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Paraguay beat Japan in shoot-out
Paraguay booked a place in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 5-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Japan in Pretoria. More
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Time:120'- Paraguay
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- - Well, an exciting end to a dire game after all... heart break for Japan, but a match against Spain or Portugal awaits for Paraguay!
5-3 Cardozo is the man to win it for Paraguay.... he ambles up to the spot... AND HE SENDS KAWASHIMA THE WRONG WAY! PARAGUAY GO THROUGH 5-2 on penalties! Cardozo is the hero and Komano is the unfortunate villain!- 4-3 Honda has to score to keep Japan in it... so cool! He scores and Japan are still in it!
- 4-2 Substitute Valdez up next... and he scores! Straight down the middle and Paraguay are on the cusp of the quarter-finals!
3-2 Komano steps up... HE STRIKES THE BAR! And Paraguay have the advantage!- 3-2 Riveros strides forward.... and the new Sunderland man coolly slots home!
- 2-2 Hasebe... no problems for Japan's captain!
- 2-1 Barrios... another cracking pen! He slides the ball into the bottom right!
- 1-1 Endo next... nice from the Japan midfielder! He sends Villar the wrong way and it's 1-1!
- 1-0 Barreto steps up... and scores! Great penalty from the Atalanta man, low and hard into the bottom left hand corner!
- - Villar and Hasebe toss up... and it looks like Paraguay will go first...
- - The players of both sides are in a huddle as they prepare mentally for the agony to come.... only the keepers look relaxed...
120' There it is! All over in Pretoria! And were set for the first penalty shoot-out of the tournament! Gulp...- 119' Cardozo chips the ball over the Japanese back line... but it also sails over his own team-mates and the ball bounces into Kawashima's arms.
118' Riveros is booked for handling...- 116' Chance for Tamada! But he loses his head when he needed it the most... he pulls back to no one in particular, when Nakamura was there to be found!
- 115' Worse than Algeria-Slovenia.... fact.
- 114' This is the worst game of the World Cup so far... no doubt.
- 113' Endo is booked for a studs-up challenge and he'll miss the quarter-final, should they get there.
- 112' At the other end, Tulio gets on the end of a ball into the box... he heads wide.
- 111' Morel delivers the ball in towards Da Silva... but he heads wide of the mark....
- 110' Nagatomo gives away a soft corner... is he going to be made to pay for that?
- 109' No there isn't... the ball falls into Kawashima's arms without any trouble at all...
- 108' Free-kick to Paraguay... there could be danger here...
- 107' Barreto rues a missed chance. Match image
106' Japan have made their final change of the day... Tamada for Okubo...
106' Back underway in Pretoria...- 105' Half-time in extra-time and it's still goalless!
- 104' Villar comes off his line to claim a cross... he spills it at the first attempt, but he recovers quickly enough.
- 103' Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino dishes out advice... Match image
- 101' Barreto makes a nuisance of himself in the six yard box, but with no end product...
- 100' Barrios does well to get to the by-line before centring for Cardoza! But it's knocked away from him just before he pulls the trigger!
- 99' HONDA! Ooh! He fires a free-kick, Ronaldo-style, and Villar is forced to tip round the corner!
- 97' Great run by Morel before feeding Valdez who turns his man brilliantly! But Kawashima is off his line quickly to deny the Paraguay sub!
- 95' BARRIOS! Ooh! It's an effort on target! But his header, like Riveros's in normal time, is straight at Kawashima.
- 94' Cardozo replaces Santa Cruz as Paraguay look to mix things up.
- 93' Okazaki gets his head to it... but it flicks off the top of his head and away to safety...
- 92' Positive start by Japan... a neat touch by Honda sets them on their way before Nakamura lets fly! deflected behind for a corner!
91' Well, here we go again... another 30 minutes of football to come... please, please, let's have a goal.- 90'+3 There it is! Full-time, and we're heading into extra-time... let's hope something happens in the next 30 minutes...
