
  • 1'
    Foul by Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands).
  • 1'
    Makoto Hasebe (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 0'
    First Half begins.
  • Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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