BBC Two: Men's Football: Spain v Japan and United Arab Emirates v Uruguay

:01:01. > :01:07.It is brilliant! Great Britain have the lead.

:01:07. > :01:10.What was the hottest day of the Year, and G be made a sweat of it.

:01:10. > :01:15.But we were able to enjoy their success on a day when Brazil were

:01:15. > :01:19.brilliant, Japan were a joy and women's football got the 2012

:01:19. > :01:23.Olympics off to a flyer. Today, with the sun beating down, we turn

:01:23. > :01:29.our attention to the men, and particularly a team well used to

:01:29. > :01:32.silverware who have now got their eyes set on something gold.

:01:33. > :01:42.Less than a month ago, Spain reminded the world that when it

:01:42. > :01:50.comes to football, they are supreme. It is four! European champions

:01:50. > :01:53.again. After winning the European

:01:53. > :01:59.Championship in 2008, they established themselves as the

:01:59. > :02:07.world's best in 2010. This is it, that is the goal! Spain

:02:07. > :02:11.have surely won the World Cup. Spain are the kings of world

:02:11. > :02:15.football. So can this team, packed with some

:02:15. > :02:19.of the most exciting talent on the planet, make it a clean sweep by

:02:19. > :02:29.bringing Spain the gold and following their triumph in

:02:29. > :02:35.

:02:35. > :02:45.Barcelona 20 years ago? A chance here... It is two. Yes!

:02:45. > :02:47.

:02:47. > :02:51.We are looking forward to this one. Alongside me to see Spain can shine

:02:51. > :02:54.again, Steve Claridge and Matt Holland. We should tip our cabs to

:02:54. > :02:59.the women yesterday. Congratulations to Great Britain.

:02:59. > :03:05.We spoke about it being a nervy affair. What is it like in that

:03:05. > :03:10.first match? Of course you aren't -- are nervous.

:03:10. > :03:15.It was a fantastic goal. It sets them up for the tournament.

:03:15. > :03:21.The way that it works in the women's side of the tournament, a

:03:21. > :03:26.win is important to get going. Winning any tournament, when you

:03:26. > :03:31.have a smaller knockout stage, of course it is important not to lose.

:03:31. > :03:37.It is fantastic they have got off to a winning start. Eight of the 12

:03:37. > :03:40.will qualify. That gives them an outstanding opportunity.

:03:40. > :03:50.Thoroughly more important for the men to get off to a good start,

:03:50. > :03:52.

:03:52. > :03:57.because only be stopped two go Let's look at how it works. For the

:03:57. > :04:04.women, you have got three groups, four teams in each group. As Steve

:04:04. > :04:09.said... It is windy appear! As far as the men are concerned, it is

:04:09. > :04:19.like Euro 2012. Four groups, 16 teams, and the format is identical.

:04:19. > :04:21.

:04:21. > :04:25.The top two progress. Great Britain will be wary of you cry. -- Uruguay.

:04:25. > :04:35.We have Switzerland and Brazil, who We have Switzerland and Brazil, who

:04:35. > :04:36.

:04:37. > :04:40.Let's focus on Group D. Talking about Spain first, how much will

:04:40. > :04:45.they be focusing on the fact that the seniors have won the European

:04:45. > :04:52.Championships and the World Cup? Will they care?

:04:52. > :04:57.Of course they will care. They won the 2011 European Championship, the

:04:57. > :05:01.Under 21 tournament. It is the same team that won that. They come into

:05:01. > :05:05.it as strong favourites. Once you win one or two tournaments, you get

:05:05. > :05:13.a taste for it. What we have also got, we have seen

:05:13. > :05:20.Rose Hill in action already. They were excellent. There's a spikiness.

:05:20. > :05:24.Brazil have had their noses put out by Spain. Brazil will see this as,

:05:24. > :05:30.hold on, we are going to make a stand here, we will say, Don't

:05:30. > :05:35.forget about us. The toughest game is against Japan.

:05:36. > :05:44.This is a real test for them today. These two groups will play each

:05:44. > :05:48.other. Brazil would love to get one over Spain!

:05:48. > :05:53.When you have youth football, the players blow hot and cold. But we

:05:53. > :05:58.have seen Spain do the business at every level. They are champions.

:05:58. > :06:03.That tells you a lot. What it tells you is there is one

:06:03. > :06:08.way of playing throughout the ages. Everybody understands what is

:06:08. > :06:16.required of them. There are not any pressure will we say, people coming

:06:16. > :06:22.in at different levels, telling people different stuff. -- there

:06:22. > :06:27.are not any, shall we say, people. It is good for them going forward,

:06:27. > :06:34.into future tournaments. I am looking at the sides here.

:06:34. > :06:40.This is what does not equate. People are writing Spain off. Into

:06:40. > :06:49.the Euro John Bishop, they said they were getting too old. -- Euro

:06:49. > :06:53.Championship. There are players here who at maybe

:06:53. > :07:03.did not get a chance they wanted. Lopez did not come off the bench

:07:03. > :07:04.

:07:04. > :07:10.and get a chance to perform. They have got Martinez, the captain.

:07:10. > :07:13.They are players who were at Euro 2012.

:07:13. > :07:21.How would you feel if you were in the Japan dressing room, knowing

:07:21. > :07:26.their due lost every game in 20 -- 2008?

:07:26. > :07:31.I don't think any footballer would look at that for my psychological

:07:31. > :07:37.standpoint. This is a new era. It is different players. They know

:07:37. > :07:41.they are going to be a hard game. They know what to expect. It is

:07:41. > :07:46.almost a no-lose situation. Nobody expects them to get a result. Who

:07:46. > :07:50.knows. The pressure is not on them. They will play as well as they can.

:07:50. > :07:53.They have been decent in the qualifiers. They have shown they

:07:53. > :07:57.are decent at that level. Now is the real test.

:07:57. > :08:03.It will be nice to see Spain play with a striker!

:08:03. > :08:07.As you can see from the sunshine here and in Scotland, these are

:08:07. > :08:11.live pictures, just to let you know that if you like to see the Mexico

:08:11. > :08:15.and South Korea match, you can do. It has kicked off and is available

:08:15. > :08:20.on the red button. The players are starting to make their way out here

:08:20. > :08:30.into the stadium. It is time to hand over to our commentators,

:08:30. > :08:40.

:08:40. > :08:48.at under 19, 21 and senior level. They are bidding to add Olympic

:08:48. > :08:53.gold to that incredible collection. It is Japan who stand in their way.

:08:53. > :08:58.They are competing in their fourth They are competing in their fourth

:08:58. > :09:05.consecutive Olympic games. It is a tournament which gave them their

:09:05. > :09:10.fondest memory in 1968, when they will bronze medallists. Still, to

:09:11. > :09:20.this day, it is the only medal and Asian country has one in an Olympic

:09:21. > :09:21.

:09:21. > :09:31.football tournament. Both teams have been in Scotland. A

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:09:40. > :09:44.heightened interest is more than years for this tournament. They

:09:44. > :09:54.could not have a tougher start. They have high hopes of upsetting

:09:54. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :11:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:11:23. > :11:25.Look Japanese National Anthem "Kimi # Kimi ga yo wa.

:11:25. > :11:30.# Chiyo ni yachiyo ni. # Sazare ishi no.

:11:30. > :11:38.# Iwao to nari te. # Koke no musu made.

:11:39. > :11:43.# Kimi ga yo wa. # Chiyo ni yachiyo ni.

:11:43. > :11:53.# Sazare ishi no. # Iwao to nari te.

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:12:18. > :12:26.of the Asian games in China. It is a far from straightforward

:12:26. > :12:32.start for Spain. They have to, as ever, deal with the expectation

:12:32. > :12:42.when they are at the top of the favourites list. Understandably so.

:12:42. > :12:44.

:12:44. > :12:52.The squad they have picked for this tournament... There are three

:12:52. > :13:02.members of the Euro 2012 squad. Two of them scored in the final.

:13:02. > :13:24.

:13:24. > :13:27.Martinez, the scupper -- skipper, in his career. He guided the Under

:13:27. > :13:37.21 team to victory in Denmark a year ago.

:13:37. > :13:41.

:13:41. > :13:49.Japan have opted to leave the big names out of their Olympic squad.

:13:49. > :13:54.They have an attacking leader. Four of their starting 11 playing top

:13:54. > :14:00.divisions in Europe. Six of them are full internationals. They have

:14:00. > :14:10.been preparing under the watchful eye off their manager for the past

:14:10. > :14:15.

:14:15. > :14:19.Japanese league. He has expectations of his own today. A

:14:19. > :14:24.far from straightforward start for the Spanish.

:14:24. > :14:28.Definitely. The Japanese will be very organised, very disciplined.

:14:28. > :14:34.In the early stages, it will be interesting to see tactically how

:14:34. > :14:39.they try to deal with the Spanish. The Spanish, whoever they played,

:14:39. > :14:43.will have the majority of the possession, and they will keep the

:14:43. > :14:49.ball. Do the Japanese sit back and allow Spain to have it? What do

:14:50. > :14:59.they attack them and exploits a defensive weakness?

:15:00. > :15:25.

:15:25. > :15:29.The goal medal bid starts here for Spain, looking to become only the

:15:29. > :15:37.4th nation to win an Olympic goal as world champions. Something only

:15:37. > :15:43.Uruguay, West Germany and Italy have previously done. The Spanish

:15:43. > :15:53.players know each other so well. Seven of this 11 won the Under 21

:15:53. > :16:10.

:16:10. > :16:15.tournament 12 months ago. A nervous Equally, this Japanese team have

:16:15. > :16:20.played a lot of football together. Most recently at the Toulon

:16:20. > :16:25.tournament preparing for these games, where they managed to beat

:16:25. > :16:29.Holland before losing to Turkey. So there is a good understanding on

:16:29. > :16:33.both sides. I think you can already see that Japan are tactically very

:16:33. > :16:37.adept. They have lined up so that when the ball goes back, they will

:16:37. > :16:42.not allow the Spanish time to settle on the ball. They are going

:16:42. > :16:46.to press from the front, they look very organised. Almost like a

:16:46. > :16:56.domino effect, once one player goes, he is followed by another and then

:16:56. > :17:11.

:17:11. > :17:17.another, to put Spain under as much in the J-League at the moment --

:17:17. > :17:22.Kensuke Nagai. Not an easy one, a difficult technique with the ball

:17:22. > :17:26.coming across year. Again, you see the Japanese shirting the Spanish

:17:26. > :17:36.players then very quickly -- shouting. And they win it back

:17:36. > :18:06.

:18:06. > :18:16.has had for his national team and his club. Can he capita off with an

:18:16. > :18:27.

:18:27. > :18:34.Olympic goal? -- cap it off with an Spanish team is they have adopted

:18:34. > :18:38.the same sort of system as the senior team, that much talked-about

:18:38. > :18:46.false number nine, they are not really playing with an out and out

:18:46. > :18:56.centre-forward, a very fluid formation and packing the midfield.

:18:56. > :19:11.

:19:11. > :19:19.It gives the two Japanese centre- the Spanish goal, just like he was

:19:19. > :19:25.when they won the Under 21 tournament the year ago. -- David

:19:25. > :19:35.de Gea. One tyre is a young full- back at Barcelona, one of four

:19:35. > :20:03.

:20:03. > :20:08.players promoted for the Shuichi Gonda I think had it

:20:09. > :20:15.covered as the effort came in from Rodrigo. He just took Greg tee shot

:20:15. > :20:21.a touch wide. A little bit of nerves -- he dragged his shot. Went

:20:21. > :20:25.for too much power and snatched across it across the face of goal.

:20:25. > :20:34.Already, we have seen Spain setting up very much like their senior team,

:20:34. > :20:44.the full-backs push up very high and it is the pick attacker

:20:44. > :21:17.

:21:17. > :21:23.many great players Spain have got all through the levels, but this is

:21:23. > :21:28.a product of what has happened over the last 20 years. As you can see,

:21:28. > :21:33.the Spain team's right from the senior level right then, I expect,

:21:33. > :21:35.to the junior level, all play the same system and the same style of

:21:35. > :21:45.football and that makes the integration from one team to the

:21:45. > :22:06.

:22:06. > :22:12.next a lot easier. Yuki Otsu of of speculation, is still an

:22:12. > :22:16.Athletic Bilbao player. Their winner of Spain's World Cup winning

:22:16. > :22:21.squad, the Euro 2012 squad and the Under 21 victorious team of last

:22:21. > :22:28.year. He has the armband again for the Olympic games. He is an

:22:28. > :22:32.exceptional player. I watched him during the U21 tournament. He plays

:22:33. > :22:37.that holding role, which has become so crucial in modern-day football.

:22:37. > :22:47.He just sits there, get everything moving from the back and

:22:47. > :23:00.

:23:00. > :23:05.technically, he is absolutely corner to Spain. Good faith, a good

:23:05. > :23:12.little interchange of passing on the box -- could feet. One that

:23:12. > :23:15.they get beyond his marker but is then crowded out. I think Spain

:23:15. > :23:25.will probably put the ball into the box, looking to use their bigger

:23:25. > :24:00.

:24:00. > :24:04.Isco, who applauds the idea. Yoshida is Japan's captain. Three

:24:04. > :24:09.internationals in their back four. It will be a tough time for the

:24:09. > :24:14.Japanese defenders. We have seen already that they are going to have

:24:14. > :24:17.the majority of possession and with Reid -- no real centre forward to

:24:17. > :24:21.mark, it is very difficult for defenders. They don't like that.

:24:21. > :24:31.They'd like to know exactly where the centre forward is. When they

:24:31. > :24:47.

:24:47. > :24:51.have nobody to mark, it puts doubts a Japan corner. He did incredibly

:24:51. > :24:56.well there, he held the ball up, had no real support and had to be

:24:56. > :25:06.patient. He was strong on the ball, a good little turned and a hopeful

:25:06. > :25:16.

:25:16. > :25:26.about in his homeland at the moment. Abigail was impeded. -- David

:25:26. > :25:52.

:25:52. > :25:56.Monchengladbach there, he has just made the move from Atletico Madrid.

:25:56. > :26:06.You don't see too many of the Spanish players leaving their own

:26:06. > :26:19.

:26:19. > :26:24.of that. A good move from the Spanish, down the right-hand side.

:26:24. > :26:27.As we have seen so often from the Spanish, a cross comes into the box

:26:27. > :26:36.but there is no out-and-out striker in the six-yard box to put the ball

:26:36. > :26:46.in. That is why they have to work the ball, play intricate 1-2s to

:26:46. > :27:22.

:27:22. > :27:29.of a Olympic and under 23 football. Quite a start for him, against

:27:29. > :27:39.Spain at Hampden Park. Spain were beaten 2-0 against Senegal in one

:27:39. > :27:46.

:27:46. > :27:51.of their warm-up games, before tournaments, the World Cup and the

:27:51. > :27:55.European Championship, despite not winning their opening match. Spain

:27:55. > :28:00.have not quite found their range in and around the final third yet. One

:28:00. > :28:05.or two balls have been slightly overhit. They just need to calm

:28:05. > :28:10.down, relax a little bit. They will have plenty off the ball, plenty of

:28:10. > :28:14.possession but so far, that final ball has not quite worked. But as

:28:14. > :28:24.we have seen several times in the past, Spain can often be slow

:28:24. > :28:56.

:28:56. > :29:00.starters in tournaments. Japan are trying not to let the Spanish

:29:00. > :29:04.players get the ball and turn. We have seen already that they are all

:29:04. > :29:14.very comfortable on the ball and are happy to accept it on any

:29:14. > :29:33.

:29:33. > :29:43.position -- in any position on the had, culminating in a move back to

:29:43. > :30:10.

:30:10. > :30:17.Barcelona. He will eventually foul. Yes, just a little bit

:30:17. > :30:21.impatient. Spain had maybe 10-15 passes and then it came under

:30:21. > :30:26.pressure and had to play the long ball. You can't do that when you

:30:26. > :30:30.are defending, you have to stand up and be patient. Any contact from

:30:30. > :30:40.behind, you give a fell away and give the ball to the opposition. --

:30:40. > :30:40.

:30:40. > :31:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:31:52. > :31:56.three games. Lost all three of them inpatient around the final third.

:31:56. > :32:02.The build up play is exceptional. They keep the ball really well. At

:32:02. > :32:12.the moment, it looks like they are out of an idea or two. They need to

:32:12. > :32:45.

:32:45. > :32:50.get the ball around and what a good will be interesting to see that on

:32:50. > :33:00.a replay. I might have given the foul. It looked like he was in the

:33:00. > :33:03.

:33:04. > :33:09.lot of men behind the ball, in fact all of them are deep inside their

:33:09. > :33:15.own half. At the start, it was important for Japan not to concede

:33:15. > :33:21.early. They are being clever. They are choosing the moment too close

:33:21. > :33:26.players down. They are quite happy to let Spain have it. Suddenly it

:33:26. > :33:36.is like there's a trigger from one of the midfielders all defenders,

:33:36. > :33:36.

:33:36. > :34:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:34:37. > :34:42.and suddenly the whole team does occasion. Sakai is one of the

:34:43. > :34:52.Japanese player's he got moved to Europe. He will play in Germany

:34:53. > :34:53.

:34:53. > :35:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:35:40. > :35:49.possession from the Spanish. Again, this is what the Spanish do so well

:35:49. > :35:56.at senior level. Cool, possibly boring during the European

:35:56. > :36:01.Championships. They are very good footballers. Technically, as a

:36:01. > :36:11.collection, they are definitely the best team in the world. They do

:36:11. > :36:26.

:36:26. > :36:30.what they are good at. They keep cushion it. A bit heavy on his

:36:30. > :36:40.touch. Japan are going to have to make the most of every possible

:36:40. > :36:44.situation. 20 minutes into the game, and already, as you would expect,

:36:44. > :36:47.Spain have had 70% of the possession. The Japanese are not

:36:47. > :36:56.going to get too many chances on goal, so when they do, they have

:36:56. > :37:01.got to make it count. They won five out of 6 in

:37:01. > :37:11.qualifying. They scored 17 goals, winning both of their warm-up games

:37:11. > :37:33.

:37:33. > :37:38.importance on this tournament. We were talking about the Barcelona

:37:38. > :37:48.players are bleeding to play, and being devastated when they were

:37:48. > :38:09.

:38:09. > :38:16.around the world he put such an emphasis on Under 21 football. When

:38:16. > :38:21.it comes to the Olympics, which is effectively for those under 23, it

:38:21. > :38:31.is a big opportunity. It is almost the stepping stone before they get

:38:31. > :39:08.

:39:08. > :39:12.patient. It is difficult for him up the front. He is trying to work

:39:13. > :39:22.very hard. He has hardly had a touch. Not only will he get

:39:23. > :39:37.

:39:37. > :39:42.frustrated, but he will get tired, aside by Gonda. Just looked a bit

:39:42. > :39:49.disappointed. He comes inside. A strong left foot.

:39:49. > :39:59.Probably doesn't catch it as cleanly as he wanted to. A routine

:39:59. > :40:11.