- 90'+2 That's a booking for Honda for deliberate handball in the centre circle...
- 90'+1 Ooh! Tulio nearly gets to the ball at close range! But he can't....
- 90' Three minutes of added time to be played... there's still time!
- 89' Paraguay apply some late pressure but Vera's final ball is poor and that should be that...
- 88' The winner of this game will play either Spain or Portugal, who meet tonight at the Green Point Stadium
- 87' This is nice from Japan though as Nakamura dances past a few challenges... Komano delivers a cross but Da Silva heads clear.
- 86' The only problem is that neither side look like providing one...
- 85' Five minutes left and it's it's hero time...
- 84' Honda skips over a challenge by Riveros... Match image
- 83' Time running out for either side to grab a winner... extra-time looms...
- 82' Nagatomo does well to get to the by-line... it's a decent cross but Villar gets there before Okubo!
- 81' Nakamura replaces Abe for Japan...
- 79' Morel and Endo clash... and replays show Morel to have led with an elbow... no action taken by the ref.
- 78' The Japanese fans are keeping faith in the stadium as are Paraguay fans back in Asunci. Especially this one
- 77' Da Silva plays a short back pass... Villar has to race off this line to get there before Honda!
- 76' Barreto has now reached 50 caps....
- 75' Paraguay make another change... Ortigoza is replaced by Barreto.
- 74' Morel's ball into the box finds Da Silva at the back stick... he fires back across the face of goal but Barrios can't get to it!
- 73' This one's got 0-0 after 90 minutes written all over it...
- 72' Paraguay can break here... but Valdez is tugged back by Nagatomo and the Japan player is booked.
- 71' Endo takes it... but it's headed clear by Da Silva...
- 70' Lovely reverse pass by Honda to play in Okazaki... but his shot is blocked behind for a corner!
- 69' Japan breifly down to 10 men as Tulio fully comes to his senses on the sidelines...
- 68' Tulio looks in trouble on the ground... but he's a hard man and he's back on his feet soon enough. Top man!
- 67' Morel sends a deep cross into the Japan penalty area from a free-kick... Kawashima comes off his line into no man's land and only succeeds in kneeing Tulio in the face!
- 66' Japan makes a change... Matsui is replaced by Okazaki.
- 65' Morel takes it... it reaches Barrios, but the whistle has already gone for a push on Hasebe.
- 64' Valdez runs at Komano... but that's good defending from the Japan right-back... cornre to Paraguay!
- 63' Endo sends it over... Tulio is there! But his header goes well wide in the end, under pressure from Santa Cruz.
- 62' The ball flicks off the head of Alcaraz and Japan have a corner...
- 61' Valdez is pulled up for a foul on Nakazawa...
- 60' Here's that change... Valdez on for Benitez and Paraguay now have three out-and-out strikers on the pitch.
- 59' Chance! Riveros heads on target following a late run into the box! But it's straight at Kawashima!
- 59' Benitez is played through... it's a good run but his cross is cleared for a throw.
- 58' Looks like there are changes afoot for Paraguay...
- 57' Yellow for Matsui for kick the ball away after the whistle had gone...
- 56' Morel takes the resulting corner... headed clear by Tulio...
- 55' Vera feeds Benitez as Paraguay come at Japan... but his shot is blocked by Nakazawa....
- 53' Matsui sends over a cross... it comes out to Nagamoto, who strikes at goal! It takes a deflection but Villar isn't overly troubled!
- 52' There's a couple of Argentina fans in the stadium today... Giant Maradona infiltrates Paraguay-Japan game
- 51' Honda looks to nutmeg Morel... but that's not going to happen this time and Paraguay come away with the ball...
- 50' Ortigoza! It just opens up a little for him as he dances into the Japan box, but he can't quite get his shot off and Nagamoto puts in a decent challenge!
- 49' This in nice from Japan as Abe and Honda link up nicely... but the break is halted by Alcaraz before too long.
