Welcome to the match between Cherry Blossom and NOT ALONE

2'

Zvezdan Shapkarev made a good pass to Makoto Oshiro , Makoto Oshiro took possession of the ball before Kjetil Birkeland could cut it out.

Makoto Oshiro had shrugged off the challenge of Saburo Mori and shot a knuckle shot from 30 yards.

But Makoto Oshiro put it just over ... He will have kicked himself for missing that chance.

3'

Kohaku Kimura hit it high and hard past Yuuki Tachibana towards goal from 40 yards.

However, the ball drifted wide of the goal by Kohaku Kimura ... He held his head in his hands.

6'

Yuuki Tachibana made an attempt to move the ball forward but Shiro Kimura had no problem in intercepting the ball.

11'

Yuuki Tachibana tried to get past Wilai Sukollawat but Wilai Sukollawat denied.

14'

Ryou Tsukuda elected to send the corner to the edge of the area.

Vukoje Beganović won the aerial challenge against Yori Ueno , then made an attacking header.

Ryo Nakano fisted the ball away.

18'

Teko Aliu fed the ball forward to Saburo Mori , the ball was picked up by Saburo Mori before Zvezdan Shapkarev could reach it.

Saburo Mori made an attempt to deliver the ball to a team-mate but The ball was touched on by Makoto Oshiro .

20'

Teko Aliu tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Makoto Oshiro had no problem in intercepting the ball.

23'

Makoto Oshiro dribbled past Yuu Fukui .

Makoto Oshiro had a great opportunity to score from medium range but Kjetil Birkeland blocked him.

24'

Vestru Billion tried to hit a long ball forward but The ball came off Juro Nishimura .

25'

Shiro Kimura shot a hopeful chance from long-range. Yuuki Tachibana approached too late to block it.

But Shiro Kimura put it high and wide ... It was a dismal effort, he never should have missed.

30'

Kaito Takahashi replaced Teko Aliu.

Ayumu Tanaka was ready to come on for Saburo Mori .

Akira Honda on for Kenshin Matsushita .

Kohaku Kimura left the pitch to be replaced by Kouta Tsukino .

32'

Kaito Takahashi tried to pass the ball forward but Makoto Oshiro coolly intercepted the pass.

33'

Kaito Takahashi passed along the floor for Yuuki Tachibana to pick it up, Yuuki Tachibana picked up on the ball before Shiro Kimura could intercept.

Yuuki Tachibana played a perfect pass for Kaito Takahashi , Kaito Takahashi trapped the ball nicely before Wilai Sukollawat could cut it out.

Kaito Takahashi tried to deliver a float cross but Shiro Kimura had no problem in intercepting the ball.

34'

Yuuki Tachibana made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Wilai Sukollawat.

35'

Shiro Kimura played it past Yuuki Tachibana .

Shiro Kimura shot from distance. Kjetil Birkeland wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Kenshin Hamasaki did not get back in time to reach it ... Shiro Kimura scored a great goal !!! ... He raised a finger to his lips ! He had silenced the opposition fans

Cherry Blossom 0 - 1 NOT ALONE

37'

Kouta Yamada made an attempt to move the ball forward but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Kjetil Birkeland.

38'

Kouta Yamada struck the ball with fury from 30 yards. Nobuyuki Tachibana wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.

Kenshin Hamasaki saved and clutched the ball gratefully to his chest.

39'

Osamu Search tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under pressure from Wilai Sukollawat.

41'

Poor corner kick delivered by Yuuki Tachibana that went straight to the opposition.

43'

Yuuki Tachibana stabbed the ball forward for a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Wilai Sukollawat.

45'

Vukoje Beganović made for the bench and was replaced by Hasan Daher .

Akira Himura received some final instructions and came on for Kouta Yamada .

NOT ALONE tried a tactical change.

Zvezdan Shapkarev tried to take the ball past Kjetil Birkeland but Kjetil Birkeland succesfully won the ball from Zvezdan Shapkarev.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The teams went in for their half-time break which NOT ALONE took the lead.Cherry Blossom had 55% possession in the match, while NOT ALONE had 45%. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

47'

Wilai Sukollawat fed the ball forward to Shiro Kimura , Shiro Kimura latched onto the ball before Yuuki Tachibana could reach it.

Shiro Kimura surged past Kjetil Birkeland!.

Whilst still some way from goal, Shiro Kimura tried to lob the keeper. Yuuki Tachibana approached too late to tackle him.

Kenshin Hamasaki saved superbly and held the ball.

48'

Kjetil Birkeland made a pass to Kaito Takahashi , Makoto Oshiro tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Kaito Takahashi made an attempt to pass the ball forward but Zvezdan Shapkarev blocked it.

49'

Yuuki Tachibana tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but it was intercepted by Shiro Kimura .