:40:11. > :40:15.good one. Very good. If you are a defender, you hear the shout from

:40:15. > :40:22.the goalkeeper, and it doesn't always matter, as long as he is

:40:22. > :40:28.positive. You know what is going to happen. Again, Japan are giving the

:40:28. > :40:38.ball away, trying to force the issue. They might not get it back

:40:38. > :40:38.

:40:38. > :41:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:41:57. > :42:01.a quality ball played in behind the full-backs. That is one of the

:42:02. > :42:11.weaknesses but Spain do have. They pushed too far forward. He was

:42:12. > :42:46.

:42:46. > :42:54.patient, waited, and almost found a promising moments Japan have

:42:54. > :42:58.produced. Nagai possibly made the wrong decision. He should have just

:42:59. > :43:08.struck it to the far post and gone for goal. He tried to check back

:43:09. > :43:15.

:43:15. > :43:23.inside, Romford the defender with a released the shot, De Gea could

:43:23. > :43:26.have been under pressure. A timely reminder to Spain of the

:43:26. > :43:31.potential threat on the break of Japan.

:43:31. > :43:36.The any criticism against Spain is they become complacent because they

:43:36. > :43:41.have so much of the ball. -- the only criticism. They allow the

:43:41. > :43:47.defenders to play as wingers, if you like. There are gaps in the

:43:47. > :43:53.corner areas by the centre-backs, and they can be exploited.

:43:53. > :44:03.Sometimes a lapse in concentration from the Spanish is the only

:44:03. > :44:18.

:44:18. > :44:28.to become the second Spanish team to win a gold medal. A thrilling

:44:28. > :45:02.

:45:02. > :45:06.final in Barcelona or in 1992 when senior players. Again, it shows the

:45:07. > :45:11.process Spain have gone through, from youth level, players of 10 or

:45:12. > :45:15.11, to play all the way through, playing the same type of football

:45:15. > :45:25.from player to player. That is why they have become such a dominant

:45:25. > :45:41.

:45:41. > :45:46.football, whatever level, the Spanish are so keen for their

:45:46. > :45:50.players to get that tournament experience. It is absolutely vital

:45:50. > :45:54.and I don't think people always appreciate that. In your opening

:45:54. > :45:58.game, the most important thing is not to lose. Although Spain did

:45:58. > :46:02.lose the opening game of the World Cup and went on to win it, it makes

:46:02. > :46:07.it a very uphill struggle if you don't get that crawl all three

:46:07. > :46:15.points in the opening game. That is why the first games are a little

:46:15. > :46:19.bit cautious and kg. Maybe that is a criticism of Spain at the moment,

:46:19. > :46:29.they are not as positive for as inventive in the final third as you

:46:29. > :46:29.

:46:29. > :47:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:47:18. > :47:28.was in that U21 team that was Abed more aggressive, on the front

:47:28. > :47:31.foot. Juan MataAnd was darting into the box but he was crowded out.

:47:31. > :47:41.Spain it do Pushkin's back and everybody gets behind the ball and

:47:41. > :48:11.

:48:11. > :48:19.the penalty area is very crowded -- the referee, a very good advantage.

:48:19. > :48:24.He could easily have given the foul. But he allowed play to go on. Japan

:48:24. > :48:28.do their best to get players up in support, but only two or three, it

:48:28. > :48:38.makes it very difficult to work real quality opportunities. Set

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:48:48. > :48:53.didn't get that and Yuki Otsu did! Japan have a shock lead! Yuki Otsu

:48:53. > :48:57.Opera shared Monchengladbach has shocked the favourites. -- of

:48:57. > :49:03.Borussia Monchengladbach. Spanish defending is very poor.

:49:03. > :49:08.There is a lack of organisation. David de Gea starts to come forward.

:49:08. > :49:14.Yuki Otsu is almost unmarked, his market is the wrong side of them.

:49:14. > :49:19.Martin Montoya has got to be goal side. He allows it to get in front

:49:19. > :49:23.of him, it almost hits him, but he won't be complaining about that.

:49:23. > :49:29.That is what you have to do against the Spanish, set pieces, free kicks

:49:29. > :49:35.and corners, you have to make every opportunity count. Again, we have

:49:35. > :49:40.seen possibly David de Gea not the most confident on crosses. Not

:49:40. > :49:48.highly artful, but certainly part of the problem. -- not completely

:49:48. > :49:55.at fault. That certainly wasn't in the expected script. I think for

:49:55. > :50:00.the neutral watching these games, that is a terrific goal. Spain will

:50:00. > :50:05.have to go mad for the remaining 10 minutes of the first half and

:50:05. > :50:09.certainly in the second half, looked to get back on level terms -

:50:09. > :50:19.- Spain will have to come out. We will have to see some real

:50:19. > :50:46.

:50:46. > :50:54.positivity from the Spanish. his best again to let the game flow,

:50:54. > :50:59.trying to play the advantage but there was one foul too many. Otsu

:50:59. > :51:05.will be absolutely delighted with that. It was a decent ball into the

:51:05. > :51:10.box, Abigail was indecisive, as we have seen many times -- David de

:51:10. > :51:13.Gea are was indecisive. And a simple tap-in for Otsu. It is

:51:13. > :51:17.absolutely magnificent for the Japanese and now they can stick to

:51:17. > :51:27.their game plan, get all of the players behind the ball and it is

:51:27. > :51:27.

:51:27. > :52:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:52:35. > :52:40.up to the Spanish to try and break - caught late. Yuki Otsu scored a

:52:40. > :52:47.lot of goals in the J-League and made the move to Germany a year ago.

:52:47. > :52:53.Only three goals last year, hoping to push on, the 22-year-old. A goal

:52:53. > :52:58.against Spain at the Olympics won't do him any harm. Certainly not. As

:52:58. > :53:06.he starts to progress and get better and more experienced, he

:53:06. > :53:13.will be on the radar of one or two more European teams. Spain living

:53:13. > :53:19.extremely dangerously! They got away with it. Hiroshi Kiyotake

:53:19. > :53:25.could not find the target, he looks to the skies. What an opportunity.

:53:25. > :53:31.Again, complacency from Spain. A pass back is absolutely awful.

:53:31. > :53:35.Kiyotake does absolutely everything right, goes past the goalkeeper but

:53:35. > :53:42.the angle is so tight, he pulls it across the face of goal. That would

:53:42. > :53:48.be almost disastrous for Spain, to be 2-0 down. A how important a

:53:48. > :53:58.moment could that be for the rest of this game? Very nearly a gift

:53:58. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:12.referee says goal-kick. You can just since the Spanish frustration

:54:12. > :54:20.at the moment. Certainly Sinstadt goal has gone in. They have tried

:54:20. > :54:24.to up the tempo -- since that. The Japanese have worked hard, I have

:54:24. > :54:29.been impressed. They have worked hard and I think the goalkeeper has

:54:29. > :54:33.only had one notable save to make. And we have seen this so many times

:54:33. > :54:38.before, but you cannot rule out the Spanish. They have their system,

:54:39. > :54:48.they will continue to play this way until the 90th, 94th minute.

:54:49. > :54:49.

:54:49. > :54:57.However long it is. We are about to see the first yellow card. Further

:54:58. > :55:07.evidence of the Spanish frustration, a foul on Kiyotake. Jordi Alba is

:55:08. > :55:16.

:55:16. > :55:19.in my eyes. It was just a little push in the back. Probably, the

:55:19. > :55:24.higher up you go, you would probably get away with that, it

:55:24. > :55:34.would be seen as good defending had a good experience, just giving the

:55:34. > :55:59.

:55:59. > :56:06.centre-forward or the winger a these two in Olympic football. And

:56:06. > :56:11.Japan looking to profit again. A quickly taken free kick, but too

:56:11. > :56:21.quickly for the American referee's liking. And it is a red card that

:56:21. > :56:25.has been brandished to Dominguez. Well, I think that is a strange

:56:25. > :56:31.decision. I think Japan will be absolutely distraught that they

:56:31. > :56:36.weren't allowed to take the quick free kick. Excellent player from

:56:36. > :56:40.Kensuke Nagai and quick thinking to roll the ball to here's colleague

:56:40. > :56:45.who smashed it into the net -- his colleague. Again, they will almost

:56:45. > :56:53.feel like they have been punished. Nadai does fantastically well to

:56:53. > :57:00.brush Martinez aside. He holds the ball up, keeps fighting. I am not

:57:00. > :57:04.quite sure that is denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

:57:04. > :57:14.Inigo Martinez are of real so's your dad sent off for Spain.

:57:14. > :57:17.

:57:17. > :57:20.think it is harsh. -- Ray also said I think Japan will be absolutely

:57:20. > :57:30.distraught that the goal was not allowed to stand. Very quick

:57:30. > :57:41.

:57:41. > :57:48.left a very big gap at his near post. Had that been on target, I

:57:48. > :57:58.don't think he would have been able to get across. What an

:57:58. > :58:02.

:58:02. > :58:06.extraordinary 10 minutes. Japan taking the lead through Otsu. Inigo

:58:06. > :58:11.Martinez sent off for Spain, who are a goal down and a man down as

:58:11. > :58:17.we approach half-time. I think for the game and for the neutral, it is

:58:17. > :58:20.almost what you want to see. Spain now have to come out. Luis Milla,

:58:20. > :58:26.of what does he do? Spain will continue to play in their usual

:58:26. > :58:32.style, but a man than, fitness might become a problem for Spain. -

:58:32. > :58:36.- A man for Dan. The Japanese are certainly more organised. Most of

:58:36. > :58:40.the Spanish players have had a couple of weeks of pre-season, if

:58:40. > :58:43.that, and are probably not match fit. So as the game wears on, you

:58:43. > :58:49.would expect of the Japanese to get stronger and certainly with the

:58:49. > :58:56.extra man, that is a big bonus for them. Javi Martinez, the skipper,

:58:56. > :59:06.who has gone back to centre half. A position he is more than accustomed

:59:06. > :59:14.

:59:14. > :59:18.to. But he has one player less the Japanese players very quick to

:59:18. > :59:22.close people down, not letting the Spanish have any time to breed.

:59:22. > :59:32.Even sometimes, those little free kicks are not bad fouls, they just

:59:32. > :00:12.

:00:12. > :00:18.disrupt the Spanish, break down caused the problems for the sending

:00:18. > :00:22.off of. He has got to turn of pace. He is quick, strong, he has run the

:00:22. > :00:28.line very well and worked hard up front on his own. He has proved his

:00:28. > :00:34.worth. And again, had the referee not have pulled back that quick

:00:34. > :00:44.free kick and quick thinking, they could easily have been 2-0 up.

:00:44. > :00:49.

:00:49. > :00:59.trying to be a nuisance again. He another corner. I think art suit

:00:59. > :01:00.

:01:00. > :01:10.agrees with me. -- Otsu. It looks like it comes off a Spanish me. --

:01:10. > :01:25.

:01:25. > :01:35.going, but it certainly has not been without incident, the first

:01:35. > :01:45.half. It is not the expected script. Arts do's goal is the one that

:01:45. > :01:52.

:01:52. > :01:56.straight red to the Spanish defender. As well as being a goal

:01:56. > :02:06.down, one of the favourites are a man down. It is all smiles for

:02:06. > :02:09.

:02:09. > :02:16.You can see frowns on the faces of the Spanish players. We saw the

:02:16. > :02:20.Spanish players -- Japanese players high fighting each other. It is not

:02:20. > :02:28.a performer's we would expect from the Spanish. It looked like the

:02:28. > :02:35.perfect spring display. -- Spanish display. Then it unravelled.

:02:35. > :02:40.The possession football has been decent. Japan have negated the

:02:40. > :02:45.threat. They have got forward themselves quite well. Spain, as

:02:45. > :02:55.the half went on, got sloppier. They gave chances away. A

:02:55. > :02:56.

:02:56. > :02:59.disappointing performance from them. What you do with the senior side is

:02:59. > :03:06.defensive. Defensively, when you look at them, you can see how big

:03:06. > :03:13.they are. It was a patient, progressive start. They rushed

:03:13. > :03:23.things in the final third. What they did not do is defend by the

:03:23. > :03:25.

:03:25. > :03:31.senior side. -- like the senior side. There were some passes that

:03:31. > :03:35.did not come off. A better side would have taken advantage better

:03:35. > :03:41.than Japan did. That is the difference between them and the

:03:41. > :03:45.senior side. Spain are beautiful to watch.

:03:45. > :03:49.They go forward with attacking intent. They don't concede goals

:03:49. > :03:51.because they don't defend like this. because they don't defend like this.

:03:51. > :03:57.because they don't defend like this. This was bad on a number of levels.

:03:57. > :04:04.Absolutely. You can question the goalkeeper. It is difficult for De

:04:04. > :04:14.Gea to come and Punch. It is a flat, fast delivery. I think it comes in

:04:14. > :04:17.

:04:17. > :04:24.quite quick. Montoya gets caught out. Really, he should have been

:04:24. > :04:29.ready. Get your Honour cross! If somebody puts you, if you get your

:04:29. > :04:37.Armagh cross, or you have got leverage. -- if you get your arm a

:04:37. > :04:43.leverage. -- if you get your arm a cross.

:04:43. > :04:49.The defender thinks De Gea is coming, and by the time he realises

:04:49. > :04:54.he isn't, the player has got in front of him. By simply taking

:04:54. > :05:04.seeing or three yards, the defender thinks he is coming and he switches

:05:04. > :05:05.

:05:05. > :05:10.off. It is one of the problems we have seen with De Gea's game.

:05:11. > :05:16.If the defenders were rattled by that, they were a few minutes later.

:05:16. > :05:17.It was not one bad pass, it was a It was not one bad pass, it was a

:05:17. > :05:23.It was not one bad pass, it was a couple. Montoya, who was at fault

:05:23. > :05:29.for the goal, he gives a horrible back pass. He tries to keep it in.

:05:29. > :05:33.But this is across his own six-yard line. All right, he is trying to

:05:33. > :05:40.save a corner, but kick it out for a throw-in, not across the

:05:40. > :05:48.goalkeeper. It is horrific. Know when to defend, and when to play.

:05:48. > :05:53.That is not a time to play. That is the wrong time to do that.

:05:53. > :05:57.Take us back to the days when Steve Claridge had his socks rolled down

:05:57. > :06:03.and was scoring for fun. Would you appeal for the defender to be sent

:06:03. > :06:09.off in this situation? I would appeal for the quick free

:06:09. > :06:16.kick and the goal. The referee, from the angle we can see, he sees

:06:16. > :06:20.it early. He is right in line with it. He immediately starts to take

:06:20. > :06:29.effect with regard to the decision he is going to make. With that, the

:06:30. > :06:37.only way they can pull this back is by seeing him sent off. Look where

:06:37. > :06:40.the referee is. There. He sees it very early. He has already made his

:06:40. > :06:50.mind up. That is why he makes the decision, rather than giving the

:06:50. > :06:54.goal. Spain are sloppy. We saw the chances.

:06:54. > :06:58.The good sides, when they concede, they conceded goals, they don't

:06:58. > :07:05.concede a sloppy goals. They are dolls that on a normal day they

:07:05. > :07:08.were stopped. If you make one mistake, that is it.

:07:08. > :07:14.Is it worth remembering that these are youth players?

:07:14. > :07:22.Of course. We have built them up. We have seen them win previous

:07:22. > :07:26.tournaments. If they concede goals, you can say, there's nothing you

:07:26. > :07:30.can do about that. A on the flipside, they have not

:07:31. > :07:35.done a great deal going forward. Their opportunities have come from

:07:35. > :07:42.distance. They have not cut the Japan Open. A couple of incisive

:07:42. > :07:49.passes, but that is all. I think Juan Mata Has tried to get Spain

:07:49. > :07:54.going. It is a decent strike, when you would expect the goalkeeper to

:07:54. > :08:00.make. He is the one player who has tried to do something for Spain.

:08:00. > :08:03.Again, it is a shot from, what, 25 yards.

:08:03. > :08:10.There's a lack of patience with regard to it is more quantity going

:08:10. > :08:15.into the box rather than quality. The senior side will not put it

:08:15. > :08:19.in... That might be because they don't have an out and out centre

:08:19. > :08:23.forward, so they know that when the ball goes in, it has to be perfect.

:08:23. > :08:26.This team, because they have a centre forward, they put it in

:08:26. > :08:31.earlier. But maybe not with the same quality.

:08:31. > :08:36.The only other real opportunity, not clear cut, but if we are

:08:36. > :08:45.clutching at straws for Spain to find some positives, this was an

:08:45. > :08:49.early effort. Some early, good build up.

:08:49. > :08:55.Even there, you can see he has got the overlap and he does not choose

:08:55. > :09:00.it. This is a difficult shot, a difficult angle. Look at the

:09:01. > :09:06.overlap. You see the senior team hardly ever

:09:06. > :09:10.take opportunities from outside the box.

:09:11. > :09:16.Give it to him, he gets behind the Give it to him, he gets behind the

:09:16. > :09:21.opposition. OK, we will go back before long and

:09:21. > :09:29.we will discuss how Spain can get back into the match. But, sharing

:09:29. > :09:39.the group with Spain and Japan, are Honduras. Mexico, to, who met --

:09:39. > :10:01.

:10:01. > :10:06.who are making their seventh goal! That was a thunderbolt to put

:10:06. > :10:16.Morocco in front. That was a goal of quality, out of keeping with the

:10:16. > :10:16.

:10:16. > :10:26.game we have seen so far. A stunning finish. He found space on

:10:26. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:48.the edge of the area and finds a is deflected and goes in. He has

:10:48. > :10:55.levelled for Honduras. Figaro was allowed to carry this, and by the

:10:55. > :11:00.time he hit it, it was not the most powerful shot. It needed the touch.

:11:00. > :11:10.His foot diverts it beyond the goalkeeper, who had committed

:11:10. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :11:34.himself to his left. A goalscorer's was the defender who was involved.

:11:34. > :11:44.He has made an immediate impression here. Peralta a has turned the ball

:11:44. > :11:49.

:11:49. > :11:55.in. Having seen it replayed, it looked a bit generous. He scores

:11:55. > :12:05.with ease. He sends the goalkeeper the wrong way. Virtually down the

:12:05. > :12:25.

:12:25. > :12:30.set up the first and score the second. This is brilliant. The

:12:30. > :12:40.Honduras goalkeeper is only 5ft 7. Maybe, just maybe, that played a

:12:40. > :13:17.

:13:17. > :13:27.part. The shot drifted beyond him. Plenty of young players seeing heat

:13:27. > :13:32.today. Let's go to Group B. Mexico and South Korea are playing at St

:13:32. > :13:42.James' Park. The second half has kicked off. Let's get the low-down

:13:42. > :13:59.

:13:59. > :14:09.affairs. Park again. A shot from distance from tidy numb. -- tie he

:14:09. > :14:40.

:14:40. > :14:47.a minute, Mexico looked short handed. A half-hearted claim for a

:14:47. > :14:55.penalty, nothing more. There are some genuine warning signs for

:14:55. > :15:03.Mexico. Here is an opportunity, which was slammed against a

:15:03. > :15:13.defender. He was trying to guide it into the right hand corner. I am

:15:13. > :15:19.

