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FIFA #20
Ugh, no.
Uruguay lost to Japan
Uruguay 1 – 3 Japan
FT · Thu, Sep 24

Match Details

Miyagi Stadium (Rifu) · 44,070 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Japan 3, Uruguay 1.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Japan 3, Uruguay 1.
  • 90'+6'Goal! Japan 3, Uruguay 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Junya Ito.
  • 90'+3'José María Giménez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2'Goal! Japan 2, Uruguay 1. Kento Shiogai (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 84'Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Pellistri replaces Maxi Araújo.
  • 83'Substitution, Japan. Kento Shiogai replaces Keito Nakamura.
  • 79'Substitution, Uruguay. Joaquín Piquerez replaces Juan Manuel Sanabria.
  • 79'Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Bernal replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 77'Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Kaishu Sano.
  • 77'Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Yuito Suzuki.

Line Score

12T
URU 10 1
JPN 12 3

Match Leaders

Uruguay
Japan

Key Events

45'Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Kodai Sano.
42'Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 1. Maxi Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal.
11'Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 0. Kuryu Matsuki (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.

Team Stats

UruguayJapan
General
0 Possession % 0
0 Shots 0
0 On Target 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corners 0
0 Fouls 0
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 0

Recent Form

Japan W D W D L
Uruguay D D D D L

Starting Lineups

Japan3-4-2-1
23 Hayakawa
3 Seko 4 Itakura 21 Ito
19 Matsuki 11' 24 Sano 28 Sano 13 Nakamura A
10 Doan 11 Maeda
8 Suzuki
21 Viñas 9 Núñez
20 Araújo 42' 6 Bentancur 14 Torreira 18 Rodríguez
25 Sanabria 16 Olivera 4 Araújo 8 Nández
1 Mele
Uruguay4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Japan

  1. TH #23 Tomoki HayakawaG
  2. #4 Kou ItakuraCD
  3. HI #21 Hiroki ItoCD-L
  4. AS #3 Ayumu SekoCD-R
  5. KS #28 Kodai SanoCM-L
  6. KS #24 Kaishu SanoCM-R
  7. KN #13 Keito NakamuraLM
  8. KM #19 Kuryu MatsukiRM11'
  9. DM #11 Daizen MaedaF
  10. YS #8 Yuito SuzukiCF-L
  11. #10 Ritsu DoanCF-R
Substitutes · 1 used

Roster

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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Bielsa takes the blame as Uruguay depart in a storm of spite and​ ill-discipline | Jonathan Wilson
· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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