FIFA International Friendlies

Japan

FIFA #17
YES!
Japan beat Venezuela
Venezuela 1 – 2 Japan
FT · Mon, Sep 28

Match Details

Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima (Hiroshima)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Japan 2, Venezuela 1.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, Japan 2, Venezuela 1.
  • 90'+8'Ao Tanaka (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8'Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
  • 90'+8'Gleiker Mendoza (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7'Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6'Goal! Japan 2, Venezuela 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+5'José Contreras (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4'VAR Decision: Penalty Japan.
  • 90'+1'Penalty Japan. Takefusa Kubo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1'Penalty conceded by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
VEN 01 1
JPN 02 2

Match Leaders

Venezuela
Japan

Key Events

90'+8'Ao Tanaka (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7'Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6'Goal! Japan 2, Venezuela 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+5'José Contreras (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
81'Substitution, Japan. Kaina Tanimura replaces Satoshi Tanaka.
72'Substitution, Japan. Keito Nakamura replaces Yuki Soma.
72'Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Ito replaces Ayumu Seko.
72'Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Shuto Nakano.
71'Substitution, Venezuela. Wiki Carmona replaces Marco Libra.
71'Substitution, Venezuela. Gleiker Mendoza replaces Kevin Kelsy.
65'Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60'Substitution, Venezuela. Cristian Cásseres replaces Dani Pereira.
59'Substitution, Venezuela. Jesús Ramírez replaces Bryan Castillo.
49'Goal! Japan 1, Venezuela 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
46'Goal! Japan 0, Venezuela 1. Kevin Kelsy (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luís Balbo following a fast break.
45'Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Shunsuke Saito.
45'Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Ryunosuke Sato.
45'Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Keisuke Goto.
45'Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Daichi Kamada.
45'Substitution, Japan. Zion Suzuki replaces Leo Kokubo.
8'Substitution, Japan. Satoshi Tanaka replaces Koki Kumasaka because of an injury.

Team Stats

VenezuelaJapan
General
48.1 Possession % 51.9
9 Shots 12
5 On Target 4
3 Offsides 0
7 Corners 1
15 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
381 Passes Completed 415
1 Crosses Won 5
4 Tackles Won 4
6 Interceptions 9
24 Clearances 13
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3

Recent Form

Japan D W D L W
Venezuela L W L L W

Starting Lineups

Venezuela3-4-1-2
1 Contreras
24 Osorio 2 Ferraresi 14 Makoun
4 Aramburu 18 Libra 6 Herrera 13 Balbo A
10 Pereira
19 Kelsy 46' 20 Castillo
29 Saito
9 Goto 27 Sato
7 Soma 15 Kamada 30 Kumasaka 2 Nakano
25 Suzuki 3 Seko 5 Watanabe
12 Kokubo
Japan3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Japan

  1. LB #12 Leo Brian KokuboG
  2. AS #3 Ayumu SekoCD
  3. JS #25 Junnosuke SuzukiCD-L
  4. #5 Tsuyoshi WatanabeCD-R
  5. DK #15 Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. KK #30 Koki KumasakaCM-R
  7. YS #7 Yuki SomaLM
  8. SN #2 Shuto NakanoRM
  9. KG #9 Keisuke GotoF
  10. SS #29 Shunsuke SaitoCF-L
  11. RS #27 Ryunosuke SatoCF-R
Substitutes · 10 used

Venezuela

  1. JC #1 José ContrerasG
  2. NF #2 Nahuel FerraresiCD
  3. #14 Christian MakounCD-L
  4. YO #24 Yordan OsorioCD-R
  5. #6 Yangel HerreraCM-L
  6. ML #18 Marco LibraCM-R
  7. #10 Dani PereiraAM
  8. LB #13 Luís BalboLM
  9. JA #4 Jon AramburuRM
  10. BC #20 Bryan CastilloCF-L
  11. KK #19 Kevin KelsyCF-R46'
Substitutes · 4 used

Roster

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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Ange Postecoglou is exactly what Japan need after fifth-straight World Cup knockout loss | John Duerden
· The Guardian
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Japan the example to follow but this has been a dismal World Cup for Asia | John Duerden
· The Guardian
Iran were treated badly while two countries were debutants, but Saudi Arabia and South Korea should have done better For a while, it looked as if Asia’s biggest World Cup result was on and Japan were going to beat…
‘The right path’: Carlo Ancelotti keeps cool after Brazil survive Japan scare in last 32
· The Guardian
Ancelotti says late win was Brazil’s ‘most complete game’ Hajime Moriyasu says Japan ‘have to improve’ Carlo Ancelotti was characteristically calm after Brazil’s 2-1 victory against Japan on Monday, insisting he had…

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