Italy – Japan 4:3 (end) | Spain – Tahiti 10:0 (end)
final
Italy
4:3 (1:2)
Japan
Thursday 20.06.2013, 00:00 • Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil • Confederations Cup
     
    Possession: ITA 45%, JPN 55%
    Shots on goal: ITA 7, JPN 11
    Offsides: ITA 0, JPN 5
    Corners: ITA 2, JPN 6
    Yellow Cards:
    20' Buffon (ITA)
    36' De Rossi (ITA)
    52' Hasbe (JPN)
    90' Konno (JPN) (13:27:01)
     
    Man of the match: Shinji Kagawa.
     
    Today's attendance is 40489.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+2
    Japan substitution: Hasbe is replaced by Nakamura.
     
    90+3
    Three minutes to be added on.
     
    90
    Konno gets booked late in the game.
     
    86
    Goal for Italy! GIOVINCO gets Italy up front once again as he taps one home after a cross from Marchisio.
     
    79
    Japan substitution: Maeda is replaced by Havenaar.
     
    73
    Japan substitution: Uchida is replaced by Sakai.
     
    69
    Goal for Japan! Just as Marchisio enters the game OKAZAKI manages to direct a header from Endo's free kick into the net and thus brings the equalizer.
     
    68
    Italy substitution: Giaccherini is replaced by Marchisio.
     
    59
    Italy substitution: Maggio is replaced by Abate.
     
    52
    Goal for Italy! MARIO BALOTELLI successfully converts the penalty placing a shot to the bottom left corner and fooling Kawashima who dived the wrong way.
     
    52
    The first booking for the Japanese side comes for Hasbe who handled the ball with his hand in the penalty area, and a penalty kick is assigned to Italy.
     
    50
    Goal for Italy! Giaccherini fires a cross towards Balotelli in the middle but the ball passed him and UCHIDA slides only to unluckily put the ball into his own net.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    Possession: ITA 48%, JPN 52%
    Shots on goal: ITA 3, JPN 5
    Offsides: ITA 0, JPN 2
    Corners: ITA 1, JPN 3
    Yellow Cards:
    20' Buffon (ITA)
    36' De Rossi (ITA)
     
    1st halftime finished.
     
    45+2
    Two minutes of added time.
     
    41
    Goal for Italy! After Andrea Pirlo took a corner DE ROSSI poweres a header home to cut the lead to one!

    Assist: Pirlo.
     
    36
    De Rossi will be the second booked tonight on the Italian side.
     
    33
    Goal for Japan! SHINJI KAGAWA doubles the Japan lead with a volley from the edge of the box.

    Unassisted.
     
    30
    Italy substitution: Aquilani is replaced by Giovinco.
     
    21
    Goal for Japan! KEISUKE HONDA successfully converts the penalty as he smashes the ball into bottom left corner and gets Japan in front.
     
    20
    Buffon is booked for taking down Okazaki and the referee whistles for the penalty kick.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 00:00.
    Commentary by

    Alan Ilijic

    Goals & lineups
    Goals: 41. Rossi, 50. Uchida (own), 52. Balotelli (pen.), 86. Giovinco – 21. Honda (pen.), 33. Kagawa, 69. Okazaki

    Cards:   20. Buffon (ITA), 36. Rossi (ITA) – 52. Hasbe (JPN), 90. Konno (JPN)

    Italy: (4-2-3-1) Buffon – De Sciglio, Chiellini, Barzagli, Maggio (59' Abate) – De Rossi, Pirlo, Montolivo – Aquilani (30' Giovinco), Giaccherini (68'Marchisio), Balotelli
    Japan: (4-2-3-1) Kawashima – Nagatomo, Yoshida, Konno, Uchida (73' Sakai) – Endo, Hasebe, Kagawa, Honda, Okazaki – Maeda (78' Havenaar)
    Referees: Diego Abal (ARG)
    Attendance: 40489