:15:19. > :15:25.not sure you would ever claim that defenders. Driven lower by Ponce.

:15:25. > :15:31.It went wide of the post. But at least a touch of encouragement.

:15:31. > :15:41.Peralta, in the middle, not far of getting a touch. It was Herrera who

:15:41. > :15:47.

:15:47. > :15:53.flag, none was forthcoming. It was a decent hit by Herrera, and at

:15:53. > :15:57.last, a goalkeeper has had to put his gloves in front of a shock.

:15:57. > :16:02.There is not an awful lot to compel you to watch the second half of

:16:02. > :16:04.that match on the red button, but you can do if you want to and we

:16:04. > :16:10.will break up any incidents or goals, which may not take too long

:16:10. > :16:12.at judging on that first half performance. We will find out what

:16:12. > :16:16.happens after the second half of happens after the second half of

:16:16. > :16:19.Japan versus Spain. Let's talk about how the second half may go.

:16:19. > :16:24.We saw a couple of incidents of Japan hitting Spain on the break,

:16:24. > :16:27.maybe that is the idea this half, soak up the pressure and hit Spain

:16:27. > :16:30.soak up the pressure and hit Spain on the break. There is no need to

:16:30. > :16:34.chase the game. Everything they have done has gone according to

:16:34. > :16:39.plan. We did wonder whether they would press and squeezed, but they

:16:39. > :16:43.didn't. There were isolated incidents. They have kept the ball

:16:44. > :16:47.better. Early on in their game, they gave it away very cheaply. You

:16:47. > :16:53.can't give a side like Spain possession. But they haven't

:16:53. > :16:57.panicked, they started to play and even more so now. You were critical

:16:57. > :17:01.of the defending, but Jordi Alba was fantastic. A we should give

:17:01. > :17:05.some credit to Japan to talk about how well they have played. If he

:17:05. > :17:10.were the Spanish manager, what would you say to the players?

:17:10. > :17:13.and get somebody behind. They haven't got enough players into the

:17:13. > :17:18.18-yard box. Cristian Tello is an option of the bench, but they have

:17:18. > :17:22.to get into more advanced areas. the right things at the back,

:17:22. > :17:26.concentrate properly. You can say the trade -- team spirit amongst

:17:26. > :17:32.the Japanese, despite the fact that the goalscorer from the first half

:17:32. > :17:42.has left the pitch. Let's rejoin it, it is set up perfectly, ten-man

:17:42. > :17:44.

:17:44. > :17:47.Spain 0, Japan 1. Back to Danny and any level in a football match. They

:17:47. > :17:52.come to the second half leading the Spanish by a goal to nil, with a

:17:52. > :18:02.man advantage as well. The goal courtesy of Yuki Otsu, who has gone

:18:02. > :18:04.

:18:04. > :18:10.off at half-time. Japan are the ones to have made a change. Manabu

:18:10. > :18:15.Saito, 21 years old, has command in Otsu's place. -- come on. Japan did

:18:15. > :18:22.not win a single game of four years ago. Can they keep their goal

:18:22. > :18:27.advantage and use them an advantage? -- used their man

:18:27. > :18:30.advantage. It will have been an interesting conversation in the

:18:30. > :18:35.Spanish dressing room at half-time. They will have had their little

:18:35. > :18:41.reshuffle. Lapses in concentration cost them in the first half. David

:18:41. > :18:51.de Gea at not really commanding end up in the six-yard box and now they

:18:51. > :19:06.

:19:06. > :19:10.are a man down, they will have to benchmark. They have to try and

:19:10. > :19:14.continue with it in the second period. They were very organised

:19:14. > :19:21.and disciplined and worked very hard. Now having the extra player,

:19:21. > :19:26.they have got to use that to their advantage as much as possible. From

:19:26. > :19:34.Spain, the likes of Juan MataAnd, they are going to have to step it

:19:34. > :19:39.up a little bit, raised the tempo and the more inventive. They have

:19:39. > :19:42.only had one shot of any note to force the goalkeeper into action in

:19:42. > :19:52.the first half. They will have to get more shots on target in the

:19:52. > :20:04.

:20:04. > :20:07.second. Jordi Alba stopped in his to play on the counter attack now.

:20:07. > :20:10.Spain will still push their full- backs on, but with a man down, the

:20:10. > :20:15.counter attack is going to be a vital weapon for the Japanese. If

:20:15. > :20:25.they can get good position off the ball and break quickly, Spain will

:20:25. > :20:33.

:20:33. > :20:36.come under more pressure and could Japan with a second goal just

:20:36. > :20:46.before half-time, before the sending off in that crazy five-

:20:46. > :21:06.

:21:06. > :21:11.Takashi Seca Zip Car will have -- Takashi Sekizuka will hope and it

:21:11. > :21:14.is 90 minutes already. A fantastic achievement so far for the Japanese

:21:14. > :21:18.but do not rule out the Spanish. They will be patient and they will

:21:18. > :21:28.certainly create chances. It is just what that they will keep their

:21:28. > :21:56.

:21:56. > :22:03.composure and the clinical enough sure that they dare to try and go

:22:03. > :22:06.for goal Cup -- to cricket. -- have to make sure that they don't go for

:22:06. > :22:11.goal too quickly. They have the extra man now and fitness will

:22:11. > :22:16.become very telling before the end of the game. The Spanish are not

:22:16. > :22:20.quite in to a full pre-season as yet, most of the European players,

:22:20. > :22:24.and therefore would be as fit as the Japanese and will certainly

:22:24. > :22:34.start to tire before the end of the game. Juan MataAnd has been

:22:34. > :22:40.

:22:40. > :22:44.out. A brilliant stop. He comes inside, Higashi, decent shot,

:22:44. > :22:51.curling into the far corner. The outstretched arm over the top,

:22:51. > :22:54.which is an unusual technique for goalkeepers, but I think he is

:22:54. > :23:01.asked -- it is his shot-stopping that has never been called into

:23:01. > :23:07.question. It is his fragility from crosses. He gathers that won

:23:07. > :23:13.cleanly, the Manchester United goalkeeper. About to embark on his

:23:13. > :23:23.second season in England. He played 29 Premier League games in the end

:23:23. > :23:54.

:23:54. > :23:59.went the other. A little bit better from Spain, a quicker build up and

:23:59. > :24:03.it was just unfortunate, lifted his head, looking for the run. The run

:24:03. > :24:10.was made and then a change of direction. Once a player puts his

:24:10. > :24:20.head then, it looks like a bad mix up, a split-second decision and

:24:20. > :24:38.

:24:38. > :24:42.those instances around the box can offside flag went up. Again, maybe

:24:42. > :24:46.trying to overplay sometimes. Yes, it is brilliant to see playing out

:24:46. > :24:56.from the back every single time, but sometimes you have to defend

:24:56. > :25:04.

:25:04. > :25:09.first and clear the ball, the the Japanese back four are all full

:25:09. > :25:15.internationals. We have seen that experience at times in this game,

:25:15. > :25:19.and indeed the understanding. Defences all about relationships,

:25:19. > :25:24.understanding each other, now in each other's strengths and each

:25:24. > :25:28.other's weaknesses. -- knowing. Once you do that then to play

:25:28. > :25:38.regularly and do you know each other, that becomes a vital part of

:25:38. > :25:38.

:25:38. > :26:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:26:32. > :26:37.struggling to get into their stride. that turn of pace once more. The

:26:37. > :26:42.referee was about to blow and he didn't. Dominguez carted away

:26:42. > :26:46.eventually. Spain just switched off for a split-second. At first look,

:26:46. > :26:51.I thought that all may well have gone out of play on the touchline,

:26:51. > :26:56.but again, a brilliant ball. Nobody really in the box, so he just

:26:56. > :27:01.picked it up to the far post, tried to buy as much time as possible.

:27:01. > :27:05.But again, the Spanish, defensively, not looking the greatest. We know

:27:05. > :27:12.their biggest strength is keeping the ball in attack, and at the

:27:12. > :27:16.moment, they haven't been able to do that in the second half.

:27:16. > :27:26.sense that Juan Mata will have a hand in something if they are to

:27:26. > :27:26.

:27:26. > :28:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:28:23. > :28:27.at the all-important moment. Again, X a counter-attack from Japan. He

:28:27. > :28:37.just beat his ball into space and it is only inches away from being

:28:37. > :28:47.perfect. -- excellent counter- attack. The first touch just let

:28:47. > :28:58.

:28:58. > :29:08.the introduction of Herrera of finals last summer against

:29:08. > :29:19.

:29:19. > :29:24.Switzerland. A very successful teammates. That was a waste. Juan

:29:24. > :29:27.Mata gave the ball away unnecessarily. Three on three, he

:29:27. > :29:32.should have slipped it to his left hand side and a player was in the

:29:32. > :29:42.clear. He got a bit greedy, it may be sought glory and it was a

:29:42. > :29:49.

:29:49. > :29:59.disappointing shot -- he may be second half. And Japan are playing

:29:59. > :30:00.

:30:00. > :30:06.a big part in it. Here they come again. Higashi... A chance for

:30:06. > :30:10.Kensuke Nagai and he couldn't take it. He has just scuffed it. What a

:30:10. > :30:15.great opportunity. Spain getting hit again on the counter-attack. He

:30:15. > :30:19.almost hit it off his ankle. He doesn't quite get the connection of

:30:19. > :30:26.the laces that he need and it goes wide. Really, all the chances in

:30:26. > :30:32.the game have been for the Japanese. With all the possession the Spanish

:30:32. > :30:37.have had, still only one shot and one decent save from Shuichi Gonda,

:30:37. > :30:41.everything else has been Japan. Japan may be left to rue those

:30:41. > :30:51.missed opportunities. Despite the man advantage and the goal

:30:51. > :30:51.

:30:51. > :31:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:31:47. > :31:57.delighted with the way the second half has gone. His tactics at half-

:31:57. > :32:04.time have work to gain. He has told his players to go out there. --

:32:04. > :32:14.have worked again. You can see they are tenacious in the tackle. They

:32:14. > :32:29.

:32:29. > :32:34.are counter-attacking, creating there. Then, again, doesn't quite

:32:34. > :32:44.have the composure to hit the target. Spain should be two or

:32:44. > :33:07.

:33:07. > :33:17.three goals down. The Japanese delayed. He allowed him to make the

:33:17. > :33:27.

:33:27. > :33:37.challenge. A foul that time. It rough treatment. He looks like he

:33:37. > :33:37.

:33:37. > :33:41.might be carrying a knock. As players get tired, and a man down,

:33:41. > :33:47.it is going to be difficult for them to get back into this. They

:33:47. > :33:53.need the likes of Juan Mata to be higher up the pitch. He is playing

:33:53. > :34:03.too deep and cannot use his expertise and coming to open the

:34:03. > :34:27.

:34:27. > :34:33.division. He was nowhere near that. -- an early decision.

:34:33. > :34:37.A deep cross, and he realised he was not going to get there. As the

:34:37. > :34:40.goal keeper comes, just out of shot, a couple of players go back on to

:34:41. > :34:48.the line to cover their goalkeeper because they know he is going to

:34:48. > :34:53.come. They are positive so far. You don't mind that as a defender. If

:34:53. > :35:03.they keep the Mrs a few, as long as you know what he is going to do, it

:35:03. > :35:22.

:35:22. > :35:25.is not a problem. -- if the keeper occasion. Again, Japan, they don't

:35:25. > :35:31.quite have the quality in and around the final third to kill off

:35:31. > :35:35.the Spanish. They have had several opportunities. Sometimes it is the

:35:35. > :35:45.final shot, the final cross, the weight of the pass that is not

:35:45. > :36:06.

:36:06. > :36:11.quite right. It means the chance more of a like for like. We have

:36:11. > :36:21.seen him play for Chelsea in the holding role. Not overly attacking

:36:21. > :36:23.

:36:23. > :36:33.from Spain. But we saw in the European Championships, the manager

:36:33. > :36:52.

:36:53. > :37:02.was happy to bring in a less has made us overlapping runs. --

:37:03. > :37:04.

:37:04. > :37:11.Montoya or has made those We have not seen a lot of that.

:37:11. > :37:14.Japan have sat deep. They have been organised. If you don't chase the

:37:14. > :37:24.ball and don't leave gaps in behind, it is difficult for the full-backs

:37:24. > :37:47.

:37:47. > :37:53.interesting. Those two don't seem to be communicating too well. Three

:37:53. > :38:03.of Formica instances in the game where they have troubled each other.

:38:03. > :38:30.

:38:30. > :38:37.read the situation for Japan. A corner for Spain. That is much

:38:37. > :38:47.better from Spain. An exceptional ball through. As Montoya looks up,

:38:47. > :38:59.

:38:59. > :39:04.he did not have a lot of belief in That was going to the far post. A

:39:04. > :39:08.bit greedy, off balance, he went for goal and allows Japan to

:39:08. > :39:14.regroup, get the ball back and get some much-needed air into their

:39:14. > :39:22.lungs. The goalscorer watches on from the

:39:22. > :39:27.bench. As you can see, his left ankle is heavily strapped. It is

:39:27. > :39:31.his goal that, if it was to end this, would be a golden goal in his

:39:31. > :39:41.homeland. They have never beaten Spain at any level in any football

:39:41. > :39:41.

:39:41. > :40:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:40:26. > :40:36.Thought there might have been a little nudge to the Japanese

:40:36. > :40:44.

:40:44. > :40:48.defender, but he got away with it. game, it is going to be the likes

:40:48. > :40:56.of Juan Mata that create something. One of the most experienced players

:40:56. > :41:01.out there, he scored in the Euro final. He had a good season last

:41:01. > :41:11.year in the Premier League. They are looking for him for inspiration

:41:11. > :41:11.

:41:11. > :42:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:42:21. > :42:31.to try to get Spain back into this Spain are beginning to beginning --

:42:31. > :42:50.

:42:50. > :42:57.become frustrated. They are trying Gonda. Too easy for the goalkeeper.

:42:57. > :43:02.Martinez is a better player than that. His team will not let him go

:43:02. > :43:10.for anything less than possibly 30 million Euros. He is that highly

:43:10. > :43:15.rated. Balls like that into the box are not going to help Spain.

:43:15. > :43:25.Sakai is the Japanese player with a problem. The last thing he will

:43:25. > :43:26.

:43:26. > :43:30.want is to interrupt that solid back four. He looks a very calm,

:43:30. > :43:34.not flustered in the slightest. Very cool under pressure, possibly

:43:34. > :43:44.one of the biggest games of his life, and at the moment the biggest

:43:44. > :43:51.

:43:51. > :43:55.resort, certainly. -- biggest it just goes under him as he tries

:43:55. > :44:00.to clear the ball. This is the trouble with football. We often see

:44:00. > :44:05.bad tackles, but players get up. It is the twists that a very dangerous.

:44:05. > :44:09.He is on his feet, hobbling, and hopefully he is going to have

:44:09. > :44:16.enough strength to get away with that. That could easily be his

:44:16. > :44:26.ankle as it buckled underneath him. A very important player for Japan

:44:26. > :44:51.

:44:51. > :44:55.He is heading to Hanover in Germany can run the clock down. Still 20

:44:55. > :45:05.minutes to go. But the more they can slow the tempo of the game, the

:45:05. > :45:34.

:45:34. > :45:38.good opportunities. It is just that final ball, they can't quite get it,

:45:38. > :45:43.to kill off the Spanish. They have had four or five good opportunities

:45:43. > :45:49.to put this game beyond Spain in the second half. Spain had still

:45:49. > :45:54.only had one notable shot on target in the whole game. We didn't

:45:54. > :46:04.predict that before a ball was kicked. I think up until the goal,

:46:04. > :46:04.

:46:04. > :46:10.Spain were very much on top. That twist is going to end his game.

:46:10. > :46:16.Hopefully it will not be something to serious. It was not that

:46:16. > :46:20.incident there, it was the previous one when he fell back on to it. But

:46:20. > :46:24.Spain, up until the goal, were pretty much on top and since then,

:46:24. > :46:28.Japan have grown in confidence. They have had all of the play and I

:46:28. > :46:35.think their fans will be delighted that they have made the long

:46:35. > :46:40.journey up to Hampden Park to watch this game. It is his namesake who

:46:40. > :46:49.is going to come on. Got a coup Sakai. Another one who has caught

:46:50. > :46:59.the eyes of the European scouts, he is currently on loan at stood guard.

:47:00. > :47:36.

:47:36. > :47:41.Japan still leading Spain by a goal Milla must be thinking about his

:47:41. > :47:46.third and final change. Because at the moment, Spain simply cannot

:47:46. > :47:56.create any real good opportunities against a very organised and very

:47:56. > :48:29.

:48:29. > :48:33.Japan. There are just too many bodies in and around the penalty

:48:33. > :48:37.area at the moment. We have seen this with the Spanish before where

:48:37. > :48:41.the opposition almost camp on the edge of their own box. You see

:48:41. > :48:44.three defenders there, there are another three on the edge of the

:48:44. > :48:50.box working very hard, and it makes it very difficult. There are NO-

:48:50. > :49:00.SPACE is for the likes of one latter to thread those balls in --

:49:00. > :49:07.

:49:07. > :49:11.dangerously once more. Again, great closing down, great energy with 15

:49:11. > :49:21.minutes to go. They almost created yet another opportunity for

:49:21. > :49:37.

:49:37. > :49:41.have done very well. They have all done their individual jobs -- a

:49:41. > :49:46.Japanese players. Collectively as a team, they have worked hard and

:49:46. > :49:50.looked organised. We have mentioned before, two years of preparation

:49:50. > :50:00.going into this tournament has certainly paid off. They look

:50:00. > :50:19.

:50:19. > :50:25.fitter, stronger and more organised the Olympics are, Japan, until

:50:25. > :50:30.Atlanta in 1996. Since then, the best they have managed is quarter-

:50:30. > :50:39.finalists in 2000 in Sydney. They lost on penalties to the USA after

:50:39. > :50:45.a 2-2 draw. They were 2-1 up going into stoppage time in that match.

:50:45. > :50:50.If this were to stay the same scoreline, it would be one of their

:50:50. > :50:54.most memorable footballing moments, that is for sure. Definitely. I

:50:54. > :50:58.think we have seen the strength of the J-League, it is getting

:50:58. > :51:02.stronger and stronger over the last few years and the senior national

:51:02. > :51:12.team are getting better and better all the time. They are providing

:51:12. > :51:26.

:51:26. > :51:36.inspiration for the youngsters in that little 12, the first time they

:51:36. > :51:54.

:51:54. > :51:58.Shuichi Gonda, the 23-year-old goalkeeper. He probably felt he was

:51:58. > :52:04.going to be far busier in this game than he has been. I think we all

:52:04. > :52:09.did, especially after the first 20 minutes, when, although he didn't

:52:09. > :52:13.have too many states to make, the possession of Spain looked like he

:52:13. > :52:18.would be the busier goalkeeper, but it has actually been David de Gea

:52:18. > :52:28.air, at the Japanese bank on the counter-attack, who has been under

:52:28. > :52:33.