- 48' Let's hope he's not right... extra-time is not an attractive prospect at the moment...
- 47' Tom says: "This game has the feel of one headed for penalties."
- 46' Here we go again! No changes to tell you about at the break...
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- 45' There goes the half-time whistle... and it's goalless at the break.
- 44' Just one minute of added time to be played...
- 43' The half is ending pretty much as it has been throughout... without incident.
- 42' Endo takes it... Barrios nods firnly clear...
- 41' Da Silva is pulled up again for a hand on Honda's shoulders... another free-kick for Japan...
- 40' HONDA! Ooh! He slices a shot inches wide of the mark with Villar struggling to get anywhere near it!
- 39' Komano makes some ground on the right flank... but his eventual cross drifts out just before Villar claims it.
- 38' Barrios leads the break but his touch is poor and the ball runs out for a goal kick.
- 37' Endo takes the corner... it's cleared and Paraguay can break.
- 36' Endo and Honda over the free-kick... Endo will take it... he whips it in... Santa Cruz is there with a diving header behind for a Japan corner!
- 35' Honda is dumped to the ground by Da Silva... but the Sunderland man escapes a booking!
- 34' Japan come again... it comes into Honda, but Morel clears for the South Americans...
- 33' The stadium is far from full today... that's a shame, considering this is a World Cup last 16 game.
- 32' Matsui reacts after a missed chance... Match image
- 31' Here come Japan... Komano delivers a decent looking ball into the box but Bonet clears.
- 30' Half an hour gone and it's still goalless, although the game has picked up a little over the past 10 mintues.
- 29' Santa Cruz! The corner falls to the Manchester City striker, but he drags his shot wide of the mark! Great chance...
- 28' Barrios gets into a good position on the left... but his clipped cross is headed behind for a corner!
- 27' Japan are yet to concede a goal before halftime at the 2010 World Cup.
- 26' Some neat passing from Paraguay ends with Da Silva crossing in towards Santa Cruz... but it's overhit and the chance passes by...
- 25' Matsui skips over a challenge by Vera.... Match image
- 24' Paraguay have played eight matches in the 2010 calendar year, only failing to score in the World Cup encounter with New Zealand (0-0).
- 23' That's just what this game needed... Paraguay surge forward now but Benitez fires well wide...
- 22' Oooh! Chance at the other end! Matsui hits the bar with a wonderful effort from outside the penalty area with Villar struggling to reach it! Cracking shot!
- 21' Ooh! Finally some class! Barrios turns beautifully in the box to set himself up for a shooting chance! But Kawashima pulls off a great save with his legs to deny the Borussia Dortmund man!
- 20' This is pretty poor to be honest... nothing much going on at all at the moment...
- 19' Poor touch from Matsui allows Paraguay to regain possession...
- 18' Endo and Honda look to prise open the Paraguayan defence with a couple of neat passes... no dice this time though.
- 17' Paraguay are building from the back, but their final ball so far has been poor...
- 16' CONMEBOL nations are undefeated against AFC nations in World Cup competition - 12 wins, two draws and zero defeats.
- 15' Paraguay have enjoyed 60 per cent of the possesson so far...
- 14' Japan are well organised yet again in midfield... and Paraguay are struggling to find a way through at the moment.
- 13' Chance now for Japan to get a ball into the box.. Endo delivers it towards Nakazawa, but the ball skews out of the penalty area towards the corner flag... Abe tries to retrieve it but he's pulled up for handball as it pops up and strikes him on the arm.
- 12' After a snappy start to the game, it's quietened down a little now... Vera plays a pass forward but it goes straight out of play...
- 11' Morel pumps it forward into the box hoping to take advantage of the diminutive stature of Japan's defenders... but it's too close to Kawashima and the keeper claims.
- 10' The drone of the vuvuzela is present once again today... Paraguay win a free-kick.
- 9' This is a huge game for Japan... and pre-match their players were full of pride. Match image
- 8' Riveros is back on his feet and Japan will take a throw...
