Well hello there! I do believe we are about to enjoy some more football! This is absolutely ridiculous.

Apparently, Snchez's red card was the fastest in World Cup history. If Colombia qualify from the group, I'm pretty sure he'd take it. Imagine the naches of being the answer to a trivia question!

A quiet passage.

Nice from Colombia, Mojica swerving in a lovely cross, attacked by Cuadrado ... only Nagatomo goes with him and pokes the ball behind for a corner. That comes to nothing.

The corner goes short and then into the box, where Yoshida and Murillo both miss it, allowing Colombia a goalkick.

Lovely ball down the right from Kagawa sends Haraguchi running at Mojica, who does well to insert himself between man and ball, conceding a corner.

Bit of ball for Japan, who are in no hurry unless they're on the break. They play a few exceedingly short passes, then spread it wide, and Colombia sit in.

This is a decent game so far. Colombia are dictating, but Japan aren't hanging about on the counter and, I'd say, look the more likely to get the next goal.

A lovely ball from Quintero, who's having a decent day so far, sets Cuadrado at Nagatomo. But despite a succession of stepovers and sways, the defender stands his ground, and does well to win a goalkick.

Is Carlos Sanchez the Colombian version of John Smith?

Colombia give it away in centrefield and Kagawa nashes forward, skinning Lerma before rolling Inui in the Thierry Henry position. He opens his body and everything, but doesn't get a decent connection, rolling the ball wide.

Haraguchi lands one Izqierdo but escapes without punishment.

Chance Colombia! Quintaro clips a free-kick into the box and Falcao watches it comes over his shoulder then expertly guides it goalwards, extending foot and imparting flick. But he hits it straight at Kawashime, who claims easily enough. Still, though, a sign that Colombia are not out of this.

Colombia are starting to dominate the ball. I wonder if there's now a better chance we'll see James today, or if Pekerman will call a rinse a rinse and hope to win the next two games instead.

Arias nips down the right and looks for Falcao in the middle, but Shoji is there to head away.

Colombia's twitter is strangely impartial.

By the way, that's the first red card of the competition, and this is the ninth game. That's not acceptable really, please can we have more fouling, fighting and dissent please lads.

I've not a clue how Colombia get out of this one. And having had a few minutes to reflect, I still think that the red card was harsh. It wasn't a save - Sanchez leapt to cover as much space as possible, and the ball played him. He didn't move his arm towards it.

GOAL! Colombia 0-1 Japan (Kagawa pen) Kagawa waits for Ospina to dive right, then rolls the ball down the middle. Colombia are in a situation.

PENALTY JAPAN! RED CARD CARLOS SANCHEZ! Japan break and Davinson Sanchez lets the ball bounce, allowing Osaka to hustle him out of it and run in on goal. Ospina gets out well to block, but the rebounds falls directly to the feet of Kagawa, who strokes in the opener ... only for Sanchez to hurl himsself at it and stop with his arm and chest. II'm not sure a red card is needed as well as apenalty, and nor is he - it takes him a long old time to depart.