:52:33. > :52:43.far more threat -- as the Japanese the next time the ball goes out of

:52:43. > :53:03.

:53:03. > :53:11.way back into this match. 10 Barcelona in youngsters. Koke of

:53:11. > :53:21.Atletico Madrid is the man to depart. Cristian Tello is on.

:53:21. > :53:22.

:53:22. > :53:25.is much more of an attacking switch. Koke has explained a holding role.

:53:25. > :53:29.You have to believe that Spain will get at least a couple of chances in

:53:29. > :53:39.this final 10 minutes of the game. It is just a matter of whether they

:53:39. > :54:05.

:54:05. > :54:09.can keep their composure and put he caught Juan MataAnd. Again,

:54:10. > :54:15.Spain will try and get this down and play it quickly, a little too

:54:15. > :54:25.far out for the shot. Just sliding in, nothing to militias. It was his

:54:25. > :54:31.

:54:31. > :54:39.follow-through that caught him. -- shop, it is a long way out. It

:54:39. > :54:48.would have to be exceptional -- a shot. And it wasn't. Far from it.

:54:48. > :54:52.little bit of a waste. That is 35 yards plus. Sloppy. He was looking

:54:52. > :54:57.to stick it in the top corner and catch the goalkeeper underwear but

:54:57. > :55:02.it didn't quite happen for him. I figure that has maybe be in the

:55:02. > :55:08.whole game for the Spanish, it hasn't quite happened. Back that

:55:08. > :55:18.has maybe been behold game. In the final third, they hadn't been sharp

:55:18. > :55:18.

:55:18. > :56:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:56:12. > :56:19.for the shared Paul from Rodrigo. - his frustration. And the Spanish

:56:19. > :56:24.frustration was there for all to see. Alvaro Dominguez. The Spanish

:56:24. > :56:30.are not happy, they are getting annoyed, probably not just with the

:56:30. > :56:35.Japanese, but with themselves. Pretty underwhelming, so far. We

:56:35. > :56:45.expected so much of them, so much great football, with so many great

:56:45. > :56:46.

:56:46. > :56:56.players on show, and they haven't expectations, at whatever level,

:56:56. > :57:02.

:57:02. > :57:05.Japan their moment. I think Japan have done exceptionally well.

:57:05. > :57:10.Tactically, they have been very good from the first moment. The

:57:10. > :57:15.coach has got it spot on, they have worked very hard. Their fitness

:57:15. > :57:19.levels look good, they have got some decent individual players and

:57:19. > :57:27.as a team, they have worked very hard for each other. That is where

:57:27. > :57:37.they have managed to block out, if you like, but by the Spanish

:57:37. > :57:39.

:57:39. > :57:49.create something here. Not good enough. Cristian Tello was trying

:57:49. > :57:52.

:57:52. > :58:02.time for ten men Spain to try and find an equaliser. Japan are going

:58:02. > :58:18.

:58:18. > :58:22.to bring on another defender, with Romeu makes the most of it and make

:58:22. > :58:29.sure he gets the free kick. But Ali five minutes to go and still Spain

:58:29. > :58:35.are not really creating any glory ask opportunities that glorious

:58:35. > :58:41.opportunities. Just that one strike in the first half. It was a good

:58:41. > :58:44.save but it was assayed you would expect him to make. Apart from that,

:58:44. > :58:54.or the Spanish have not been able to get any decent strikes on

:58:54. > :58:54.

:58:55. > :59:04.targets. Yamamura, another full international. He is on to add a

:59:05. > :59:22.

:59:22. > :59:29.Kensuke Nagai. He has been fantastic. And here he is again. Is

:59:29. > :59:37.this the moment to see it? Denied by David de Gea. Great save, he

:59:38. > :59:42.made himself Bede and stirred up, but Kensuke Nagai, surely he

:59:42. > :59:51.deserves a goal -- he made himself Bede and stood up. He has worked

:59:51. > :59:58.tirelessly, he could have kept his performance there. And still Japan

:59:58. > :00:01.cannot put his -- but it to bed. A decent save by David de Gea.

:00:01. > :00:04.think it best as this game goes into the dying minutes has become a

:00:04. > :00:12.part of it. The Spanish players look a little bit sluggish and very

:00:12. > :00:15.tired. We have reiterated throughout the game that it is very

:00:15. > :00:25.early pre-season in the European game. The Japanese have been

:00:25. > :01:01.

:01:01. > :01:07.preparing for a lot longer and look referee. A cynical foul. He knew

:01:07. > :01:12.exactly what he was doing. Did not have the pace. This judged the

:01:12. > :01:19.reading of the ball, and thought, well, I have got no option. I will

:01:19. > :01:24.have to take the yellow card. Some would call it cynical, some would

:01:24. > :01:31.call it professional. Depends whether you are a defender or a

:01:31. > :01:41.centre forward. I was going to say, we won't say what you're can do is,

:01:41. > :02:09.

:02:09. > :02:19.but we can take a guess! -- What expecting. Still hoping they can

:02:19. > :02:27.

:02:27. > :02:31.edge of the box has cost the Spanish, relay. Good possession up

:02:31. > :02:35.until the final third. The final ball has not been shot or quick

:02:35. > :02:45.enough to exploit what has been a resolute, organised and hard-

:02:45. > :02:50.working Japanese defence. Nagai is showing no signs of tigers.

:02:50. > :02:55.Incredible. For me, he has to be up there for the man of the Match

:02:55. > :03:05.award. He has done fantastic work. He has led from the front, often on

:03:05. > :03:12.

:03:12. > :03:19.his own. Four more minutes of back of the net. Yamaguchi, the

:03:19. > :03:23.latest one to miss the opportunity. Incredible, absolutely incredible.

:03:23. > :03:32.Probably six or seven glorious opportunities for Japan to seal

:03:32. > :03:35.this game. But again, they have failed to do it. Well, their fans

:03:35. > :03:45.will be praying and hoping that they don't rubies missed

:03:45. > :04:12.

:04:12. > :04:22.opportunities. -- they don't brood centre-forward now, and he has just

:04:22. > :04:50.

:04:50. > :05:00.chance from the Japanese. Spain, now, a slight change of tactics.

:05:00. > :05:08.

:05:08. > :05:15.They are trying to get crosses and Two minutes remain. What a hero the

:05:15. > :05:22.goalscorer is going to be. Nobody expected this to happen. I think

:05:22. > :05:30.the footballing world will be shocked by this one. This will be

:05:30. > :05:36.front page news in Japan, mate. Make no mistake about that. They

:05:36. > :05:41.know they are close. And this is not a weak Spanish team. They have

:05:41. > :05:47.a lot of experience, a lot of good players. Simply, they have not

:05:47. > :05:56.performed today. It looks like a momentous win an occasion for the

:05:56. > :06:06.Japanese players. They have nine of the Under 21

:06:06. > :06:07.

:06:07. > :06:17.winners from 12 months ago. But Yamaguchi has conceded a free kick.

:06:17. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:47.Juan Mata indicates what he is Understandably, he is in no hurry

:06:47. > :06:52.

:06:52. > :07:00.for. He did very well. Professional. Not sure whether he has just been

:07:00. > :07:05.caught. Don't think it was a stamp. But he is happy to stay on the

:07:05. > :07:12.floor and run the clock down. Just looking again, he is strong, holds

:07:13. > :07:18.the ball up, he gets the shot over, and I think... He did not quite see

:07:18. > :07:24.it. Time has run out. It is a real moment in Japanese

:07:24. > :07:30.footballing history. It is his goal that has beaten Spain. It has given

:07:30. > :07:35.Japan a dream start to this Olympic tournament. A team containing well

:07:35. > :07:40.Cup winners, European Championship winners, but ended with ten men,

:07:40. > :07:46.and have been beaten by Japan. This is the country that four years ago

:07:46. > :07:52.lost all of their games. They have defied the rule book and have begun

:07:52. > :07:57.with a victory that it -- they were talked about for many years. A real

:07:57. > :08:03.moment for Japan. The first time they have ever beaten Spain at any

:08:03. > :08:05.level in a football match. And it happened at Hampden Park, and it is

:08:05. > :08:15.a scoreline they will never tire of a scoreline they will never tire of

:08:15. > :08:18.

:08:18. > :08:21.Get ready for the influx of Japanese tourists heading to his --

:08:21. > :08:25.Scotland to see the stadium. You Scotland to see the stadium. You

:08:25. > :08:30.saw the tears. That is what it means to beat Spain. They have

:08:30. > :08:38.never beaten them at any level in any tournament. This is a Spanish

:08:38. > :08:45.team who lost to Ivan 02 Senegal a few weeks ago. Some questions over

:08:45. > :08:48.their form. -- through last 2-0 to Senegal. People may well open the

:08:48. > :08:52.Senegal. People may well open the papers tomorrow and think, well, it

:08:52. > :08:56.was only Spanish kids playing. But it wasn't.

:08:57. > :09:01.Know. It was a good team, a very good team. It was a deserved

:09:01. > :09:05.victory. I thought Japan were excellent from start to finish.

:09:05. > :09:09.Spain dominated the early possession. But after they scored,

:09:09. > :09:13.they were the better side. They could have scored three or four

:09:13. > :09:17.today. Let's go back and see the goal that

:09:17. > :09:18.made the difference. It was interesting to see him on the bench

:09:18. > :09:23.interesting to see him on the bench looking more and more nervous as

:09:23. > :09:28.the game unfolded. He will be well aware how important this goal is

:09:28. > :09:36.for Japanese football. The game has started to level out

:09:36. > :09:41.after this decent start. A bit of a pull there. De Gea starts to come,

:09:41. > :09:51.and that, for me, they are expecting him to come, and he loses

:09:51. > :09:51.

:09:51. > :09:59.focus for one moment. By doing that, because comes in, and Otsu gets it.

:09:59. > :10:04.No excuses for one tyre, for me. -- for Montoya. The defender was

:10:04. > :10:08.really poor. He knows that he wants to attack

:10:08. > :10:14.that space, so he has got to stop him somehow by getting there before

:10:14. > :10:19.him. De Gea does not help by taking those strides forward. He has got

:10:19. > :10:25.to see out the game. The way Spain were playing, they

:10:25. > :10:29.were not really breaking Japan down. They had to play the whole of the

:10:29. > :10:34.second half with ten men. They could not deal with the pressure

:10:34. > :10:39.that Japan put them under. There will be a few complaints about the

:10:39. > :10:43.Spanish camp about this. Are they justified?

:10:43. > :10:51.From the referee's point of view, it is a clear goalscoring

:10:51. > :10:56.opportunity. Was it not just a tussle, though? It is harsh. A

:10:56. > :11:01.yellow card would have been sufficient. But the referee has got

:11:01. > :11:07.a clear view of the incident. You can see him coming into the picture.

:11:07. > :11:14.He is in a great position. Straight away he blows his whistle. He knows

:11:14. > :11:20.that that is a foul. He must think that the Japanese lad

:11:20. > :11:24.is goal side. If the defender is goal side, it is not a goalscoring

:11:24. > :11:29.opportunity. From his position, the referee, he must think the player

:11:29. > :11:33.has got the wrong side and has been pulled back. That is why he has

:11:33. > :11:39.given a sending off. From our angle, there's not a lot in it. Having

:11:39. > :11:43.said that, they take the free kick quickly and it is a legitimate goal.

:11:43. > :11:51.What do you want? It is one of the other.

:11:51. > :11:55.Japan will complain they were not allowed to make it 2-0. Let's look

:11:55. > :12:05.at that other opportunity. We spoke about the goalkeeper being

:12:05. > :12:05.

:12:05. > :12:10.commanding. But as a shot stopper, no questions over De Gea.

:12:10. > :12:18.It was similar at Chelsea. He goes up with his right hand and puts it

:12:18. > :12:24.out. That was a wonderful show of athleticism. His shot-stopping is

:12:24. > :12:28.superb. Go on. There were one or two other saves

:12:28. > :12:33.where he has made himself big. There were other opportunities

:12:33. > :12:37.where he has narrowed the angle well. That side of his game, you

:12:37. > :12:42.know, you are never going to question that. The other side, that

:12:42. > :12:47.will come. But there's still room for improvement from the other side.

:12:47. > :12:54.He was certainly a busy goalkeeper in the second half. It was exciting

:12:54. > :13:04.for the neutral towards the end. How Nagai never scored his a

:13:04. > :13:13.

:13:13. > :13:18.He gets a bit of luck when he goes through here, but it is a similar

:13:18. > :13:25.situation. If it was Messi, we would have said

:13:25. > :13:34.it was amazing football. De Gea comes out and makes that

:13:34. > :13:38.save. Is he the most talented player ever

:13:38. > :13:45.to play in Japan? You can tell Gary Lineker that!

:13:45. > :13:50.People will be saying, be fair to Spain. They needed a win. It did

:13:50. > :13:58.not happen. We counted once when they got in behind the Japanese

:13:58. > :14:04.defence. We saw Jordi Alba in the Euros bring that all day, every day.

:14:04. > :14:08.They were not able... When they had 11, they were not able to make the

:14:08. > :14:14.11, they were not able to make the extra man count. When you get

:14:14. > :14:18.somebody sent off against them, they really do open you up. It does

:14:18. > :14:22.not help their style because they are overloaded areas.

:14:22. > :14:26.They were sloppy, very sloppy in defensive situations.

:14:27. > :14:33.It was a dramatic game. We certainly picked the right one. I

:14:33. > :14:38.must apologise but telling you to press the red button in order to

:14:38. > :14:42.watch Mexico and South Korea. It was, by all accounts, not the best

:14:42. > :14:50.match in the world. The next match to be interesting. Gabbidon are

:14:50. > :14:56.going to be making their Olympic bow. -- Gabon. Now we are going to

:14:56. > :14:59.turn our attention to Group A. Tonight on BBC One, you can see

:14:59. > :15:04.great Britain making their bow in the men's tournament. Let's discuss

:15:04. > :15:09.their chances ahead of that game. We will talk about the team that we

:15:09. > :15:19.believe has been selected. We saw Great Britain Abbate -- against

:15:19. > :15:19.

:15:19. > :15:23.Brazil in the warm-up. How did that Well, with the impression that

:15:23. > :15:26.Brazil are early favourites for the tournament. They have terrifically

:15:26. > :15:32.talented forward players. Great Britain could have been beaten by

:15:32. > :15:37.Britain could have been beaten by more. Here we see the golds. Heads

:15:37. > :15:47.it over the goalkeeper, then there was a penalty Wyatt Richards get

:15:47. > :15:48.

:15:48. > :15:53.caught the wrong side. Here he gets done for a little bit of pace.

:15:54. > :15:57.what would a Stuart Pearce's thinking have been? Is it a case of

:15:57. > :16:03.let's have a look at us against the best in the world and see where we

:16:03. > :16:06.are? There are questions over what that does over -- four playerss'

:16:06. > :16:11.confidence. I think he wants to get as much of

:16:11. > :16:13.an idea of what he has. They have not at played any games together.

:16:13. > :16:17.not at played any games together. The team has been put together at

:16:17. > :16:21.the last minute. So you want an idea of the best opposition in the

:16:21. > :16:25.tournament. What was demoralising wasn't just the result but the

:16:26. > :16:30.manner in which they got beaten. Never at any stage did they look as

:16:30. > :16:36.if they would match up to them. They were a second best, a real

:16:36. > :16:44.second best in that game. There is room 400 and where that is

:16:44. > :16:47.concerned, but Brazil showed that, yes, they are worthy favourites.

:16:47. > :16:54.Just over three hours until Great Britain take to the pitch. Let's

:16:54. > :17:01.cross to Old Trafford to see if it is beautifully sunny.

:17:01. > :17:05.He yes, very sunny here, the jacket was a bad idea. One thing is

:17:05. > :17:10.incredible, we were speaking before a boat some people were boating

:17:10. > :17:14.weather this tournament would grab the public imagination. There are

:17:14. > :17:19.thousands outside, the expected to sell-out tonight for the Team GB

:17:19. > :17:23.game. It is indeed, we are a football-loving nation. I have no

:17:23. > :17:28.doubt that having the European champions -- after the European

:17:28. > :17:31.Championship we have another feast of football on our hands, and Team

:17:31. > :17:35.GB have a very good chance of getting to the quarter-finals, what

:17:35. > :17:41.happens after that is unknown territory but I will be

:17:41. > :17:45.disappointed if we don't get to the quarter finals. Uruguay are taking

:17:46. > :17:50.this very seriously. Team GB are taking this very seriously. There

:17:50. > :17:56.needs to be a performance from Team GB tonight, doesn't there? I didn't

:17:56. > :17:58.see it that way, it is a work-in- progress, it was a friendly. It was

:17:58. > :18:04.about Stuart Pearce getting to know his team, getting the right blend

:18:04. > :18:08.and knowing his best players. All of those things were very relevant

:18:08. > :18:15.to that game, I think. The performance was disappointing, no

:18:15. > :18:19.doubt. I don't think he was interested in the result. I am very

:18:19. > :18:23.interested to know what his starting numbers will be. Play

:18:23. > :18:27.expected to be very similar, the only change will be Butlin coming

:18:27. > :18:32.in goal, with corker coming in with Tomkins.

:18:32. > :18:37.That will make a lot of sense. me, the question is, can they get

:18:37. > :18:42.Daniel Sturridge in on goal? If they can, he could score goals.

:18:42. > :18:48.thing I could say, it is not quite North Korea-South Korea flag

:18:48. > :18:53.proportions, but at end the programme they have this player

:18:53. > :18:57.down as an Englishman. And on a great Englishman.

:18:57. > :19:02.Thank you both very much indeed. Garth Crooks said there he sees

:19:02. > :19:07.this as a good probable side by Stuart Pearce. The first thing we

:19:07. > :19:13.noticed was that, just like in the friendly against Brazil, he is

:19:13. > :19:19.showing a three left-backs. Been exactly, Neil Taylor will be at

:19:19. > :19:23.left-back, Danny Rose well before would, if you like. For balance

:19:23. > :19:26.reasons a bit like to see Richards in at right back. It gets more

:19:26. > :19:34.balanced to the team. I think Scott Sinclair is very unlucky not to

:19:34. > :19:39.have been selected, as well. It is not a million miles away from the

:19:39. > :19:45.side we saw against Brazil. I think what we can see, Garth Crooks

:19:45. > :19:51.mentioned it, about getting to the quarter-finals. -- Garth Crooks.

:19:51. > :19:56.The result could quite possibly mean it that if Brazil went there

:19:56. > :20:01.little lead and Spain finish second, they will play each other, saw one

:20:01. > :20:06.of them will conceivably go out at the quarter-final stage. By that

:20:06. > :20:11.result they could finish up playing Brazil. There are possibilities and

:20:11. > :20:16.opportunities, no doubt a. That is the news as it breaks here. That is

:20:16. > :20:21.the probable line-up for Great Britain tonight. Whoever Stuart

:20:21. > :20:31.Pearce select they will get a cheer at Old Trafford, before that, and

:20:31. > :20:49.

