Football
Paraguay vs Japan. FIFA World Cup Round of 16.
3:00pm, Tuesday 29th June 2010.
Loftus Versfeld StadiumAttendance: Attendance36,742.
Paraguay win 5-3 on penalties
Match ends, Paraguay 0(5), Japan 0(3).
Penalty Shootout ends, Paraguay 0(5), Japan 0(3).
Goal! Paraguay 0(5), Japan 0(3). Óscar Cardozo (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Goal! Paraguay 0(4), Japan 0(3). Keisuke Honda (Japan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Goal! Paraguay 0(4), Japan 0(2). Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Penalty missed! Still Paraguay 0(3), Japan 0(2). Yuichi Komano (Japan) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
Goal! Paraguay 0(3), Japan 0(2). Cristian Riveros (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Paraguay 0(2), Japan 0(2). Makoto Hasebe (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Goal! Paraguay 0(2), Japan 0(1). Lucas Barrios (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Goal! Paraguay 0(1), Japan 0(1). Yasuhito Endo (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Goal! Paraguay 0(1), Japan 0. Edgar Barreto (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Paraguay 0, Japan 0.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Paraguay 0, Japan 0.
Foul by Enrique Vera (Paraguay).
Keiji Tamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Cristian Riveros (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Cristian Riveros (Paraguay).
Edgar Barreto (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Keisuke Honda (Japan).
Yasuhito Endo (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Enrique Vera (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yasuhito Endo (Japan).
Attempt missed. Tulio (Japan) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Antolín Alcáraz (Paraguay).
Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Paulo Da Silva (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Claudio Morel Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
Cristian Riveros (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shinji Okazaki (Japan).
Attempt saved. Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudio Morel Rodríguez.
Claudio Morel Rodríguez (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay).
Makoto Hasebe (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half Extra Time begins Paraguay 0, Japan 0.
Substitution, Japan. Keiji Tamada replaces Yoshito Okubo.
First Half Extra Time ends, Paraguay 0, Japan 0.
Hand ball by Yoshito Okubo (Japan).
Hand ball by Lucas Barrios (Paraguay).
Foul by Edgar Barreto (Paraguay).
Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Óscar Cardozo (Paraguay).
Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Edgar Barreto (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Justo Villar.
Attempt missed. Keisuke Honda (Japan) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Carlos Bonet (Paraguay).
Yoshito Okubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edgar Barreto with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Lucas Barrios (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Bonet with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Edgar Barreto (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudio Morel Rodríguez.
Carlos Bonet (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kengo Nakamura (Japan).
Attempt saved. Lucas Barrios (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudio Morel Rodríguez with a cross.
Substitution, Paraguay. Óscar Cardozo replaces Roque Santa Cruz.
Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Antolín Alcáraz.
Attempt blocked. Kengo Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Yoshito Okubo.
First Half Extra Time begins Paraguay 0, Japan 0.
Second Half ends, Paraguay 0, Japan 0.
Keisuke Honda (Japan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Keisuke Honda (Japan).
Antolín Alcáraz (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Yuji Nakazawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Claudio Morel Rodríguez (Paraguay).
Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Paulo Da Silva (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Japan).
Foul by Lucas Barrios (Paraguay).
Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Justo Villar (Paraguay).
Delay in match because of an injury Yoshito Okubo (Japan).
Justo Villar (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yoshito Okubo (Japan).
Hand ball by Edgar Barreto (Paraguay).
Substitution, Japan. Kengo Nakamura replaces Yuki Abe.
Attempt saved. Edgar Barreto (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nelson Haedo Valdez.
Substitution, Paraguay. Edgar Barreto replaces Néstor Ortigoza.
Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Néstor Ortigoza.
Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match because of an injury Tulio (Japan).
Carlos Bonet (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Dangerous play by Yasuhito Endo (Japan).
Substitution, Japan. Shinji Okazaki replaces Daisuke Matsui.
Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Yuichi Komano.
Attempt missed. Tulio (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Paraguay. Nelson Haedo Valdez replaces Edgar Benítez.
Attempt missed. Yuichi Komano (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keisuke Honda.
Attempt saved. Cristian Riveros (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Claudio Morel Rodríguez with a cross.
Daisuke Matsui (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
Hand ball by Daisuke Matsui (Japan).
Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Yuji Nakazawa.
Attempt blocked. Edgar Benítez (Paraguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enrique Vera with a through ball.
Offside, Paraguay. Lucas Barrios is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Offside, Japan. Yoshito Okubo is caught offside.
Hand ball by Makoto Hasebe (Japan).
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Paraguay 0, Japan 0.
First Half ends, Paraguay 0, Japan 0.
Claudio Morel Rodríguez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Néstor Ortigoza (Paraguay).
Yasuhito Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lucas Barrios (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daisuke Matsui (Japan).
Foul by Paulo Da Silva (Paraguay).
Attempt missed. Keisuke Honda (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daisuke Matsui.
Corner, Japan. Conceded by Roque Santa Cruz.
Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Tulio (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Foul by Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay).
Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Paulo Da Silva (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudio Morel Rodríguez with a cross.
Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Yuki Abe.
Daisuke Matsui (Japan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt saved. Lucas Barrios (Paraguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Riveros.
Hand ball by Yuki Abe (Japan).
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Edgar Benítez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roque Santa Cruz with a cross.
Yuki Abe (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Yoshito Okubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Yuichi Komano (Japan) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
Tulio (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Yoshito Okubo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
