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HT - It's Japan 1, Senegal 1 at the half-time break
45' - One minute added as stoppage time
43' - Another corner for Senegal. A weak delivery and is easily cleared out
39' - SAVE! Eiji Kawashima charged out to block Mbaye Niang's effort from 18 yards
34' - GOAL! Takashi Inui scored the equaliser for Japan
WHAT A STRIKE! A brilliant goal from Inui. Inui collected the ball at the left side of penalty box from Yuto Nagatomo and curled it towards bottom corner from 15 yards. No chance for Senegal goalkeeper Khadim Ndiaye
33' - Japan have slightly more possession so far with 51%
27' - Mbaye Niang with the delivery, but the header from Alfred Ndiaye hit Japanese defender.
26' - Corner for Senegal.
22' - Senegal in no time reached the Japan box from the counter attack. Moussa Wague's cross-in from right was met by Ismaila Sarr's volley from 10 yards, and it needed a diving save from Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima
21' - First corner for Japan. Short corner was intercepted by Senegal players and they are off for a counter.
20' - Free-kick for Japan from the left flank. The delivery was easily cleared out by Senegal defenders
16' - Makoto Hasebe's long ranger was blocked by the Japanese teammate in front of Senegal goal
11' - GOAL! Sadio Mane put Senegal in the lead
Moussa Wague's cross-in from the right flank was headed out weakly by Genki Haraguchi. Youssouf Sabaly then shot it towards the goal from the left flank and the Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima palmed it directly to Mane's leg. And the ball rolled into the net with the deflection.
10' - The game has slowed down a bit, after early attacks from Senegal
5' - Second corner for Senegal. Cleared out easily again, and the long ranger from Youssouf Sabaly went well over the Japan crossbar
3' - Corner for Senegal. The delivery into the Japan box was missed by all the players. No trouble for Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima
1' - Early incursion into Japanese penalty area by Senegal. Cleared out by defenders
Here we go..
KICK-OFF TIME
*Time for National Anthems*
TEAM NEWS
Senegal brought in midfielder Badou Ndiaye in place of Stoke City team mate Mame Biram Diouf while Japan named an unchanged side for Sunday's World Cup Group H match.
The experienced Keisuke Honda and Shinji Okazaki, who both came on as substitutes in Japan's 2-1 win over Colombia, remain on the bench, with Yuya Osako leading the attack on a bright sunny evening in Yekaterinburg.
Senegal also won their first match 2-1 against Poland, and a win would see them advance to the last 16 if Colombia fail to beat Poland later in the day.
Starting line-ups
Japan: Eiji Kawashima, Gen Shoji, Yuto Nagatomo, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Gaku Shibasaki, Genki Haraguchi, Shinji Kagawa, Takashi Inui, Makoto Hasebe (capt), Yuya Osako. Coach: Akira Nishino (JPN)
Senegal: Khadim Ndiaye, Moussa Wague, Kalidou Koulibaly, Salif Sane, Youssouf Sabaly, Alfred Ndiaye, Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mane (capt), Ismaila Sarr, Pape Ndiaye, Mbaye Niang. Coach: Aliou Cisse (SEN)
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Helloand welcome to the live coverage of Group H match between Japan and Senegal. The match starts at 20:30 IST.
(Reuters Photo)