:20:49. > :20:57.man at Old Trafford to may not get Suarez scorers, at 2-0 Liverpool.

:20:57. > :21:07.You get two sides with Luis Suarez. He has gone for the chip...

:21:07. > :21:15.

:21:15. > :21:23.What a goal! Sensational! on the line. It is a clear hand

:21:23. > :21:33.ball. What drama! So why is, that is magnificent! He

:21:33. > :21:39.As they say, if you can do it against Norwich City, you can do it

:21:39. > :21:41.against anybody. That was his first hat-trick in the Premier League.

:21:41. > :21:46.Apart from indiscretions he has adapted brilliantly to life in the

:21:46. > :21:52.Premier League. He was the most valuable player ended 2010 World

:21:52. > :21:56.Cup. He is such a special player, but he does have an edge to him.

:21:56. > :22:00.has a fiery temperament, all right. There is no questioning his ability,

:22:00. > :22:05.but there is an edge to him where you can wind him up a little bit

:22:05. > :22:09.and he can get himself sent off. We have seen it happen. This is the

:22:09. > :22:13.kind of game, against the UAE, where would you would expect him to

:22:13. > :22:18.excel. He has pushed the boundaries of football, no doubt about that.

:22:18. > :22:23.What I like about his type of player, we are used to centre-

:22:23. > :22:26.forwards playing down the middle in the centre forward mould. These

:22:26. > :22:31.players are prepared to play right across the line, taking up wide

:22:31. > :22:37.positions, across the middle, the other side, they stretched their

:22:37. > :22:40.defence naturally. They are good players all round, as well. They

:22:40. > :22:45.are starting to make their way out of the tunnel. Obviously there will

:22:45. > :22:51.be plenty of focus on Luis Suarez, because obviously when he played at

:22:51. > :22:53.Old Trafford last there was the handshake that never happened. His

:22:53. > :22:59.fellow striker upfront, Edinson Cavani, Napoli have been very

:22:59. > :23:03.generous and said if anyone comes in with �78 million they might

:23:03. > :23:07.listen to offers. I think he is an excellent player,

:23:07. > :23:14.whether he is worth �78 million are not, what would you have been worth

:23:14. > :23:17.in your prime, Steven? Is, I think he is a top player. I

:23:17. > :23:23.don't think there is huge expectation of him getting 78

:23:23. > :23:27.million, 30, probably, but he is a great player. We should also

:23:28. > :23:31.mention for at the UAE, they beat Australia in February. They said

:23:31. > :23:36.this is their chance to shine on the world stage and won't want to

:23:36. > :23:39.be embarrassed here. No, all that you can do is the best

:23:39. > :23:41.you can. We have seen a major upset you can. We have seen a major upset

:23:41. > :23:45.in the previous game. If they work hard like we have just said there

:23:45. > :23:50.is no reason they cannot give a good account of themselves.

:23:50. > :24:00.Plenty of drama for you here this afternoon. Let's all live to Old

:24:00. > :24:01.

:24:02. > :24:05.Trafford where Mark Bright and World Cup football, European

:24:05. > :24:09.Championship football, the FA Cup final many years ago, the Champions

:24:09. > :24:14.League final more recently, though world -- rugby league World Cup

:24:14. > :24:18.final, to. It has seen Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Wayne Rooney and

:24:19. > :24:28.David Beckham, but never before have the Olympics come to the home

:24:28. > :24:38.of Manchester United. UAE and United our -- Uruguay and United

:24:38. > :24:49.

:24:49. > :24:56.our Emirates enter the Olympic won the second of their footballing

:24:56. > :25:06.gold medals. Some familiar faces in the Europe-wide side, less so maybe

:25:06. > :25:10.

:25:10. > :25:20.in the line-up for the Uruguay. -- are, there will still be a few

:25:20. > :25:20.

:25:20. > :26:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:26:24. > :26:26.nerves before the beginning of this Interesting speaking to some of the

:26:26. > :26:32.Interesting speaking to some of the press corps from the UAE, they

:26:33. > :26:42.firmly believe they can get out of the script into the knockout phase.

:26:43. > :26:43.

:26:43. > :27:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:27:45. > :27:55.poised and ready to go, to use an athletic metaphor. He looks like he

:27:55. > :27:56.

:27:56. > :28:03.is on the blocks waiting for the starter's gun. Amongst the sides,

:28:03. > :28:07.Uruguay one of those of you feel good when this competition. The UAE

:28:07. > :28:12.side has been together in youth football for something like five

:28:12. > :28:16.years, since the 2007 qualifying campaign for the under 17 is World

:28:16. > :28:22.Cup. They did not make that, but two years later they made the under

:28:22. > :28:28.19 is a World Cup. Then the under twenties. They also reached the

:28:28. > :28:37.final of the 2010 Asian games, and there number eight, Al Kamali,

:28:37. > :28:44.spent last season getting experience of European football

:28:44. > :28:48.playing for Leon in France, or more accurately the reserves. But they

:28:48. > :28:54.are region and a team that is on the up, and their coach there has

:28:54. > :29:01.guided it this group for all of those five years together. He has

:29:01. > :29:07.followed them through the age groups. They are a settled unit.

:29:07. > :29:10.Uruguay include their three over- age players who all played at the

:29:10. > :29:20.World Cup in South Africa two years ago, when they reached the semi-

:29:20. > :29:42.

:29:42. > :29:48.finals. They are Liverpool's Suarez, Tabarez. He is the oldest coach in

:29:48. > :29:55.either the men's or women's tournament. He coached in the World

:29:55. > :30:03.Cup finals of 2010, and also in the you are quite World Cup appearance

:30:03. > :30:08.in 1990. -- in the Uruguay World Cup. This side lost one of their

:30:08. > :30:12.stars in a car accident last year. He was tragically killed at the age

:30:12. > :30:17.of 20 and they have used that as a motivation for this tournament.

:30:17. > :30:22.Peter all the is the referee. He has four World Club Cups under his

:30:23. > :30:27.belt, but it is his first major international tournament. The UAE

:30:27. > :30:34.all in red from left to right in the first half. The first chance to

:30:34. > :30:44.bring you in, Mark Bright. Obviously, on paper, Uruguay are on

:30:44. > :30:47.

:30:47. > :30:51.-- other fit it, but on the pitch the journalists, they were

:30:51. > :30:57.confident of them getting out of the group. If you look at some of

:30:57. > :31:05.their qualifying games, 10-one over two legs. They played Eavis the

:31:05. > :31:15.opposition, but we will see. -- easier opposition. That will be a

:31:15. > :31:25.

:31:25. > :31:30.goal kick. The two players called Abdulrahman. He can play in central

:31:30. > :31:37.midfield, just off the front two. He is the playmaker, the man they

:31:37. > :31:45.look to create opportunities. Suarez is crowded out and it is

:31:45. > :31:52.tucked away by Al Kamali. Suarez is never likely to get a good

:31:52. > :32:01.reception at Old Trafford, for reasons anyone interested in

:32:01. > :32:11.Premier League football well know. Coates was just beaten to it by

:32:11. > :32:43.

:32:43. > :32:46.Copa America, that Uruguay are a nice mix. They can be strong when

:32:46. > :32:51.the once, but there is plenty of ability and talent and skill in

:32:51. > :33:01.their ranks. -- strong when they want. There is no question about

:33:01. > :33:23.

:33:23. > :33:27.level. There must be a lot to be said for the UAE philosophy of

:33:27. > :33:37.keeping this group together for such a long time. Having grown up

:33:37. > :33:37.

:33:37. > :33:41.literally together. This is Abdul Aziz were saying. -- Hussain.

:33:41. > :33:46.idea is that they have a system in place, that the team come through

:33:46. > :33:51.together. That team, if they start off well, you can bring them

:33:51. > :34:01.through. It is a product of the team that did well in the U20

:34:01. > :34:20.

:34:20. > :34:26.Suarez will take the free-kick. Manchester United fans in the

:34:26. > :34:36.ground. Suarez with the free kick, well cleared, well dealt with by

:34:36. > :34:37.

:34:37. > :34:47.Omar Abdulrahman. He played it on to the head of Ramon Arias. Uruguay

:34:47. > :34:47.

:34:47. > :35:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:35:29. > :35:35.defended by Rolin. Matar was arriving. A decent cross down the

:35:35. > :35:42.right hand side, Khalil puts it into the danger area. Matar, strike

:35:42. > :35:48.partner, trying to get on the end of it. A decent touch on the ball.

:35:48. > :35:55.A willingness to track, move the ball around. They have got a free

:35:55. > :36:05.kick. That was Matar, who nearly got on to the end of the cross,

:36:05. > :36:08.

:36:08. > :36:18.arm, spotted by the referee. Feeling the after effects of that

:36:18. > :36:28.

:36:28. > :36:38.see more first-team action for Liverpool this season than he did

:36:38. > :36:39.

:36:39. > :36:46.last. Suarez is off after this. Good pace by Mohamed Ahmed. He wins

:36:46. > :36:54.a corner. Mohamed Ahmed stuck with him quite well. He gets the ball

:36:54. > :36:58.into his feet around the penalty area, good at twisting and turning.

:36:58. > :37:06.Gaston Ramirez runs away from the corner kick and he leaves it to

:37:06. > :37:14.Luis Suarez. Ramirez has joined Cavani inside the area. Coates is

:37:14. > :37:19.there as well, Arevalo is lurking. It nearly found its way to Rolin.

:37:19. > :37:29.The back kill from Abdulrahman was ill-advised -- t e back heel. The

:37:29. > :37:33.

:37:33. > :37:38.box. It was Arias with the header. He tried a flick on the edge of the

:37:38. > :37:42.18 yard box, to nobody. He put his team in trouble. Arias had stayed

:37:42. > :37:52.up there, he didn't take advantage, he could have brought it down on

:37:52. > :38:19.

:38:19. > :38:23.He had to wait a long time for selection at international level.

:38:23. > :38:31.He has been to a few years tournaments, but never played.

:38:31. > :38:41.Always been second or third pick. Arevalo, underneath this. Cut out

:38:41. > :38:53.

:38:53. > :39:03.far side. Not a bad ball to Khalil. the attack there. It was a good

:39:03. > :39:07.

:39:08. > :39:14.counter attack. He went at pace. Peter O'Leary dispenses the card.

:39:14. > :39:20.Alexis Rolin. Yes, he knows exactly what he is doing, he blocks of the

:39:20. > :39:27.run. Khalil was trying to go around the outside, I think he has winded

:39:27. > :39:37.himself. I think he has saved a really good opportunity. They have

:39:37. > :39:43.

:39:43. > :39:53.made a bright and confident start, is trying the quick one-two with

:39:53. > :39:54.

:39:54. > :40:04.Matar and he gets body-checked. He knows exactly what he was doing.

:40:04. > :40:05.

:40:05. > :40:09.Taking one for the team. Everybody is OK. At the moment, Amen -- Ahmed

:40:09. > :40:14.Khalil is not on the field of play. I thought Martin Campriani was

:40:14. > :40:20.thinking of catching that -- Martin Campana was thinking of catching

:40:20. > :40:28.that but he thought better of it. Uruguay on the back foot again.

:40:28. > :40:33.Eisa skips over one challenge. He stuck his foot out, it is a corner,

:40:33. > :40:37.with Abdulrahman asking for a penalty. It was optimistic. I don't

:40:37. > :40:46.think he is going down for a penalty, he showed good skills. I

:40:46. > :40:55.don't think he tried to appeal. Well... He jumps up and gets on

:40:55. > :41:01.with it. They are appealing again. The offside flag is up. On the

:41:01. > :41:08.replay there, Cavani can chat to the referee or he wants, it looked

:41:08. > :41:18.like there was contact. Is there a slight touch? Excellent skills.

:41:18. > :41:23.

:41:24. > :41:33.That was the first one, the second minutes for Uruguay. Suarez could

:41:34. > :42:10.

:42:10. > :42:16.five in midfield, two up front. That is a goal kick for the UAE.

:42:16. > :42:26.They won the 2008 Asian U19 championships under the guidance of

:42:26. > :42:31.

:42:31. > :42:41.Ali. Mahdi Ali was also the coach of Al Ahli at the FIFA Club World

:42:41. > :42:41.

:42:41. > :43:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:43:42. > :43:47.he gave the Napoli man too much to comfortable, easy ride, they have

:43:47. > :43:51.not got one yet. Slightly uncomfortable for 12 or 13 minutes.

:43:51. > :43:56.They haven't picked up the ball for any sustained period, they keep

:43:56. > :44:06.giving the ball away, due to UAE putting them under pressure are all

:44:06. > :44:29.

:44:29. > :44:33.He chose to try to do a bit of skill. Are necessary corner. --

:44:33. > :44:39.unnecessary corner. That was really whipped in, and well claimed by the

:44:39. > :44:44.goalkeeper. It is the first thing he has had to do. It is worth

:44:44. > :44:54.trying to whip one in on the keeper early. He is a full international

:44:54. > :45:06.

:45:06. > :45:12.you over-age players? Do you have one in each position? You look at

:45:12. > :45:19.something like Matar, striker, then you have Khaseif, the goalkeeper,

:45:19. > :45:29.they just got them around the field. They do is interesting that UAE

:45:29. > :45:56.

:45:56. > :46:06.have one of their over-age players at Brierley could buy Abdulaziz

:46:06. > :46:07.

:46:07. > :46:12.Hussain. -- as though he had been it really hurt by a. In any other

:46:12. > :46:22.international tournament that would be punished. Hussain comes right

:46:22. > :46:22.

:46:22. > :46:26.back through. It is the follow- through, isn't it? It I think in

:46:26. > :46:34.the old days you would say that is a great block, but it is seen as

:46:34. > :46:44.dangerous these days. Coates is just checking his shin pad is in

:46:44. > :47:20.

:47:20. > :47:28.than Coates thought it would be. disappointed with himself. A top

:47:28. > :47:32.striker here, and that is a really good chance. You can seek Campana

:47:32. > :47:35.just making his way to the near post, up he does try is an

:47:35. > :47:45.elaborate flick but does not make any contact with it.

:47:45. > :47:55.The corner, curled in dangerously, just about dealt with.

:47:55. > :48:24.

:48:24. > :48:33.Omar Abdulrahman. Ahmed Khalil. A Abdulrahman is wearing No. 5, Omar

:48:33. > :48:37.Abdulrahman wearing No. 15, they are both full of drugs. -- Amer

:48:37. > :48:47.Abdulrahman. A have been impressed with him, they have got round the

:48:47. > :49:07.

:49:07. > :49:17.right sounded of the three defenders is getting more forward

:49:17. > :49:21.

:49:21. > :49:31.got a punch on it and got a bit of a smack himself. The referee has

:49:31. > :49:32.

:49:32. > :49:42.given the free kick in the favour of UAE because of the contact of

:49:42. > :49:55.

:49:55. > :50:00.Australia from qualifying for the Olympic games football tournament

:50:00. > :50:10.for the first time in a long time. On the evidence of what is nearly

:50:10. > :50:22.

:50:22. > :50:32.beaten in the air. Premieres thought he was entitled to a free

:50:32. > :50:34.

:50:34. > :50:44.kick, but he has not got it. -- Given away carelessly by Omar

:50:44. > :50:58.

:50:58. > :51:03.their chances, talking about how seriously they would ticket. It is

:51:03. > :51:07.the first time they have qualified since 1928. They see themselves as

:51:07. > :51:12.one of four or five teams who might win the gold medal here. They have

:51:12. > :51:22.not played like it particularly yet. Early days, tournament football and

:51:22. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:44.Suarez. Corner kick.

:51:44. > :51:48.

:51:48. > :51:58.Yes, Al Kamali stating that Luis Suarez really well. Good defending.

:51:58. > :52:05.

:52:05. > :52:15.taken off the goalkeeper's first by one of the goalkeeper's defenders,

:52:15. > :52:26.

:52:26. > :52:33.balls, Uruguay. I am quite surprised.

:52:33. > :52:39.Omar Abdulrahman, beautiful ball! For a great chance for Matar! T is

:52:39. > :52:49.rendered deeper and scores a! -- round the keeper. What a turn-up we

:52:49. > :52:53.may have here! Ismaeil Matar opened the scoring for at the UAE. Great

:52:53. > :52:59.ball, split the Uruguayan defence, it was a lovely run, he was

:52:59. > :53:05.definitely onside, and Matar skipped around the goalkeeper and

:53:05. > :53:11.kept his cool. This is an excellent pass, the timing is all-important.

:53:11. > :53:17.It is Coates who plays him onside. Campaa hasn't got a good position,

:53:17. > :53:23.he should be near enough on the edge of his box. He has to start

:53:23. > :53:32.backing off. Matar keeps his composure, really good finish.

:53:32. > :53:35.Outside of the left foot, times it's just well. 1-0,. -- UAE.

:53:36. > :53:45.what a beautiful ball from Omar Abdulrahman and what a cool finish

:53:46. > :53:57.

:53:57. > :54:05.box and there is nobody there. They have not got the ball down and used

:54:05. > :54:12.it well enough. They have not gone through the midfield. Ramirez and

:54:12. > :54:21.Calzada have been second best. Not easy when you have to cheese. --

:54:21. > :54:25.Chase. A great finish.

:54:25. > :54:35.Superb finish. He has a bit of experience, didn't panic when he

:54:35. > :54:52.

:54:52. > :55:02.got in front of the goal. They have to Khalil. The of the ball back

:55:02. > :55:05.

:55:05. > :55:09.into Khalil, can he? At the keeper has saved it. Nearly a second there.

:55:09. > :55:12.Exceptional counter-attacking from UAE. That is knotty.

:55:12. > :55:19.The I have to confess when I was talking to some of the journalists

:55:19. > :55:22.from UAE before the match as said, what realistically do you think you

:55:22. > :55:32.can do in this tournament? They said, we will get out of the group,

:55:32. > :55:37.I did not think it was likely. That had -- that is Ahmed Ali, he

:55:37. > :55:41.is lucky to get away with that. They have come in and known to us,

:55:41. > :55:45.we can only read the notes and seeing is believing. We saw Brazil

:55:45. > :55:50.the other day, they were exceptional, and we have been very

:55:50. > :55:54.impressed with UAE. Good discipline, working behind the ball, they

:55:54. > :55:59.countered quickly and push players forward, and they have used it well.

:55:59. > :56:09.Uruguay, I don't know if they are complacent or underestimated the

:56:09. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:24.opposition, but they are in for a will be a corner. Luis Suarez

:56:24. > :56:31.getting a little bit involved with Al Kamali. Wherever Suarez Close,

:56:31. > :56:41.Al Kamali seems to go with him. Very close contention all the time,

:56:41. > :56:52.

:56:52. > :56:58.and Suarez is trying to do the same from Arias is over the top. Next

:56:58. > :57:05.delivery, just where it should be, but once again here is the pass,

:57:05. > :57:15.excellent timing. Coates plays him onside, it is an excellent finish.

