[Japan National Soccer National Team Latest Information]The Japanese national team played against the UAE national team in the second round of Group B of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024, which also served as the final qualifying round for the Paris Olympics.
On the 19th local time, the second round of the group stage of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024, which also serves as the final qualifying round for the Paris Olympics, was held, and in Group B, the Japanese national team played against the UAE national team.
If they win, they will advance to the final tournament without waiting for the final round against the Korean national team. Japan made seven changes to their starting lineup from their first match against China, but they went on the offensive from the get-go.
First, in the 11th minute, Yamada Kaede’s powerful left-footed shot hit the target, but the goalkeeper deflected it wide. Then, in the 20th minute, they regained the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and Ryotaro Araki aimed a shot from a slightly angled position, but the shot went over the goalkeeper’s head and hit the crossbar.
After that, Japan continued to have an advantage in attack and defense on the flanks, and in the 26th minute, Rihito Yamamoto put in a cross with his left foot from the right side, and Keiji Sato, who ran in front of the goal, met it with his head, but the goalkeeper touched it and the ball escaped for a corner kick. . Yamamoto picked up the loose ball from the left CK and re-entered it from the right side, and Seiji Kimura in front of the goal met it with his head, hitting the inside of the left post to give Japan an offensive lead.
With Japan in the lead, they looked for more points, and in the 34th minute, Sato picked up a loose ball from a free kick from the left side, and the defender blocked the reverse shot. Kimura caught this spilled ball with a volley and hit the crossbar directly.
Just before the end of the first half, Sota Kawasaki, who was trying to break through, was brought down in the area and earned a penalty kick. However, VAR determined that there was no foul and the penalty was canceled.
In the second half, with Japan leading by one point, Sato fired a cut-in shot in the 47th minute, but it just missed the right side of the goal.
In the 61st minute, Ayumu Ohata picked up a loose ball on the left side of the penalty area and sent in a grounder cross that went straight to the right of the goal, giving Japan another point…but as a result of VAR, Ohata’s The ball was ruled offside and no goal was awarded.
In the 64th minute, Japan dropped Yamada and brought on Yu Hirakawa. In the 66th minute, Japan made another move from the left side, and Kawasaki from the near side headed the overlapping cross from Ohata into the right side of the goal, giving Japan another point. listed.
Japan extended their lead in the 74th minute by subtracting Araki and Shota Fujio and bringing on Kuo Matsuki and Masahiro Hosoya. They approached the UAE goal in an attempt to score another point, but in the 84th minute, Hosoya simply pushed in Matsuki’s return, but the timing wasn’t right and the shot missed to the right of the goal.
Although the stoppage time was long at 9 minutes, Japan controlled the game from start to finish and finished the game without conceding a goal, earning their second straight victory. Along with South Korea, who also won two consecutive games, they have decided to advance to the final tournament. In the final match, Japan will play against South Korea for the top spot.
■Match results
U-23UAE 0-2 U-23Japan
■Scorer
U-23UAE: None
U-23 Japan: Seiji Kimura (27 minutes), Sota Kawasaki (66 minutes)
[Next match information]
AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024
Group stage 3rd match
Japan vs South Korea
Date and time: Monday, April 22nd, 22:00 kick-off
Studio commentary: Shinji Ono
Commentary: Takashi Mizunuma
Live commentary: Akihiro Nomura
Distribution: Live distribution on DAZN