50'

Shiro Kimura failed in his attempt to dribble past Yuuki Tachibana .

54'

Wilai Sukollawat used his skill to go past Yuuki Tachibana .

Wilai Sukollawat smashed the ball towards the top corner from 20 yards. Kjetil Birkeland failed to charge down the shot.

Wilai Sukollawat left Kenshin Hamasaki with an easy save.

55'

Vestru Billion tried to pass the ball forward but The ball bounced off Juro Nishimura .

56'

Shiro Kimura took the corner kick but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

57'

Wilai Sukollawat delivered the ball to Shiro Kimura , Yuuki Tachibana couldn't cut it.

Shiro Kimura shielded the ball from Kjetil Birkeland and put some curve on the shot from 20 yards.

But Shiro Kimura put it narrowly over ... He buckled under the pressure.

58'

Nobuyuki Tachibana passed along the floor for Vestru Billion to pick it up, Vestru Billion took it in his stride before Makoto Oshiro could intercept.

Vestru Billion tried to deliver a low cross but he overhit the cross as he had been pressured by Juro Nishimura .

59'

Corner taken by Shiro Kimura and cut out by the opposition.

60'

Cherry Blossom changed their tactics.

Ayumu Tanaka made a pass to Nobuyuki Tachibana , Nobuyuki Tachibana latched onto the ball before Makoto Oshiro could cut it out.

Nobuyuki Tachibana tried to twist past Zvezdan Shapkarev but Zvezdan Shapkarev blocked Nobuyuki Tachibana in a good, clean tackle.

62'

Shiro Kimura knocked a long ball to Kouta Tsukino , Kouta Tsukino latched onto the ball before Ayumu Tanaka could cut it out.

Kouta Tsukino found a gap and smashed the ball towards the top corner. Yuu Fukui couldn't reach it.

Kenshin Hamasaki made a fingertip save to divert the ball over.

64'

Hasan Daher had a crack at goal from the freekick. Saved in style by Ryo Nakano !.

65'

Shiro Kimura directed the ball to Wilai Sukollawat, Wilai Sukollawat latched onto the ball before Osamu Search could cut it out.

Wilai Sukollawat was pressed by Yuuki Tachibana but he evaded the challenge and struck a medium range piledriver.

Kenshin Hamasaki did well to get his fingertips to the ball and tip it wide.

66'

Yori Ueno easily got past the challenge of Ayumu Tanaka .

Yori Ueno was pressed by Kjetil Birkeland but he evaded the challenge and struck the ball from 20 yards toward the goal.

Kenshin Hamasaki shouldn't have been beaten from that angle ... A fine goal all round by Yori Ueno !!! ... The fans chanted Yori Ueno 's name !

Cherry Blossom 0 - 2 NOT ALONE

67'

Shiro Kimura tried to pass the ball forward but he misjudged the pass as he had been pressured by Yuuki Tachibana .

70'

Shiro Kimura hit a crashing drive from 40 yards but Yuuki Tachibana got himself between the ball and goal.

71'

Zvezdan Shapkarev delivered the ball to Kouta Tsukino , Kouta Tsukino took possession of the ball before Kjetil Birkeland could intercept.

Kouta Tsukino tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but The ball struck Ayumu Tanaka .

73'

Shiro Kimura tried to dribble past Yuuki Tachibana but Yuuki Tachibana nicked the ball from the toes of Shiro Kimura .

74'

Kjetil Birkeland looked to send a hanging ball over from the corner.

Hasan Daher hit the ball with his head toward the goal but Yori Ueno headed clear the danger.

75'

Vestru Billion tried to pass it long to a team-mate but Juro Nishimura showed great composure in intercepting the ball.

76'

Shiro Kimura hit it high and hard towards goal from 30 yards but Osamu Search cleared the ball.

77'

Kjetil Birkeland tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

80'

Akira Himura took the ball past Yuuki Tachibana .

Akira Himura lost the ball to Kjetil Birkeland's block tackle before Akira Himura tried to fire in a shot at goal from long range.

82'

Kaito Takahashi lost the ball to Makoto Oshiro 's block tackle before Kaito Takahashi attempted to fire off a shot from long range.

83'

Shiro Kimura tried to dribble past Yuuki Tachibana but it failed.

85'

Kouta Tsukino tried to twist past Ryou Tsukuda but Ryou Tsukuda robbed Kouta Tsukino .

87'

Yuuki Tachibana tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but The ball ricocheted off Wilai Sukollawat.

90'

Zvezdan Shapkarev found an opportunity to score from long range but Kjetil Birkeland made a crucial intervention!.

91'

Shiro Kimura tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but The ball bounced off Yuuki Tachibana .

93'

Zvezdan Shapkarev tried to pass it long to a team-mate but The ball was touched on by Kjetil Birkeland.

End Match Cherry Blossom 0 - 2 NOT ALONE