:57:15. > :57:42.

:57:42. > :57:48.and very nearly gave it away in a dangerous position.

:57:48. > :57:52.Suarez just threw his hands in the air, cannot get any good service.

:57:52. > :58:02.UAE are playing the better football, there are no better shape.

:58:02. > :58:06.

:58:06. > :58:16.middle again. Matar with a little flick nowhere near it intended

:58:16. > :58:29.

:58:29. > :58:32.seven. The game at the ball, he wanted it

:58:32. > :58:37.back first time, he took a touch then he is on the deck and is

:58:37. > :58:41.looking to the referee to get a bit of help. Nothing doing. Look at the

:58:41. > :58:47.shape of UAE, it is excellent. Two centre-backs have dropped right

:58:47. > :58:54.back, two at full-backs up to the halfway line, they can get in front

:58:54. > :58:58.of the midfield and the full-backs. Very impressive. They have been

:58:58. > :59:08.based in Switzerland and Austria for almost six weeks before these

:59:08. > :59:12.

:59:12. > :59:15.Olympic games, the UAE. They played one of your former clubs in a

:59:15. > :59:19.friendly. I never played in the league, I had

:59:19. > :59:29.to come back out, there was something contractually wrong.

:59:29. > :59:34.

:59:34. > :59:39.A did they pay you? a friendly to Shakhtar Donetsk,

:59:39. > :59:49.before don't -- beating the you Zealand team 4-2 N it warm-up

:59:49. > :59:54.

:59:54. > :59:59.matches, the UAE. -- the New commit -- Khalil.

:59:59. > :00:09.Wasted two opportunities, he really did. When you come inside, why not

:00:09. > :00:11.

:00:11. > :00:15.Abdulrahman, both of them, Omar and Amer.

:00:15. > :00:25.There is a bit of swagger about the team, there -- they are very

:00:25. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:41.near post, smashed away technique, doesn't panic, goes to

:00:41. > :00:46.the breadline -- byline, it is tight but what a goal. You never

:00:46. > :00:54.know if it will go through the keeper's legs.

:00:54. > :01:00.Well, the way he left him was brilliant. He has something under

:01:00. > :01:04.his acceleration paddle, hasn't he? The whole team are mobile, Steve.

:01:04. > :01:14.They are very lean. I like the way as soon as they get possession the

:01:14. > :01:18.

:01:18. > :01:28.break wide. It gives options for get involved in the game. And he

:01:28. > :01:30.

:01:30. > :01:35.has smashed it about 30 yards over the top of Emiliano Albin Albin --

:01:35. > :01:39.Emiliano Albin's head. You would say that the UAE look likely to get

:01:39. > :01:44.the next goal in the game. Very comfortable. They are not getting

:01:44. > :01:52.tight in any position. The only ones to come into contact R the

:01:52. > :02:00.defenders. Four in the group, it top two go through, the bottom two

:02:00. > :02:10.go home, or they stay home, if Great Britain are in that position.

:02:10. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:23.Ahmed Khalil. Ismail Matar, kept in by Sanqour. Looking for Matar again.

:02:23. > :02:33.Not breaking at pace whatsoever, Uruguay. Cavani, cal filly into the

:02:33. > :02:33.

:02:33. > :02:39.path of Alban. -- carefully into. The path of Albin. UAE, all back in

:02:39. > :02:44.their own half. They are the two front men. The defenders -- they

:02:44. > :02:51.defend as a team and attack as a team. That's a good run, looking

:02:51. > :02:55.for the return from Suarez. It has found its way to Albin.

:02:55. > :03:04.Aguirregaray was still in the area. Offside at the back post. I think

:03:05. > :03:12.it was a foul. Khaseif comes for it. I think there was a bit of a body-

:03:12. > :03:22.check. Suarez looks at him, stops in lifting hymns comes up. -- he

:03:22. > :03:36.

:03:36. > :03:45.stops in lifting his arms up. -- he refereeing in the two days of the

:03:45. > :03:50.football tournament so far. So much space for the UAE. Just over half

:03:50. > :03:54.an hour gone. I suspect Uruguay will have been talking to at half-

:03:54. > :03:59.time. They will not be giving them this much space, they will be

:03:59. > :04:09.trying to win the ball back higher up the pitch. It is great stuff.

:04:09. > :04:14.Omar Abdulrahman. Abdulrahman, Matar tried to get on the end of it.

:04:14. > :04:19.That was unlucky, I sought he was trying to do, he tried to roll the

:04:19. > :04:29.defender and get it on to his left foot. Full credit to the UAE,

:04:29. > :04:31.

:04:31. > :04:41.really working the ball well. stay on his feet, San Cup got his

:04:41. > :04:44.

:04:44. > :04:49.foot in. -- Sanqour got his foot in. Uruguay are quite comfortable to

:04:49. > :04:57.allow UAE to have the ball. Then they start to slowly press. They

:04:57. > :05:02.are not working together. They are just going in ones and twos. It is

:05:02. > :05:12.easy to pass around when only one or two players close you down.

:05:12. > :05:15.

:05:15. > :05:25.Sanqour. Omar Abdulrahman. Am Abdulrahman. -- Amer Abdulrahman.

:05:25. > :05:26.

:05:26. > :05:36.Amer Abdulrahman, back to Hussain, it was nicely done. Smashed forward

:05:36. > :05:40.

:05:40. > :05:50.ground, their passing is Chris Ben Shore. I'm sure a lot of the crowd

:05:50. > :05:55.

:05:55. > :05:58.ball. They look very committed. They have been away at a training

:05:59. > :06:03.base for a long time together. They have come through and know each

:06:03. > :06:07.other well. There is a lot of understanding out there, a lot of

:06:07. > :06:11.good team player. They haven't really been asked any questions in

:06:11. > :06:21.any area of the pitch. In the midfield, the defence, the

:06:21. > :06:46.

:06:46. > :06:56.goalkeeper hasn't had anything to didn't have a pass out wide. I

:06:56. > :07:02.

:07:02. > :07:12.think it was Albin, who didn't pull by Mohammad Ahmad. And the card is

:07:12. > :07:24.

:07:24. > :07:34.connection with the feet, an ideal shooting position. He needs to

:07:34. > :07:38.compose himself. A bit of a chance for Cavani, or maybe Gaston Ramirez.

:07:38. > :07:48.Cavani is nearest to the ball and is striding back with some purpose.

:07:48. > :08:04.

:08:04. > :08:08.rooted, but the ball was over his Napoli, that is some record. It is.

:08:08. > :08:15.The goalkeeper says he has got the left side of the goal covered, if

:08:15. > :08:25.you have the ability to get it up over the wall. The answer was No.

:08:25. > :08:44.

:08:44. > :08:54.Amer Abdulrahman is lurking on the edge of the penalty area. They are

:08:54. > :08:55.

:08:55. > :08:58.not related. It puts me in mind of a great piece of commentary, a

:08:58. > :09:08.Scottish commentator who said that the Baggio brothers were not

:09:08. > :09:16.

:09:16. > :09:22.very close! Ismail Matar again. Excellent movement, great delivery

:09:22. > :09:27.and the marking isn't good. They have a decent line, Uruguay, Coates

:09:27. > :09:33.is in the middle. He is playing everybody onside, he is so deep. A

:09:33. > :09:43.lovely delivery into the near post. He flicked that, just flick it to

:09:43. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :10:02.as an attacking force. Especially the two attackers in the team

:10:02. > :10:10.currently. On paper, look at the Uruguayans, full of quality all

:10:10. > :10:16.over the pitch. Especially up front. Oscar to virus will have given many

:10:16. > :10:26.a half-time team talk in his life - - Oscar Tabarez will have given. He

:10:26. > :10:30.

:10:30. > :10:40.will be thinking of a good one just Abdulrahman. You just never quite

:10:40. > :10:47.

:10:47. > :10:51.a throw-in. It has been the beauty of the first half, Omar

:10:51. > :10:55.Abdulrahman's play in particular, that he is extremely unpredictable.

:10:55. > :11:05.He is flamboyant. He has had a lot of the ball, hasn't been under a

:11:05. > :11:10.lot of pressure. Showed some good touches of skill. Albin, Cavani.

:11:10. > :11:20.There was no support. He had to go all the way back. Look how close

:11:20. > :11:31.

:11:31. > :11:40.come in deep this time, he takes the ball, a good feet, he knows

:11:40. > :11:45.exactly what he is doing. It is a good shooting position to the left

:11:45. > :11:55.of the goalkeeper. Cavan he took the last one, I don't think he will

:11:55. > :12:01.

:12:01. > :12:06.be involved in this -- Cavan retook great free kick. Gaston Ramirez for

:12:06. > :12:12.Uruguay. With three and a bit minutes of the first half to go, a

:12:12. > :12:18.goal that they are very much needed. It is a goal I couldn't really see

:12:19. > :12:22.coming. Khaseif, the goalkeeper, you line up the wall to cover one

:12:22. > :12:27.side and you take the other, and you ask the question. Have you got

:12:27. > :12:31.the ability to do it? There is a lot of pace on that. He is close,

:12:31. > :12:41.but not close enough. An excellent free kick. Lovely weight and pace,

:12:41. > :12:48.coming away from the goalkeeper. He gets the trajectory just right.

:12:48. > :12:58.That is just about picture-perfect from Gaston Ramirez. And it is 1-1.

:12:58. > :13:04.

:13:04. > :13:11.the pleasure at which that the UAE played, it won't be enough to take

:13:12. > :13:17.the wind out of their sails. They might be feeling hard done by if it

:13:17. > :13:24.is 1-1 at half-time, because they have been the better side. Suarez

:13:24. > :13:28.goes over again. I would go as far as to say they have outclassed

:13:28. > :13:38.Uruguay in every department, they have looked better. Amer

:13:38. > :13:45.

:13:45. > :13:50.locals and neutrals are backing the UAE. That may be partly the Suarez

:13:50. > :13:53.effect, but I think if you took him out of this team, they would still

:13:53. > :14:00.be back in the UAE, because they have enjoyed the way they have

:14:00. > :14:06.played in this first half. In this country we like the underdog. If

:14:06. > :14:10.the first half had been played by Uruguay as the UAE have played, we

:14:10. > :14:15.would have been saying, they must be the favourites for the

:14:15. > :14:25.tournament, because of the pedigree. You always worry about the lack of

:14:25. > :15:00.

:15:00. > :15:10.concentration, or as you said, over Ramirez, buoyed by the free-kick,

:15:10. > :15:14.

:15:14. > :15:24.which was about as good as they there will be a minimum of one

:15:24. > :15:29.

:15:29. > :15:37.added minutes, we are about to move in a shooting position, they have

:15:37. > :15:47.absolutely dominated the first half. That is one of very few chances

:15:47. > :16:14.

:16:14. > :16:24.Arevalo Rios managed to win it and find Coates.

:16:24. > :16:30.

:16:30. > :16:40.to bring to an end a really interesting first 45 minutes. The

:16:40. > :16:45.opening goal from Ismaeil Matar, gloriously exciting football from

:16:45. > :16:49.Omar Abdulrahman, Uruguay getting out of jail thanks to an excellent

:16:49. > :16:57.free kick had with power, pace and precision, left-footed, by Gaston

:16:57. > :17:07.Ramirez, to give Uruguay an equaliser. Have time at Old

:17:07. > :17:09.

:17:09. > :17:13.Trafford in Group A, it is UAE 1, Gaston Ramirez has said that the

:17:13. > :17:17.Uruguay squad have been watching all the old Olympic videos, and

:17:17. > :17:25.every inspiration from that the deal was put behind that food for

:17:25. > :17:29.that free kick. UAE were brilliant. Omar

:17:29. > :17:35.Abdulrahman has run the show. P has been involved in everything good

:17:35. > :17:39.about the way police might have played. Uruguay have been - but

:17:39. > :17:44.have not had the ball. They have not got up the pitch enough,

:17:44. > :17:47.servicing the front been enough, to cause any problems.

:17:47. > :17:51.The President of the UAE was saying this week, we're not a team of

:17:51. > :17:55.superstars, but we have a team, and they showed that, they worked so

:17:55. > :17:59.hard to go there. They have, they know each other's

:17:59. > :18:06.games, they always have options on the ball, they are comfortable in

:18:06. > :18:10.the presence of each other. It can be a very -- sometimes a very

:18:10. > :18:14.difficult game - I found it difficult, anyway! But they make it

:18:14. > :18:19.look easy. There is no fluke about the scoreline, and they will be

:18:19. > :18:24.kicking themselves coming off that pitch 1-1, as they certainly

:18:24. > :18:28.deserve to go ahead. They were the better side for the first 40

:18:28. > :18:33.minutes, certainly. If you just got home from work, it looked like it

:18:33. > :18:39.would be an afternoon of shocks. Earlier we saw Japan beat Spain 1-0,

:18:39. > :18:44.and it was looking for a long time that we were going to going to

:18:44. > :18:45.half-time with UAE in the lead. Ismaeil Matar did it when it

:18:45. > :18:50.mattered. mattered.

:18:50. > :18:56.Yes, it is a very composed finish. He get past the goalkeeper with

:18:56. > :19:03.ease, a composed finish into the corner. Looking at Arias, who was

:19:03. > :19:07.marking him, he steps up, tries to play offside, Coates is not on the

:19:07. > :19:12.same wavelength, and it breaks the offside trap. He doesn't worry,

:19:12. > :19:18.doesn't hurry, it is a fantastic pass again from that man again,

:19:18. > :19:22.Abdulrahman, and there is the finish into the corner. They it is

:19:22. > :19:26.the release of the ball and the timing that allows it. If he waits

:19:26. > :19:31.a split-second longer he will run offside. You also think, that is

:19:31. > :19:34.lazy defending, because you think the full-backs will come round to

:19:34. > :19:39.cover a. At all point of them coming to cover, they are the last

:19:39. > :19:43.man. The last man on the line he has to follow the attacker rather

:19:43. > :19:46.than step up. Coates not on the same wavelength and they get caught,

:19:46. > :19:53.same wavelength and they get caught, lazy defending. We have learnt two

:19:53. > :19:56.things in that first half, UAE are good, and Manchester have not

:19:56. > :20:02.good, and Manchester have not forgiven Luis Suarez. He was the

:20:02. > :20:07.man who won the free kick. Yes, he made a bit of a meal of it, he gets

:20:07. > :20:12.caught, he goes down theatrically, if you like, though he does get

:20:12. > :20:17.caught, in fairness to them. He gets a kick on the ankle.

:20:17. > :20:23.doesn't make much of it, though, does he?!

:20:23. > :20:28.No, not at all. This is some finish, though, great power, fantastic

:20:28. > :20:32.finish. He is 25 yards out and he gets it

:20:32. > :20:36.up and over. Any closer and he probably wouldn't get that

:20:36. > :20:42.elevation. Also, the weight of the ball, the pace of the ball, it is

:20:42. > :20:44.perfect. Can I have a feeling of their game may swing on that one

:20:44. > :20:48.their game may swing on that one moment.

:20:48. > :20:52.A must be a feeling of frustration in the UAE dressing room. It is a

:20:52. > :20:59.late this week the managers said his players were not ready to play

:20:59. > :21:04.outside of the UAE yet, at yet now they are playing on the world stage.

:21:04. > :21:08.They were very unfortunate not to be more ahead. The frustration will

:21:08. > :21:10.come from that. They had two or three really good chances to make

:21:10. > :21:17.three really good chances to make it two or even three. Here is one

:21:17. > :21:22.of them. Ahmed Khalil. It is a great through-ball again. The

:21:22. > :21:26.goalkeeper does very well, but that could have been 2-0. They had more

:21:26. > :21:30.could have been 2-0. They had more opportunities, as well.

:21:30. > :21:31.As an impartial striker, you would have been appealing and the

:21:31. > :21:36.have been appealing and the situation, surely?

:21:36. > :21:41.We yes, looking at this from this angle, it is not as clear as from

:21:41. > :21:47.another angle, but there, Abdulrahman, a good control, he has

:21:47. > :21:53.great, quick, nimble feet. He gets a bit of a lucky break through the

:21:53. > :22:01.legs of Coates there. He gets the first touch, makes no contact with

:22:01. > :22:04.the ball, and makes contact with the ball, and makes contact with

:22:04. > :22:09.the man and he goes down. Looking ahead to the second half.

:22:09. > :22:12.As far as UAE were great, Uruguay were poor. They will need to

:22:12. > :22:17.improve. The have to get the ball to the

:22:17. > :22:20.front two, quicker. All of this football is happening

:22:20. > :22:24.and the shocks are on the way despite the fact the Olympic games

:22:24. > :22:27.have not officially started. As things stand the torture is

:22:27. > :22:32.somewhere in central London making its way towards us at the Olympic

:22:32. > :22:38.Park. It has been a busy day for the Olympic torch today, it has

:22:38. > :22:43.been held by eight the great and good, including Eddie and Pat save.

:22:43. > :22:46.They will be hoping their games are absolutely Fabulous. If you look,

:22:46. > :22:55.there is a lovely smile from Jennifer sunbirds, clearly

:22:55. > :23:00.delighted. -- Jennifer Saunders. Lawrence Dallaglio got to run with

:23:00. > :23:10.the torch passed his beloved Chelsea. And here she is, looking

:23:10. > :23:11.

:23:11. > :23:14.sprightly, Bruce see delighted to be part of the Olympic games today.

:23:14. > :23:21.He it is wonderful, it is the occasion, and everyone is so

:23:21. > :23:26.excited, including me. He will be hoping it is a good game.

:23:26. > :23:32.That is as good as my jokes get! Just to mention the fact is -- the

:23:32. > :23:36.purchase on it way, he has tickets for the opening ceremony? No, me

:23:36. > :23:39.neither. But we do get two enjoyed this afternoon, and it is an

:23:39. > :23:43.inspiring sight, when you think what this place was like a few

:23:43. > :23:49.years ago. They it is incredible, the Velodrome, the main stadium,

:23:49. > :23:53.the swimming arena, the Hockey Stadium - it is fantastic. This was

:23:53. > :23:56.Hackney Marshes, wasn't it? We urge us down the road from there, but it

:23:56. > :24:01.was marchers, and it was a Warehouses, even the raffle was a

:24:01. > :24:08.mess. We came in on the tube on the other side, and we have blessed

:24:08. > :24:14.field, the whole area, the regeneration is... The really bad

:24:14. > :24:20.thing is if you get lost, isn't it, Steve? It is a bit of Pollok!

:24:20. > :24:23.you finally made it after it hath - - half an hour of wandering around.

