Football
Japan vs Belgium. FIFA World Cup Group H.
6:00pm, Tuesday 4th June 2002.
SAITAMAAttendance: Attendance55,256.
Match ends, Japan 2, Belgium 2.
Second Half ends, Japan 2, Belgium 2.
Attempt blocked. Eric Van Meir (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bart Goor with a cross.
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Seigo Narazaki.
Foul by Kazuyuki Toda (Japan).
Wesley Sonck (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Hiroaki Morishima (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex with a cross following a fast break.
Hand ball by Timmy Simons (Belgium).
Attempt blocked. Wesley Sonck (Belgium) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
Foul by Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (Japan).
Branko Strupar (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Timmy Simons (Belgium).
Dangerous play by Junichi Inamoto (Japan).
Peter Van der Heyden (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Alex (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jacky Peeters (Belgium).
Attempt saved. Wesley Sonck (Belgium) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Wilmots with a headed pass.
Foul by Daisuke Ichikawa (Japan).
Marc Wilmots (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Belgium. Branko Strupar replaces Gert Verheyen.
Eric Van Meir (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Eric Van Meir (Belgium).
Attempt missed. Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Yves Vanderhaeghe (Belgium).
Foul by Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan).
Jacky Peeters (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Koji Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Junichi Inamoto (Japan).
Gert Verheyen (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Japan 2, Belgium 2. Peter Van der Heyden (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Van Meir with a through ball following a corner.
Substitution, Belgium. Wesley Sonck replaces Johan Walem.
Foul by Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan).
Bart Goor (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Japan. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto replaces Ryuzo Morioka because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Ryuzo Morioka (Japan).
Attempt blocked. Hiroaki Morishima (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex.
Foul by Gert Verheyen (Belgium).
Substitution, Japan. Hiroaki Morishima replaces Takayuki Suzuki.
Goal! Japan 2, Belgium 1. Junichi Inamoto (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Atsushi Yanagisawa.
Johan Walem (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Japan. Alex replaces Shinji Ono.
Foul by Shinji Ono (Japan).
Eric Van Meir (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Naoki Matsuda (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Geert De Vlieger.
Attempt saved. Shinji Ono (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Gert Verheyen (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Junichi Inamoto (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Naoki Matsuda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Japan 1, Belgium 1. Takayuki Suzuki (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shinji Ono with a through ball.
Goal! Japan 0, Belgium 1. Marc Wilmots (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timmy Simons with a cross.
Johan Walem (Belgium) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Junichi Inamoto (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Junichi Inamoto (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Van der Heyden (Belgium).
Gert Verheyen (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Yves Vanderhaeghe (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Takayuki Suzuki (Japan).
Geert De Vlieger (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Marc Wilmots (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
Second Half begins Japan 0, Belgium 0.
First Half ends, Japan 0, Belgium 0.
Attempt missed. Atsushi Yanagisawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata with a cross.
Attempt saved. Gert Verheyen (Belgium) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jacky Peeters.
Daniel Van Buyten (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Seigo Narazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniel Van Buyten (Belgium).
Jacky Peeters (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Dangerous play by Bart Goor (Belgium).
Attempt missed. Bart Goor (Belgium) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Marc Wilmots (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gert Verheyen with a cross.
Attempt missed. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Atsushi Yanagisawa with a headed pass.
Takayuki Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Takayuki Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Marc Wilmots (Belgium).
Daisuke Ichikawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kazuyuki Toda (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Johan Walem (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Eric Van Meir (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yves Vanderhaeghe with a cross.
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Kazuyuki Toda.
Attempt saved. Marc Wilmots (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timmy Simons with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Daniel Van Buyten (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bart Goor.
Jacky Peeters (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Marc Wilmots (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bart Goor (Belgium).
Dangerous play by Johan Walem (Belgium).
Attempt missed. Gert Verheyen (Belgium) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacky Peeters with a cross.
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Peter Van der Heyden (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Daisuke Ichikawa (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Timmy Simons (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Kazuyuki Toda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Shinji Ono following a set piece situation.
Takayuki Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Shinji Ono (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Timmy Simons (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Timmy Simons (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacky Peeters with a cross.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Daniel Van Buyten.
Attempt blocked. Takayuki Suzuki (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata.
Offside, Belgium. Gert Verheyen is caught offside.
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Japan. Atsushi Yanagisawa is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Timmy Simons (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Bart Goor (Belgium) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
Foul by Ryuzo Morioka (Japan).
Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ryuzo Morioka.
Attempt missed. Yves Vanderhaeghe (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Bart Goor (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
