Live Commentary - Australia vs Japan

Match ends, Australia 3, Japan 1.

Second Half ends, Australia 3, Japan 1.

Goal! Australia 3, Japan 1. John Aloisi (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tim Cahill.

90'+1'

Substitution, Japan. Masashi Oguro replaces Teruyuki Moniwa.

90'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

89'

Goal! Australia 2, Japan 1. Tim Cahill (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Aloisi.

88'

Attempt missed. Takashi Fukunishi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shinji Ono.

87'

Foul by Josh Kennedy (Australia).

87'

Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Vince Grella.

84'

Goal! Australia 1, Japan 1. Tim Cahill (Australia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

84'

Attempt blocked. Harry Kewell (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Kennedy.

84'

Attempt saved. John Aloisi (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan).

83'

Josh Kennedy (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83'

Foul by Yuji Nakazawa (Japan).

82'

Foul by Brett Emerton (Australia).

82'

Naohiro Takahara (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

82'

Attempt missed. Lucas Neill (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.

81'

Attempt missed. Josh Kennedy (Australia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jason Culina with a cross.

79'

Substitution, Japan. Shinji Ono replaces Atsushi Yanagisawa.

77'

John Aloisi (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

77'

Foul by John Aloisi (Australia).

77'

Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77'

Attempt blocked. John Aloisi (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Cahill.

76'

Attempt saved. Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mark Schwarzer (Australia). Assisted by Naohiro Takahara.

75'

Substitution, Australia. John Aloisi replaces Luke Wilkshire.

73'

Attempt missed. Mark Viduka (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

71'

Attempt saved. Josh Kennedy (Australia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan).

70'

Mark Viduka (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

70'

Foul by Teruyuki Moniwa (Japan).

70'

Attempt missed. Naohiro Takahara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata.

70'

Foul by Scott Chipperfield (Australia).

70'

Naohiro Takahara (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

69'

Tim Cahill (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

69'

Foul by Tim Cahill (Australia).

69'

Yuichi Komano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

69'

Attempt saved. Mark Viduka (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan).

68'

Teruyuki Moniwa (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

68'

Foul by Teruyuki Moniwa (Japan).

68'

Josh Kennedy (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

67'

Attempt missed. Josh Kennedy (Australia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Culina with a cross following a corner.

66'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Hidetoshi Nakata.

66'

Attempt blocked. Josh Kennedy (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Cahill.

65'

Foul by Teruyuki Moniwa (Japan).

65'

Mark Viduka (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

Attempt missed. Luke Wilkshire (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Kennedy.

63'

Foul by Josh Kennedy (Australia).

63'

Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

61'

Substitution, Australia. Josh Kennedy replaces Craig Moore.

60'

Attempt blocked. Yuichi Komano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

59'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Craig Moore.

59'

Attempt blocked. Naohiro Takahara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

58'

Vince Grella (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan).

58'

Foul by Brett Emerton (Australia).

58'

Alex (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

57'

Craig Moore (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

57'

Foul by Craig Moore (Australia).

57'

Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

56'

Attempt missed. Harry Kewell (Australia) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jason Culina with a cross following a corner.

56'

Substitution, Japan. Teruyuki Moniwa replaces Keisuke Tsuboi because of an injury.

55'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Yuichi Komano.

55'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

54'

Delay in match because of an injury Keisuke Tsuboi (Japan).

53'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

53'

Delay in match (Australia).

53'

Substitution, Australia. Tim Cahill replaces Mark Bresciano.

52'

Offside, Australia. Mark Viduka is caught offside.

50'

Offside, Australia. Mark Viduka is caught offside.

47'

Mark Bresciano (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47'

Foul by Naohiro Takahara (Japan).

46'

Foul by Brett Emerton (Australia).

46'

Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Second Half begins Australia 0, Japan 1.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Australia 0, Japan 1.

45'+1'

Attempt missed. Alex (Japan) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Shunsuke Nakamura.

45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

43'

Offside, Japan. Yuichi Komano is caught offside.

41'

Attempt missed. Mark Bresciano (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.

41'

Harry Kewell (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

41'

Foul by Yuji Nakazawa (Japan).

40'

Naohiro Takahara (Japan) is shown the yellow card.

39'

Offside, Japan. Atsushi Yanagisawa is caught offside.

39'

Foul by Mark Bresciano (Australia).

39'

Takashi Fukunishi (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

39'

Foul by Luke Wilkshire (Australia).

39'

Alex (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

38'

Offside, Australia. Mark Viduka is caught offside.

37'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

36'

Delay in match because of an injury Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan).

33'

Vince Grella (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

33'

Attempt missed. Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata.

31'

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

31'

Mark Bresciano (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

31'

Foul by Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Japan).

31'

Attempt blocked. Jason Culina (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

30'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Yuji Nakazawa.

28'

Foul by Vince Grella (Australia).

28'

Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

28'

Foul by Harry Kewell (Australia).

28'

Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27'

Harry Kewell (Australia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Luke Wilkshire.

26'

Goal! Australia 0, Japan 1. Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) left footed shot from long range on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuichi Komano.

26'

Foul by Vince Grella (Australia).

26'

Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

25'

Foul by Mark Viduka (Australia).

25'

Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

25'

Attempt saved. Mark Bresciano (Australia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan). Assisted by Mark Viduka.

23'

Foul by Craig Moore (Australia).

23'

Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

22'

Attempt missed. Naohiro Takahara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex.

18'

Harry Kewell (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

18'

Foul by Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan).

17'

Foul by Scott Chipperfield (Australia).

17'

Naohiro Takahara (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

15'

Foul by Brett Emerton (Australia).

15'

Naohiro Takahara (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

15'

Foul by Vince Grella (Australia).

15'

Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

14'

Attempt missed. Mark Bresciano (Australia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Wilkshire.

14'

Attempt blocked. Mark Viduka (Australia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Culina.

13'

Attempt missed. Takashi Fukunishi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Atsushi Yanagisawa.

12'

Scott Chipperfield (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12'

Foul by Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan).

11'

Mark Schwarzer (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Foul by Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan).

11'

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Lucas Neill.

7'

Foul by Mark Viduka (Australia).

7'

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

7'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Yuji Nakazawa.

7'

Attempt blocked. Mark Viduka (Australia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Bresciano with a cross.

6'

Corner, Australia. Conceded by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi.

6'

Attempt saved. Mark Viduka (Australia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan).

6'

Attempt saved. Mark Viduka (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (Japan). Assisted by Mark Bresciano with a headed pass.

6'

Offside, Japan. Atsushi Yanagisawa is caught offside.

4'

Alex (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

4'

Foul by Luke Wilkshire (Australia).

3'

Offside, Australia. Mark Viduka is caught offside.

2'

Attempt blocked. Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

1'

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.