:24:23. > :24:33.Before Great Britain kick-off this evening, does Brookes has been

:24:33. > :24:36.talking to Stuart Pearce. -- Garth How does this compare with your

:24:36. > :24:41.other experiences? We feel the manager is that -- magnitude is

:24:41. > :24:46.that much bigger, the exposure is much bigger. It is a fantastic

:24:46. > :24:49.opportunity to showcase our own sport on our own soil on -- under

:24:49. > :24:53.the umbrella of the Olympics. That will be the message to the players

:24:53. > :25:01.- go and enjoy it, we have done plenty of work over the last few

:25:01. > :25:04.weeks, physically and tactically, just go and express ourselves. You

:25:04. > :25:09.have seen Brazil, what do you expect? It will be the ultimate

:25:09. > :25:14.test. Whoever beat Brazil in this tournament will have a gold medal

:25:14. > :25:20.around their neck. But football is football. The next time we get the

:25:20. > :25:23.opportunity to play them will be at the earliest the semi-final. If we

:25:23. > :25:28.are good enough to get there, we will be prepared to take them on

:25:28. > :25:32.again. You have made the difficult decisions and picked you over-age

:25:32. > :25:35.players. What will they give you? They will give me exactly what I

:25:35. > :25:39.thought they would. One of them as my captain with a wealth of

:25:39. > :25:43.experience and the players look up to them. He is a fantastic captain.

:25:43. > :25:48.Craig Bellamy is as good a professional in regard to the

:25:48. > :25:52.pruning pitch as I have ever worked with. -- the training pitch.

:25:52. > :25:57.Anything that you ever asked of them technically or physically,

:25:57. > :26:03.there is 100% forties. And Richards has served me fantastically well in

:26:03. > :26:07.my time as a manager. You will get stronger as the tournament goes on

:26:07. > :26:16.and we will rely on him a lot as the tournament starts. Do you have

:26:16. > :26:20.the best team here? I think or, in my mind I do. But you need all the

:26:20. > :26:23.team, make no mistake about that. What do you make of your first

:26:23. > :26:28.opponents? Were have seen a lot of Senegal, I

:26:28. > :26:34.was fortunate to go and see them qualify to get here, and then they

:26:34. > :26:39.are run our gripped the next day. They are a big side, very athletic,

:26:39. > :26:44.can counter attack very quickly, but we feel we hat have enough in

:26:45. > :26:49.our ranks to give them a game. far dear you dream? You can rest

:26:49. > :26:55.assured I only ever prepare up team to win gold, I did prepared to do

:26:55. > :27:00.anything less. We are prepared, are bigger did -- going to be good

:27:00. > :27:04.enough to get out the group and go beyond? Am not sure. But I think

:27:04. > :27:09.with home advantage, as well, we need to get some momentum footstep

:27:09. > :27:13.once you get that momentum, you can go as far as you want. We would

:27:13. > :27:17.grow as a group together, and I think the country will go well

:27:17. > :27:22.behind us, as well. I am looking forward to it, but you have to win

:27:22. > :27:26.-- hit the ground running in that first game. From there, you do get

:27:26. > :27:30.on the chin as it comes. And we will see what happens. Don't

:27:30. > :27:36.forget what happened in Euro 96, R run at all the way into the semis

:27:36. > :27:42.because being carried by the crowd into the final. Then the big one,

:27:42. > :27:51.Great Britain on the pitch, and to discuss the match Dan Walker is

:27:51. > :27:55.Yes, Stuart Pearce was talking about there is no lack of fight,

:27:55. > :28:02.but is there that quality in Team I think there is come undoubted

:28:02. > :28:08.quality. If we are looking at the supposed team he picks, he has real

:28:08. > :28:15.ball players in the midfield. They're obviously using that Team

:28:15. > :28:19.GB tonight. I don't know whether it is related to England, but it is

:28:19. > :28:23.after income 2-0 in international football, keep the ball. There was

:28:23. > :28:26.a worry that this would be a very English team, but there are five

:28:26. > :28:32.Welshmen in the squad, and we expect four of them to start

:28:32. > :28:38.tonight. And think we are probably out of order by Dean surprised.

:28:38. > :28:42.the players starting are very good players. It is the way forward. I

:28:42. > :28:47.did not quite see all of the few -- first have, I had a few

:28:47. > :28:52.accreditation problems, but outside it is a fantastic atmosphere,

:28:52. > :28:59.mothers and fathers and kids. I think they have all bought into it.

:28:59. > :29:04.And if Team GB buys into it, who knows? Do see the quality UAE had,

:29:04. > :29:11.the guys in the studio said, as well, that they totally played

:29:11. > :29:15.Uruguay -- out played Uruguay. standing, a couple of passes and

:29:15. > :29:24.the first half they were brilliant. They do look better than Uruguay,

:29:24. > :29:28.much better. They will be interesting to see how it Ramirez's

:29:28. > :29:33.at kick makes to the outcome of this game. I do think the

:29:33. > :29:39.Uruguayans will get stronger, they looked a little sluggish. Luis

:29:39. > :29:45.Suarez was booed off the road the first half. Everyone gave the UAE a

:29:45. > :29:49.standing ovation. The actually had a huddle on the

:29:49. > :29:52.way out before half-time, and I thought, why would you do that? You

:29:52. > :30:02.might win the dressing room and you manager made tear a strip of you.

:30:02. > :30:02.

:30:02. > :30:07.At a the future, huddle on the way It is wonderful to see Old Trafford

:30:07. > :30:10.filling up, one of the headlines yesterday, apart from the misplaced

:30:10. > :30:14.flag in the wrath Korea match, is the fact the stadiums were quite

:30:14. > :30:20.empty. It is lovely to see people flooding in. Great Britain against

:30:20. > :30:23.Senegal, all the build-up tonight on BBC One and BBC One H t. An

:30:23. > :30:33.update on the other games, and Daborn are playing Switzerland at

:30:33. > :30:42.

:30:42. > :30:52.plenty going for it, is that a penalty? It is. The Swiss player,

:30:52. > :31:23.

:31:23. > :31:28.already, this happened moments ago. Gabon, Who are making their debut,

:31:28. > :31:34.scoring. That has been one of the appealing things about today. Japan

:31:34. > :31:38.beat Spain, Uruguay against UAE is exciting, this is all before GB

:31:38. > :31:45.have taken to the pitch. We're hoping the trend won't continue

:31:45. > :31:51.tonight With Team GB. UAE and Uruguay have given Team GB food

:31:51. > :31:56.forethought. I think everyone thought, UAE, that will be three

:31:56. > :31:59.points and worry about the rest, but they are a good team. People

:31:59. > :32:04.will be looking at who has qualified and thinking, do they

:32:04. > :32:09.deserve their place, have they been in week groups? But the teams we

:32:09. > :32:15.have seen have more than held their own. There doesn't look to be too

:32:15. > :32:18.many easy games in this competition. Uruguay are the first out on the

:32:18. > :32:22.pitch, they have clearly been told what they have not done right, get

:32:22. > :32:26.back out and be better in the second half. We can see that the

:32:26. > :32:30.UAE are joining them. What do you want to see that you didn't see in

:32:30. > :32:34.the first half? A bit of what we saw from UAE, a bit of movement and

:32:34. > :32:37.possession, some quality on the ball and getting players in areas

:32:37. > :32:45.where they can affect the opposition. That is where they have

:32:45. > :32:50.got the goal from. UAE got there good players on the ball with Omar

:32:50. > :32:54.Abdulrahman. His vision and quality on the ball was outstanding.

:32:54. > :33:00.get the feeling Uruguay can play better. You also get the feeling,

:33:00. > :33:05.can UAE play better? I understand what Mark Lawrenson said at half-

:33:05. > :33:10.time, maybe it might have changed the complexion. Let's Angie back to

:33:10. > :33:20.Steve Wilson and Mark Bright. The second half from Old Trafford --

:33:20. > :33:23.

:33:23. > :33:33.light sandy your back. Lodeiro has come on for Uruguay. He

:33:33. > :33:46.

:33:46. > :33:51.to aggregate i, there was one of their more potent attacking force

:33:51. > :33:55.his -- injury to Aguirregaray. Cannot the UAE get themselves back

:33:55. > :34:05.in front? On the balance of the first half, they would deserve to

:34:05. > :34:12.

:34:13. > :34:22.purpose about it Uruguay from the off. Cabaye the rolls the ball out

:34:23. > :34:46.

:34:46. > :34:51.of play. -- Cabaye t rolls the ball. been booked already. I think there

:34:51. > :34:58.is a queue for who will take this free kick. The un comes across, the

:34:58. > :35:02.referee is in a good position. -- the arm comes across. This is

:35:02. > :35:10.familiar to the scenario which brought Ramirez the equalising goal,

:35:10. > :35:20.perhaps he is a further out. It is still a good distance. Khaseif has

:35:20. > :35:26.

:35:26. > :35:32.goalkeeper wasn't really troubled. He couldn't reproduce what he did

:35:32. > :35:38.in the first half. Plenty of pace behind it, just too high. A

:35:38. > :35:43.positive start from Uruguay. There is Lodeiro, he had a couple of

:35:43. > :35:46.years in Dutch football with Ajax, but he has left them, he will be

:35:46. > :35:56.going to Brazil to play for Botafogo once the Olympic Games are

:35:56. > :35:59.

:35:59. > :36:05.out of the way. Didn't really work Ismail Matar, with the cross, it

:36:05. > :36:09.was sliced by Coates. Alexis Rolin is lucky that the ball went out of

:36:09. > :36:19.play. I could see that he was trying to save a corner. He got

:36:19. > :36:29.

:36:29. > :36:37.Abdulrahman into Amer Abdulrahman. It looks like it was going into the

:36:38. > :36:47.far corner. A little bit sharper in the second half, Uruguay. Lodeiro

:36:48. > :36:55.

:36:55. > :37:05.more orthodox flat back four, Uruguay. Arias at right-back,

:37:05. > :37:16.

:37:16. > :37:26.ball, well-defended. By Esmaeel. thought Khalil kept that in. A good

:37:26. > :37:46.

:37:46. > :37:56.Uruguay's World Cup squad of two place play-off -- CAB Tanni, he

:37:56. > :37:56.

:37:56. > :38:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:38:37. > :38:44.scored in the third-place play-off seeing an emerging nation arrive on

:38:44. > :38:54.the international stage. In the first 45 minutes of this game, UAE

:38:54. > :38:55.

:38:55. > :39:05.looks like that nation. Lodeiro played it in behind Pedersen Cavani.

:39:05. > :39:10.

:39:10. > :39:16.easily. They have been pressed higher up the park. You couldn't

:39:16. > :39:21.expect Uruguay to come out and be as flat as they were. Pre-season

:39:21. > :39:25.for a few of their squad, coming back after the summer break. The

:39:25. > :39:35.same for everybody, but you lady looked sharper. Brighter, passed

:39:35. > :39:36.

:39:36. > :39:41.the ball well -- UAE t look sharper. The Ramirez equaliser late in the

:39:41. > :39:48.first half has given Uruguay's some breathing space. They are looking a

:39:48. > :39:53.more settled side. You sense that the late free-kick, the break in

:39:53. > :40:03.the momentum that UAE had broke up, and the substitution, has conspired

:40:03. > :40:16.

:40:16. > :40:21.E. I am not sure that Suarez was. The goalkeeper managed to prevent

:40:21. > :40:31.it from going behind. He was looking down the line, but it came

:40:31. > :40:39.

:40:40. > :40:49.lot better competition, now. The half-time team talk has worked for

:40:50. > :41:03.

:41:03. > :41:05.Uruguay, they are moving the ball Cavani. The front two are much

:41:05. > :41:11.vaunted but they have been disappointing. It is all about

:41:11. > :41:16.service. Uruguay have played a lot of long balls, too long and two

:41:16. > :41:26.straight. Suarez needs the ball into feet, he needs to be the link

:41:26. > :41:26.

:41:26. > :41:31.man. Lodeiro is playing just off the front men. So far he has had a

:41:31. > :41:34.lot of joy. It is nice to see what both sides do it in and out of

:41:34. > :41:44.possession. We have seen the best of UAE, what they have done when

:41:44. > :42:18.

:42:18. > :42:28.they have had possession. Having to to turn, the shot ping-pong it

:42:28. > :42:43.

:42:43. > :42:50.before it ricocheted to the back involve, a good block.

:42:50. > :42:58.Mohammed Ahmad got in the way. Sanqour, the left-back, he sold

:42:58. > :43:08.himself completely. Arias has moved into the right-back position.

:43:08. > :43:35.

:43:35. > :43:42.Uruguay. Can Varney, a great ball shot, excellent save. He arrived on

:43:42. > :43:48.the edge of the box. He just clips it towards the top corner, I think

:43:48. > :43:52.it is just going in. Khaseif could not be sure and he gets his hand to

:43:52. > :43:57.it. Might have broken the crossbar on the way in but it might have

:43:57. > :44:07.gone in in the end. It is a very good save. Ramirez' s delivery has

:44:07. > :44:09.

:44:09. > :44:15.front foot and in the ascendancy for the first time. And it is in!

:44:15. > :44:19.Tucked away by Lodeiro, the substitute. Uruguay were trailing

:44:19. > :44:24.with five minutes of the first half to play, they are in front 10

:44:24. > :44:31.minutes into the second half. Suarez is involved, but the finish

:44:31. > :44:36.is from Nicolas Lodeiro. Good play. They come out but they don't mark.

:44:36. > :44:43.This is too easy. Coming inside, Lodeiro just takes the initiative.

:44:43. > :44:49.He plays the original ball, takes the initiative, dictates the

:44:49. > :44:53.situation and finishes off. An excellent strike. He has only been

:44:53. > :44:58.on the pitch 11 minutes but what a difference he has made. Not just

:44:58. > :45:03.the goal. Absolutely. They have had more of the ball, they move the

:45:03. > :45:08.ball better, they have put the UAE under pressure. It is an incredible

:45:08. > :45:13.scoreline, looking towards the end of the first half, after how well

:45:13. > :45:17.UAE played. They kept the ball. All of a sudden they look in a panic,

:45:17. > :45:22.they are kicking the ball, they can't keep it, they have lost

:45:22. > :45:26.composure and rhythm. As you said, they had a bit of swagger. He

:45:26. > :45:29.didn't look worried man just before half-time. You are thinking, you

:45:29. > :45:39.are getting outplayed, you don't look fit, you have impressed the

:45:39. > :45:45.

:45:45. > :45:52.ball, you haven't looked sharp, and last, desperate touch from

:45:52. > :45:57.Abdulaziz Hussain. It pro for him, I think he wanted a little touch to

:45:57. > :46:04.compose himself. That takes an unlucky deflection

:46:04. > :46:09.there, I think it is Hussain who does others will well to recover. -

:46:09. > :46:19.- ever so well. Where is the swagger now in the UAE

:46:19. > :46:24.

:46:24. > :46:33.because I think they think Luis Suarez fold. It looked like he was

:46:33. > :46:43.blowing. One or two of the UAE players stopped. That is wild,

:46:43. > :46:58.

:46:58. > :47:05.22 appearances altogether. Last season. That is a free kick. And

:47:05. > :47:13.the UAE are going to make their first change any moment. A Ismail

:47:13. > :47:19.Al Hammadi, the third of the over- age players, is going to come on.

:47:19. > :47:29.He scored in an international against Germany in 2009. It has to

:47:29. > :47:39.

:47:39. > :47:43.be said it was in a 7-2 defeat. He wonder if he is thinking about the

:47:43. > :47:51.formation. Al Hammadi has come out of the left-hand side. He is more

:47:51. > :48:01.of a wide player. Maybe he thinks the full-backs are, none too much.

:48:01. > :48:14.

:48:14. > :48:21.That is Coates for a clearing game is now how we expected it to

:48:22. > :48:25.be from the author. Absolutely. from the start.

:48:25. > :48:29.When you chase a lot, when you get the ball you're not in a position

:48:29. > :48:37.to keep it. If the opposition try and win it back off too quickly,

:48:37. > :48:47.that is how they routine -- retain, key depend in. -- keeper you penned

:48:47. > :49:13.

:49:13. > :49:17.was accidental. The referee says free kick come what may. Yes, give

:49:18. > :49:24.up the pace two to go past. Just clipped the back heels of the

:49:24. > :49:28.substitute, Al Hammadi. interesting tries to leave one of

:49:28. > :49:32.your over-rates players on the bench, but he is on now. You think

:49:32. > :49:42.if you are limited to three Doveridge players you would play

:49:42. > :49:51.

:49:51. > :50:00.all three. But the manager decided now, Players free, offering

:50:00. > :50:07.themselves. The full-backs are pitching right Hon forward now.

:50:07. > :50:12.That is given away to Al Hammadi, showing some decent pace. He is

:50:12. > :50:18.chased by a player three -- Arias, and the free kick is given.

:50:18. > :50:23.Hammadi stumbled a couple of times, he didn't really get it clear. Once

:50:23. > :50:33.the defender, Arias, get in front, you have to get to the ball. He

:50:33. > :50:35.

:50:36. > :50:39.offside. It will be interesting to see win the Uruguay going to the

:50:39. > :50:43.next game against Senegal whether they will start with a flat back

:50:43. > :50:48.four, which seems to suit them in this second half, or whether they

:50:48. > :50:53.will start with a three and get -- three at the back as they did in

:50:53. > :50:57.this game. Three is good, you wing- backs can push on a little bit, the

:50:57. > :51:02.midfield get involved, but if your opponents pursue back you end up

:51:02. > :51:07.with five in defence. You can't really play a lot of football with

:51:07. > :51:17.all the men in the back five. They have just been a different team,

:51:17. > :51:27.they have looked a lot better from the off.

:51:27. > :51:29.

:51:30. > :51:38.Ahmed Khalil was just crowded out their last game is in the

:51:38. > :51:41.Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Uruguay, against Great Britain. I

:51:41. > :51:50.can't get used to say in Team GB. It sounds as if it has come

:51:50. > :52:00.straight from the US of A. Great Britain famille -- for me.

:52:00. > :52:10.The Omar Abdulrahman. And again, almost. Now Amer Abdulrahman. And

:52:10. > :52:11.

:52:11. > :52:17.again. His little lofted pass fell kindly for Emiliano Albin. Nicolas

:52:17. > :52:27.Lodeiro got a foot in. Every thing that went for them in the first

:52:27. > :52:38.

:52:38. > :52:45.half has gone against them in the try sued by the crowd. Wasted

:52:45. > :52:50.opportunity to his right, as well. Coates took it away from them. A

:52:50. > :53:00.shooting chance here blocked by it the backs -- the back of Alexis

:53:00. > :53:26.

:53:26. > :53:36.path of Ahmed Khalil, who has lost call it advantage. The referee

:53:36. > :53:37.

:53:37. > :53:42.signals that now. Eisa. Omar Abdulrahman looking for Eisa. That

:53:42. > :53:46.is Cavani right on the edge of his own penalty area. Not always what

:53:46. > :53:53.you want to see your strikers, in your penalty area. Sometimes they

:53:53. > :54:03.are prone to do things that you wouldn't want them to. But renowned

:54:03. > :54:11.

:54:11. > :54:21.this game. Especially going into that last game against Great

:54:21. > :54:23.

:54:23. > :54:27.of play so they can get some treatment for Ramon Arias. If you

:54:28. > :54:31.are looking at the quality of the side, we have seen that Uruguay

:54:32. > :54:36.have the ability to change their game. Over the next 25 minutes we

:54:36. > :54:40.will find out whether UAE have the quality to change again. These

:54:40. > :54:44.other things to talk about when you are educating kids, playing

:54:44. > :54:47.different formations and board -- positions, you play them in

:54:47. > :54:52.different positions so they understand what happens when you

:54:52. > :54:59.make changes. The three at the back wasn't working big from the start.

