Date: 12-06-2006
Stage: first round
Place: KAISERSLAUTERN
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: super Cahill
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 12 June 2006, 15:00
Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 46,000
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 24°C
AUSTRALIA
Mark Schwarzer
Brett Emerton
Craig Moore
Scott Chipperfield
Lucas Neill
Mark Bresciano
Jason Culina
Vince Grella
Luke Wilkshire
Harry Kewell
Mark Viduka
Coach: Guus Hiddink (AUS)
34′ Vince Grella
57′ Craig Moore
69′ Tim Cahill
77′ John Aloisi
53′ ↓Mark Bresciano ↑Tim Cahill
61′ ↓Craig Moore ↑Josh Kennedy
75′ ↓Luke Wilkshire ↑John Aloisi
JAPAN
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Alessandro Santos Alex
Yūichi Komano
Yuji Nakazawa
Keisuke Tsuboi
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Takashi Fukunishi
Shunsuke Nakamura
Hidetoshi Nakata
Naohiro Takahara
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Coach: Zico (JPN)
31′ Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
40′ Naohiro Takahara
68′ Teruyuki Moniwa
56′ ↓Keisuke Tsuboi ↑Teruyuki Moniwa
79′ ↓Atsushi Yanagisawa ↑Shinji Ono
90′ ↓Teruyuki Moniwa ↑Masashi Oguro
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (EGY)
Goals:
26′ Shunsuke Nakamura JPN
84′ Tim Cahill AUS
89′ Tim Cahill AUS
90′ John Aloisi AUS
Match overview
Australia came from behind to defeat Japan 3-1 in a dramatic finish. Shunsuke Nakamura gave Japan the lead in the first half, but Tim Cahill equalised late and scored again to put Australia ahead. John Aloisi sealed the win in stoppage time, marking Australia’s first World Cup victory.
Trivia
This match marked Australia’s return to the World Cup after 32 years. Tim Cahill became the first Australian to score in the tournament. A controversial decision allowed Japan’s opening goal, but Australia’s late surge secured all three points in a memorable debut win.
