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[ifmanis5]

Not a 'sexy' match-up but you never know when a classic may break out.

BC-SOC--WCup-Paraguay-Japan-Lineups,1st Ld-Writethru,0299
Paraguay makes 5 changes for game vs. Japan
Eds: ADDS lineups.
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Paraguay has made five changes for its World Cup second-round match against Japan.
Fullback Carlos Bonet returns to the team after missing the last group-stage game against New Zealand, along with defender Antolin Alcaraz and forward Lucas Barrios.
Midfielder Nestor Ortigoza and forward Edgar Benitez come in for their first games of the tournament.
Those making way were defenders Denis Caniza and Julio Cesar Caceres, suspended midfielder Victor Caceres and forwards Oscar Cardozo and Nelson Valdez.
Japan goes into the game with the same starting team that played all three group games.
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Lineups:
Paraguay: Justo Villar, Claudio Morel, Carlos Bonet, Paulo Da Silva, Antolin Alcaraz, Nestor Ortigoza, Enrique Vera, Christian Riveros, Roque Santa Cruz, Lucas Barrios, Edgar Benitez.
Japan: Eiji Kawashima, Yuichi Komano, Yuto Nagatomo, Yuji Nakazawa, Marcus Tulio Tanaka, Yuki Abe, Daisuke Matsui, Yasuhito Endo, Makoto Hasebe, Yoshito Okubo, Keisuke Honda.

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Pretty ho-hum match so far. Let's hope Paraguay prevails, as they seem a much better bet to give Spain or Portugal a run in the next round.

[ifmanis5]

Lack of action in this thread mirrors lack of action on the pitch. This is pretty poor football. Neither team will give ESP/POR much of a test at this rate.

[marazanohoundsme]

Lack of action in this thread mirrors lack of action on the pitch. This is pretty poor football. Neither team will give ESP/POR much of a test at this rate.

seems to be the mirror opposite of yesterdays slovakia/nl match. Today featuring a frenzied pace with very little dominant possesion by either team resulting in few quality chances vs. yesterdays' death cage match of patience and pressure in the 18-yd box

[mikeford]

Things have picked up a bit in the past 5 minutes or so, at least.

[MentalDisabldLst]

Japanese keeper dives over his own defender, injures him. Out come the stretchers.

[EastCoasterOutWest]

This game is just a smattering of occasional runs. Things are picking up, and Paraguay starting to control possession.

[MentalDisabldLst]

#5 Nagatomo gets a little too handsy, gets a yellow card, misses next match. Seemed like a tough call in a match where the ref is really letting 'em play.

[marazanohoundsme]

i have thought several times that the ref doesn't seem in control here. the yellow didn't seem warranted

[EastCoasterOutWest]

i have thought several times that the ref doesn't seem in control here. the yellow didn't seem warranted

And then he lets some fouls go by. Very inconsistent.

[EastCoasterOutWest]

Almost a disaster on that back pass. These guys all look tired.

[marazanohoundsme]

And then he lets some fouls go by. Very inconsistent.

true. yet this has to have been a tough match to call. just a ton of kickball type play covering a ton of ground and neither team stepping up to establish a rhythm for a baseline of match play.

[EastCoasterOutWest]

Um... that was nasty. Someone should be hitting the showers.

[johnmd20]

Almost a disaster on that back pass. These guys all look tired.

Tired and looking like they will have to play another 30 minutes after regulation is over. Overtime might be a lot of kicking up and down without too much excitement.

[EastCoasterOutWest]

Tired and looking like they will have to play another 30 minutes after regulation is over. Overtime might be a lot of kicking up and down without too much excitement.

With maybe some slowly rolling PKs to finish the game off.

[Spacemans Bong]

This is still better than Switzerland-Ukraine in 2006.

[URI]

This match sucks ass. Paraguay seem to always lay stinkers, even when they get points.

[marazanohoundsme]

at this point it would be not all that surprising to see the exhaustion leading to a mental mistake kind of goal. not a lot of creativity here.

[soxfan121]

This game is so boring that only a PK finish can give it a pulse.

[MentalDisabldLst]

This ref either does a Tim McClelland-esque job of waiting 5 seconds before giving the call, or he's being influenced to make free-kick calls by complaining players.