:54:59. > :55:03.They persevered with it, they have gone into a flat back four in the

:55:04. > :55:08.second half, they have pushed the full-backs on. They put pressure on

:55:08. > :55:12.in midfield, and all of a sudden UAE can keep possession, cannot get

:55:12. > :55:16.hold of the ball. When they get hold of it they give the ball away

:55:16. > :55:21.and they have just lost their rhythm completely. They have come

:55:21. > :55:24.back into it slightly, but I am sure it is a game that the UAE now

:55:24. > :55:30.feel, having played as well as they did in the first half, they can get

:55:30. > :55:35.back into it and get something out of it. Ramon Arias has made his way

:55:35. > :55:45.off the field of play, and Uruguay are making a change. De Gaulle

:55:45. > :55:46.

:55:46. > :55:56.Rodriguez, is readying himself to come on. -- de Gaulle Rodriguez. --

:55:56. > :55:57.

:55:57. > :56:02.Diego. The crowd is brewing because of the non-participation of a

:56:02. > :56:06.section of the ground in a Mexican wave. I may be a killjoy, but I

:56:06. > :56:16.have never seen a game of football that was less interesting than a

:56:16. > :56:16.

:56:16. > :56:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:56:56. > :57:06.Emilio and will -- Emiliano Albin. real distance. He was a bit

:57:06. > :57:43.

:57:43. > :57:53.optimistic. My well, they can get his debut last year against Chile.

:57:53. > :58:19.

:58:19. > :58:26.His nickname is the bill. Diego they have the ability to unlock the

:58:26. > :58:36.Uruguayan defence? Omar Abdulrahman has lost it, that has not happened

:58:36. > :58:36.

:58:36. > :59:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:59:18. > :59:28.too often. Luis Suarez has given it accreditation to the fourth

:59:28. > :59:28.

:59:28. > :00:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:00:39. > :00:44.side. He chose to go the other way. I think he is. Luis Suarez... No,

:00:44. > :00:54.he is not. He is noting the substitution, I beg your pardon.

:00:54. > :00:54.

:00:54. > :01:04.Ahmed Ali comes on, and Eisa, who has provided some real pace, has

:01:04. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:18.gone off. Needs a goal, gone for a side. A decent strike. Haven't seen

:01:18. > :01:28.Abdulaziz Hussain get for it too much in the second half. There is

:01:28. > :01:28.

:01:28. > :01:37.the man who has just come on, the 22-year-old, Ahmed Ali. 22? Another

:01:37. > :01:42.one who is a full international. This was Luis Suarez. Not every

:01:42. > :01:50.foul is a booking. I think he is searching for match fitness. After

:01:50. > :01:57.the summer break. It is not a book into me, it is just a foul. He has

:01:57. > :02:02.played an enormous amount of summer football recently, Luis Suarez. The

:02:02. > :02:12.Copa America, the World Cup the year before, the Olympics this year,

:02:12. > :02:29.

:02:29. > :02:35.the Confederations Cup next year. A effect. The shot from Diego

:02:36. > :02:42.Rodriguez, the substitute, he didn't get over it. No, not at all.

:02:42. > :02:52.It is a decent shooting opportunity. He has gone for pace as opposed to

:02:52. > :02:57.

:02:57. > :03:03.asked a couple of questions and they have no answers, UAE. Second

:03:03. > :03:07.best in all areas of the park. Looking a bit despondent, which is

:03:07. > :03:13.not like them from the first half. They have got to find something,

:03:13. > :03:23.get themselves back in the game. We have seen they have the ability to

:03:23. > :03:23.

:03:23. > :04:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:04:12. > :04:16.Doesn't get anything. Here is Luis Suarez for Uruguay. He has some

:04:16. > :04:22.work to do, he need some support, it wasn't the best pass. He hasn't

:04:22. > :04:26.had the best game. Awful. I said before, he doesn't look fit, he

:04:27. > :04:36.doesn't look sharp. He usually has a turn of place to go past

:04:36. > :04:46.defenders. He hasn't led the line well, he has linked the play --

:04:46. > :05:02.

:05:02. > :05:05.Hussain. Can they find an equaliser? In the context of the

:05:05. > :05:15.second half you would say they don't deserve it but in the context

:05:15. > :05:23.

:05:23. > :05:27.would to finish 2-1, that you require basically won the game in a

:05:27. > :05:33.25 minute spell. They didn't play well before and haven't played well

:05:33. > :05:41.since. But in that 25 minutes, they did enough. Maybe not! Ahmed

:05:41. > :05:46.Khalil! That was the opportunity they were looking for. That really

:05:46. > :05:52.was a glorious opportunity. An excellent run across the 18 yard

:05:52. > :05:57.box. And down the side, he lets it run across his body. Really needed

:05:57. > :06:04.a little dink. It takes a deflection which guides it to him.

:06:04. > :06:10.He just pulls the shot. Fantastic opportunity. The 21-year-old who is

:06:10. > :06:18.not short on confidence. In one of the build up press conferences, he

:06:19. > :06:24.said his aim was to win the Golden Boot in this tournament. As a

:06:24. > :06:30.striker, that has to be your time, to go out and score goals, keep

:06:30. > :06:35.thinking goals. You work all game for an opportunity like that, to

:06:35. > :06:43.get in between the penalty spot and the goal. It is a key area, for a

:06:43. > :06:48.free shot. He missed the target completely. A little injury problem

:06:49. > :06:58.to Gaston Ramirez, the score of Uruguay's first goal. I am not sure

:06:59. > :07:06.

:07:06. > :07:10.strike of real quality, that is what turned the game. In any

:07:10. > :07:15.tournament, in any country in the world, it is a fantastic free kick.

:07:15. > :07:19.I am not sure if Khaseif could have done anything more with it, I

:07:19. > :07:28.thought his positioning was decent. That is not good news.

:07:28. > :07:38.Urretaviscaya is going to come on, he placed in Portugal. -- he plays

:07:38. > :07:46.

:07:46. > :07:51.in football. How do you pronounce impact. We will see if Gaston

:07:51. > :08:01.Ramirez can come back or not. The corner kick in the meantime,

:08:01. > :08:04.

:08:04. > :08:11.Nicolas Lodeiro. Suarez, underneath shouldn't have been, Luis Suarez

:08:11. > :08:20.for Uruguay. Straight into the glass of Khaseif. The game

:08:20. > :08:27.continues, it was a poor delivery. He could not executed. -- execute

:08:27. > :08:37.it. Gaston Ramirez is walking extremely slowly behind the goal.

:08:37. > :08:42.

:08:42. > :08:47.think it is his calf. I didn't see get the throw-in. It should be a

:08:48. > :08:52.chance for the substitution. Gaston Ramirez comes off, that is a blow,

:08:52. > :09:02.if he is not ready to come back in the Senegal game, only three days

:09:02. > :09:16.

:09:16. > :09:26.away at Wembley. And Jonathan the substitute in his notebook, he

:09:26. > :09:37.

:09:37. > :09:44.will hope to finish that before the Suarez is furthest forward. No real

:09:44. > :09:50.acceleration from Suarez. It is not there. It would take a couple of

:09:50. > :09:54.more games before that comes back. Training is training but it is just

:09:54. > :10:04.the games. He will be frustrated that he can't get there to the

:10:04. > :10:04.

:10:04. > :10:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 89 seconds

:10:54. > :11:02.passes, he doesn't have the in the first half. He has been a

:11:02. > :11:08.bystander in the second half. Five minutes, 10 minutes, to get back in

:11:08. > :11:11.the game. They haven't been effective, they haven't got their

:11:11. > :11:14.full-backs forward, they haven't controlled the game. They had the

:11:14. > :11:24.big chance for Ahmed Khalil and they will believe that they have

:11:24. > :11:47.

:11:47. > :11:57.Suarez. The interchange with Vadera, who scored the second. -- with

:11:57. > :12:15.

:12:15. > :12:21.card, that's slightly surprising. It is a little way out, as you can

:12:21. > :12:25.see. There were generous refereeing decisions in the two matches I saw

:12:25. > :12:35.yesterday at the City of Coventry Stadium. I think there have been a

:12:35. > :12:40.

:12:40. > :12:46.couple in this one as well. But the seven places and has a look. He

:12:46. > :12:50.hits it. It is way over the bar. Three goals stacked on top of one

:12:50. > :12:55.another would not have seen that go in. He wants to be leading

:12:55. > :12:59.goalscorer at the Olympics. He has tried to get it to dip. You can see

:12:59. > :13:09.him strike through the ball. The aim is to hit it on the bow of, the

:13:09. > :13:26.

:13:26. > :13:34.ball moves in the air, it tries to bit of concern for Madera. --

:13:34. > :13:42.Lodeiro. Arevalo is very unhappy with the challenge that came in

:13:42. > :13:52.from Hamdan Al Kamali. The referee has a job on. Lodeiro looks like he

:13:52. > :13:53.

:13:53. > :14:03.is on all fours. Everyone is getting involved. Khaseif came

:14:03. > :14:10.

:14:10. > :14:20.rushing out, he saw something, I am -- Al Kamali?

:14:20. > :14:24.

:14:24. > :14:32.Yes, it was Hamdan Al Kamali who in with their foot raised up. He

:14:32. > :14:41.has given this three kick to Uruguay, hasn't he? Here it is.

:14:41. > :14:45.am not too sure what he is saying, a handball? Nicolas Lodeiro, is it?

:14:45. > :14:51.I think he is making the point that it hit the palm of the sand, not to

:14:51. > :15:01.his elbow, I'm not sure. Then this white that for us -- followed it

:15:01. > :15:26.

:15:26. > :15:32.was dangerous by a alcohol label. - He has won a corner. It is a

:15:32. > :15:36.position from which you couldn't really see Uruguay winning the game

:15:36. > :15:46.and our goal, it is now difficult to see them at not winning it. --

:15:46. > :15:53.

:15:53. > :15:56.an hour ago. Urretaviscaya with the could to get anything on it. All

:15:56. > :16:06.the way back to Martin Campana, who has not had a lot to do in the

:16:06. > :16:39.

:16:39. > :16:45.passing, his touch, his range, everything is out. It smacks of a

:16:45. > :16:48.player who is just unfit and is trying to come back to fitness.

:16:48. > :16:58.Some of this team should -- team- mates have looked sharp and

:16:58. > :17:01.

:17:01. > :17:04.incisive. He just looks very at some point in the next 90

:17:04. > :17:14.seconds plus stoppage time if they're going to get anything out

:17:14. > :17:18.

:17:18. > :17:21.of this game. They thrilled us in both sides of Uruguay, haven't we?

:17:21. > :17:31.As poor as they were under for staff, they have been excellent and

:17:31. > :17:31.

:17:31. > :17:41.the second. Little flashes of their best to win the game. Given away

:17:41. > :17:47.

:17:47. > :17:57.rather too nervously by Abdulrahman, they will want him on

:17:57. > :18:08.

:18:08. > :18:15.was a good one. Kept in play by Ismail Al Hammadi. Good control,

:18:15. > :18:21.got the shot away. That didn't trouble the keeper. And not too

:18:21. > :18:25.sure if there was a push, it might have been Khalil. This was the

:18:25. > :18:31.second attempt, decent skills, but it is going away from the goal, a

:18:31. > :18:41.very difficult to get accuracy and power on a snap back like that. I

:18:41. > :19:09.

:19:09. > :19:12.thought there was a suspicion of a has to go now. A wealth of

:19:13. > :19:17.experience here in the Uruguayan players. They are running the clock

:19:17. > :19:23.down. Stuart Pearce's great Britain team

:19:23. > :19:27.take on UAE next. We were thinking how happy he would have been to get

:19:27. > :19:37.a chance to look at them before he played them, because I think they

:19:37. > :19:45.

:19:45. > :19:55.took Uruguay by surprise. Suarez Hammadi is really disappointed to

:19:55. > :20:12.

:20:12. > :20:18.see that rolled away. That was Britain will have done their

:20:18. > :20:21.homework on UAE. They better look at them now, hadn't they?

:20:21. > :20:25.Especially in the first half. Watching them on the tape and

:20:25. > :20:29.watching them in the flesh are two different things. I think what it

:20:29. > :20:34.showed his, that if you give them space and time, they can be as good

:20:34. > :20:37.as anybody. They had lots of enthusiasm, desire to get forward,

:20:38. > :20:42.when they did not have the ball they had the desire to get back in

:20:42. > :20:46.shape and when the ball back. In the second half they have been

:20:46. > :20:56.asked a serious question and have not responded at all. At times the

:20:56. > :21:21.

:21:21. > :21:25.would be happy to have a look at striker playing in the end, he gets

:21:25. > :21:30.in between the ball and demand. If anything, he is trying to draw a

:21:30. > :21:37.foul and the run the clock down a little bit more, playing it of the

:21:37. > :21:43.defender out for a corner. It looks like defeat for UAE, but an

:21:44. > :21:49.honourable defeat. Luis Suarez, he never attempts to

:21:49. > :21:59.win a popularity contest, tries to eat out the last -- Vigo to the

:21:59. > :22:03.

:22:03. > :22:07.last few seconds of the game. -- eke out. A useful win for Uruguay.

:22:07. > :22:12.And expected win, but it does not say anything about the manner in

:22:12. > :22:22.which they have achieved that. The report just says they played really

:22:22. > :22:48.

:22:48. > :22:57.poorly in the first half and came whistle and it Uruguay can

:22:57. > :23:01.celebrate a hard earned victory. They came in at 1 H, somewhat

:23:01. > :23:04.fortunately. Ismaeil Matar had put the UAE in front with an excellent

:23:04. > :23:08.goal, equalised by a Gaston Ramirez free kick which was as good as you

:23:08. > :23:11.might see in double tournament. But that man, Nicolas Lodeiro, who came

:23:11. > :23:20.on at half-time, it really made a difference for Uruguay of the stock

:23:20. > :23:30.he scored -- for Uruguay. He scored the winning goal, added only just

:23:30. > :23:34.

:23:34. > :23:40.finished his at Old Trafford, UAE, And Uruguay can side are sigh of

:23:40. > :23:44.relief. Job done for them. Yes, you wondered how the UAE would react

:23:44. > :23:49.after conceding a goal. They played the better for the

:23:49. > :23:53.first 40 minutes, and I think it knocked the stuffing out of them. I

:23:53. > :23:57.think you are quite made it count and held on. Let's have a look at

:23:57. > :24:01.Uruguay knocking on the door early in the second half. We thought this

:24:01. > :24:03.would start happening, a lovely shot from Arevalo Rios, and that

:24:04. > :24:11.shot from Arevalo Rios, and that was the warning shot, wasn't it?

:24:11. > :24:14.Yes, it was, they were far from their best, Uruguay. Arevalo Rios

:24:14. > :24:19.strikes from distance, and it is a decent save from the goalkeeper.

:24:19. > :24:22.They started to get up a head of They started to get up a head of

:24:22. > :24:27.steam. That goal gave them a real boost before half-time. And four

:24:27. > :24:31.the winner, I said Uruguay got lucky because that striker its --

:24:31. > :24:37.tried to turn and it fell into his team-mate's path.

:24:37. > :24:40.But that is what football is all about. It yes, this town from

:24:40. > :24:47.Suarez, you thought this was a pass, I am not sure it was.

:24:47. > :24:56.He tries to turn him, he has followed his pass, he has done well.

:24:56. > :24:59.Yes, he -- Suarez, and you think he is trying to keep the ball himself,

:24:59. > :25:05.but Nicolas Lodeiro follows it up right into the corner. At this

:25:05. > :25:08.stage you thought they could go on and scored a couple more.

:25:08. > :25:14.The air are never going to do any more than they needed to today,

:25:14. > :25:19.Uruguay. They were reasonably comfortable at holding the lead.

:25:19. > :25:20.The UAE nearly did enough. I guess this effort from Khalil could have

:25:20. > :25:27.this effort from Khalil could have been the moment. This could have

:25:27. > :25:37.been it. They had a lot of joy from getting a Abdulrahman one of the

:25:37. > :25:37.

:25:37. > :25:41.Khalil. He scored a couple of goals in a warm-up game against New

:25:41. > :25:43.Zealand last week. You probably feel he should have hit the target

:25:43. > :25:47.feel he should have hit the target there.

:25:47. > :25:51.All in all, a good afternoon, a good football feast, and UAE will

:25:51. > :25:55.hold their heads high no linked that as they go into the next

:25:55. > :25:59.matches, particularly be playing at Team GB, they have reason to think

:25:59. > :26:03.they could do well in this tournament. We came in talking

:26:03. > :26:07.about Spain and Uruguay and we have gone away talking about Japan at

:26:08. > :26:11.UAE. They both acquitted themselves really, really well.

:26:11. > :26:16.That was almost a shock at Old Trafford, but there was a shock

:26:16. > :26:19.earlier when Japan took on Spain. earlier when Japan took on Spain.

:26:19. > :26:22.This is not just a goal, but a very important goal, because this means

:26:22. > :26:27.that Japan have beaten Spain for the first time in their footballing

:26:27. > :26:37.history. You can see what it meant to the players there. It finished

:26:37. > :26:43.

:26:43. > :26:49.Honduras to, Morocco -- Cronje has as the Under 21 champions currently

:26:49. > :26:54.at the bottom of Group D. It is early days at the moment. Meanwhile,

:26:54. > :27:00.in group become Mexico against South Korea was on the Red Button.

:27:00. > :27:04.It was 0-0. In the other game, it is Gabon against Switzerland. One

:27:04. > :27:11.player has been sent off for diving in the box, about 15-20 minutes

:27:11. > :27:13.left to run in that game. To watch left to run in that game. To watch

:27:13. > :27:17.that just press the Red Button. Now people have to decide what to do

:27:17. > :27:21.next, eat their donor or watch the build up for Great Britain against

:27:21. > :27:30.Senegal. We would encourage them to go to bbc One, because this will be

:27:31. > :27:33.a big test for Team GB tonight. are right, we have seen,

:27:33. > :27:37.underestimating opposition is dangerous. They are not the type of

:27:37. > :27:43.quality side you're going to play every week, Brazil, so they will

:27:43. > :27:47.have a lot more of the ball and we expect a better performers. That is

:27:47. > :27:52.enough shocks now, as Steve's helicopter arrives to take him home.

:27:52. > :27:55.A nice easy winner would be lovely for Team GB. What we have seen

:27:56. > :27:59.tonight from the UAE and Uruguay, it will be tough to come out of

:27:59. > :28:04.this group, because there are a good teams. But it will be tough

:28:04. > :28:08.for Team GB, and they will be hoping to get on the ball with

:28:08. > :28:12.three. Tonight. He has a helicopter landings here at Olympic Park, but

:28:12. > :28:17.that is where it is getting busy, Old Trafford, as they gear up for