- 7' Santa Cruz puts in a dangerous cross.... Benitez and Riveros collide as they go for the ball and there'll be a break in play as they are treated...
- 6' Paraguay's team show solidarity before kick-off. Match image
- 5' Free-kick to Japan now... Tulio hits it long, but Da Silva beats Honda in the air...
- 4' It's been quite an open start to the game.... bodes well for an exciting affair...
- 3' Matsui slides into Riveros... that's a poor challenge on the Sunderland man... but he gets away with nothing worse than a free-kick awarded against him.
- 2' Japan are in their all blue strip today while Paraguay are sporting red and white stripes, with white shorts...
- 1' Not even a minute gone and Okubo fires a strike on goal! Wide of the mark this time, but decent effort nonetheless!
- 1' Here we go! Japan get us underway at in Pretoria!
- 14:55 Here come the teams, led out by referee De Bleeckere... time for the anthems...
- 14:53 This will be the fourth encounter between a CONMEBOL and AFC team at the 2010 World Cup, with the CONMEBOL team winning all three previous encounters: Argentina - Korea Republic 4-1, Brazil - Korea DPR 2-1 and Uruguay - Korea Republic 2-1.
- 14:50 Japan are the only Asian team left at the 2010 world Cup after Korea Republic were eliminated in the Last 16 round by Uruguay. Keisuke Honda has scored two goals already at the 2010 World Cup. He needs one more goal to break the Japanese record for most goals scored in a single World Cup edition, a record he now shares with Junichi Inamoto (2 goal in 2002). Wenger's blog: 'Genius' Honda can down Paraguay
- 14:45 Paraguay have lost all three previous World Cup knockout matches in the last 16 round without scoring a single goal: 0-1 to Germany in 2002, 0-1 (sudden death) to France in 1998 and 0-3 to England in 1986.
- 14:40 This is the seventh meeting between Paraguay and Japan. Paraguay have won two, Japan one and there have been three draws.
- 14:35 Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino makes three changes, dropping Nelson Valdez and Denis Caniza from the side that drew 0-0 with New Zealand, bringing in Edgar Benitez and Nestor Ortigoza. Julio Cesar Caceres is suspended and Antolin Alcaraz returns to the side after injury.
- 14:30 Japan coach Takeshi Okada names an unchanged line-up, keeping faith with the side that started all three of their group games, with Keisuke Honda expected to provide the ammunition for Yoshito Okubo up front. Japan are bidding to reach their first World Cup quarter-finals and end Asia's drought against South American teams in the tournament.
- 14:25 Today's referee in Belgian whistle-blower Frank De Bleeckere.
- 14:20 Teams: Paraguay: 1-Justo Villar; 14-Paulo Da Silva, 3-Claudio Morel, 13-Enrique Vera, 6-Carlos Bonet, 20-Nestor Ortigoza, 21-Antolin Alcaraz, 10-Edgar Benitez, 16-Cristian Riveros, 9-Roque Santa Cruz, 19-Lucas Barrios /// Japan: 21-Eiji Kawashima; 2-Yuki Abe, 22-Yuji Nakazawa, 4-Tulio, 3-Yuichi Komano; 5-Yuto Nagatomo, 16-Yoshito Okubo, 7-Yasuhito Endo, 17-Makoto Hasebe, 8-Daisuke Matsui, 18-Keisuke Honda.
- 14:15 Paraguay take on Japan at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria with a place in the World Cup quarter-finals at stake.
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Summary
- 5-3 Cardozo is the man to win it for Paraguay.... he ambles up to the spot... AND HE SENDS KAWASHIMA THE WRONG WAY! PARAGUAY GO THROUGH 5-2 on penalties! Cardozo is the hero and Komano is the unfortunate villain!
- 4-3 Honda has to score to keep Japan in it... so cool! He scores and Japan are still in it!
- 4-2 Substitute Valdez up next... and he scores! Straight down the middle and Paraguay are on the cusp of the quarter-finals!