[EastCoasterOutWest]

This game is so boring that only a PK finish can give it a pulse.

[EastCoasterOutWest]

Does this guy not like Japan? WTF was that card?

[MentalDisabldLst]

Step 1: miss a header as you jump in the air for it, with nobody around you
Step 2: Have it hit the lower part of your shoulder, which might, anatomically, be arguably part of your arm
Step 3: Ball bounces to an opponent
Step 4: Ref blows whistle, gives you a yellow card

Another rough day at the office for Mr. Honda.

[wibi]

That was one of the worst cards I've seen in this tournament

That was not a yellow card

[ifmanis5]

Does this guy not like Japan? WTF was that card?

Terrible. Paraguay players have been elbows up all game and Honda gets a card for that? Joke.

[johnmd20]

That was one of the worst cards I've seen in this tournament

In a tourney of bad calls, that one takes the cake.

[EastCoasterOutWest]

In a tourney of bad calls, that one takes the cake.

Looks like another ref has failed to make his way to the Quarters. (we can hope)

[marazanohoundsme]

I noticed that for every tiny call or opposing free kick early in the game, there were a swarm of paraguayan players either questioning the ref or delaying him from setting down the ball so japan could take the kick. I think that set the tone for calls early, and also, in my opinion is definitive of the Paraguayan mindset here. ungentlemanly.

[Ahriman]

This ref is off. What the hell is he looking at?

[johnmd20]

This game is a shitshow. Yellow cards all over, most of them dubious. Shootout coming up.

[MentalDisabldLst]

Japan almost pulled it off right there, two great chances.

And Honda just was declared ITV Man of the Match. Presumably for the quasi-handball, since he hasn't done squadoosh else.

[Spacemans Bong]

thank fuck that's over.

[MentalDisabldLst]

final whistle blows, and every single player on the pitch doubles over, hands on their knees, gasping for breath. some lay down on the field.

well, that was exciting. time for a shootout.

Edited by MentalDisabldLst, 29 June 2010 - 11:29 AM.

[Ahriman]

I hope Japan doesn't screw this up.

[Spacemans Bong]

Japan almost pulled it off right there, two great chances.

And Honda just was declared ITV Man of the Match. Presumably for the quasi-handball, since he hasn't done squadoosh else.

I think in every single game the ITV viewers have voted for the most famous people on the pitch, or who scores the goals.

[EastCoasterOutWest]

I think in every single game the ITV viewers have voted for the most famous people on the pitch, or who scores the goals.

I would have voted for the ref. He was the busiest guy out there and did the most damage to the opposing team.

[Vinho Tinto]

All I can add is that Oscar Cardozo is roughly a 60-70% penalty taker under regular circumstances. Reminds me greatly of Martin Palermo.

[Ahriman]

I would have voted for the ref. He was the busiest guy out there and did the most damage to the opposing team.

So the ref plays for Paraguay then?

[Ahriman]

Univision has just reminded us that "there's no crying in baseball".

[EastCoasterOutWest]

Paraguay with the advantage of going first. Now they just need to apply the pressure.

[Vinho Tinto]

Cardozo with the changeup gets them in the quarters!

[EastCoasterOutWest]

Keepers giving away their direction on nearly every take.

Now Paraguay can get eviscerated in the Quarters.

[wibi]

And with that Paraguay advances 5-3 on PKs thanks to a miss by the JPN player

I hope this afternoons game is much better than this mornings game was

[loshjott]

Apparently everyone in the world logged onto ATDHE.NET when the PKs started, and all my feeds crapped out. So I get to see the aftermath but not the shoot out. Fark it, I'm going to a bar for the afternoon match.

[Nick Kaufman]

Every game that dude looked like he had salmonela infested chicken.

[johnmd20]

And with that Paraguay advances 5-3 on PKs thanks to a miss by the JPN player

I feel badly for the guy, but he hit it too hard. The goalies were jumping away from the ball most of the shots, which were buried close to the center of the goal. A fitting end to a not very good game.

[soxfan121]

Every game that dude looked like he had salmonela infested chicken.

Same look after losing the match. He's the Japanese Jim Caldwell.

[Bosoxen]

It was funny to hear Chilavert openly rooting for Paraguay on Univision.