- 3-2 Komano steps up... HE STRIKES THE BAR! And Paraguay have the advantage!
- 3-2 Riveros strides forward.... and the new Sunderland man coolly slots home!
- 2-2 Hasebe... no problems for Japan's captain!
- 2-1 Barrios... another cracking pen! He slides the ball into the bottom right!
- 1-1 Endo next... nice from the Japan midfielder! He sends Villar the wrong way and it's 1-1!
- 1-0 Barreto steps up... and scores! Great penalty from the Atalanta man, low and hard into the bottom left hand corner!
- 116' Chance for Tamada! But he loses his head when he needed it the most... he pulls back to no one in particular, when Nakamura was there to be found!
- 99' HONDA! Ooh! He fires a free-kick, Ronaldo-style, and Villar is forced to tip round the corner!
- 97' Great run by Morel before feeding Valdez who turns his man brilliantly! But Kawashima is off his line quickly to deny the Paraguay sub!
- 95' BARRIOS! Ooh! It's an effort on target! But his header, like Riveros's in normal time, is straight at Kawashima.
- 92' Positive start by Japan... a neat touch by Honda sets them on their way before Nakamura lets fly! deflected behind for a corner!
- 59' Chance! Riveros heads on target following a late run into the box! But it's straight at Kawashima!
- 53' Matsui sends over a cross... it comes out to Nagamoto, who strikes at goal! It takes a deflection but Villar isn't overly troubled!
- 40' HONDA! Ooh! He slices a shot inches wide of the mark with Villar struggling to get anywhere near it!
- 29' Santa Cruz! The corner falls to the Manchester City striker, but he drags his shot wide of the mark! Great chance...
- 22' Oooh! Chance at the other end! Matsui hits the bar with a wonderful effort from outside the penalty area with Villar struggling to reach it! Cracking shot!
- 21' Ooh! Finally some class! Barrios turns beautifully in the box to set himself up for a shooting chance! But Kawashima pulls off a great save with his legs to deny the Borussia Dortmund man!
- 14:20 Teams: Paraguay: 1-Justo Villar; 14-Paulo Da Silva, 3-Claudio Morel, 13-Enrique Vera, 6-Carlos Bonet, 20-Nestor Ortigoza, 21-Antolin Alcaraz, 10-Edgar Benitez, 16-Cristian Riveros, 9-Roque Santa Cruz, 19-Lucas Barrios /// Japan: 21-Eiji Kawashima; 2-Yuki Abe, 22-Yuji Nakazawa, 4-Tulio, 3-Yuichi Komano; 5-Yuto Nagatomo, 16-Yoshito Okubo, 7-Yasuhito Endo, 17-Makoto Hasebe, 8-Daisuke Matsui, 18-Keisuke Honda.
Team Line-up & Ratings
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Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- J. Villar
- C. Bonet
- P. da Silva
- A. Alcaraz
- C. Morel
- N. Ortigoza
- E. Vera
- C. Riveros
- R. Santa Cruz
- E. Benitez
- L. Barrios
Subs
- D. Caniza
- J. Cáceres
- N. Valdez
60′ - A. Bobadilla
- E. Barreto 75′
- J. Santana
- D. Verón
- A. Torres
- O. Cardozo 94′
- D. Barreto
- R. Gamarra
Starting line-up
- E. Kawashima
- Y. Komano
- Y. Nakazawa
- M. Tanaka
- Y. Nagatomo
- Y. Abe
- M. Hasebe
- Y. Endo
- D. Matsui
- Y. Okubo
- K. Honda
Subs
- J. Inamoto
- Y. Kawaguchi
- S. Narazaki
- S. Nakamura
- K. Tamada 106′
- T. Morimoto
- S. Okazaki 66′
- A. Uchida
- K. Yano
- Y. Konno
- K. Nakamura 81′
- D. Iwamasa
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The new Sunderland man looked good and kept his cool to score from the spot in the shoot-out.
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