International Friendly

Japan vs Paraguay, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Japan
  • 23': Yuya Osako
  • 30': Takumi Minamino
FT
2 - 0
Paraguay

    About

    Japan are hosting Paraguay at mercari Stadium, Kashima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Derlis González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
    • 5': Derlis González (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Kento Hashimoto (Japan).
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima.
    • 11': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
    • 11': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
    • 15': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
    • 16': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 16': Rodrigo Rojas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 17': Offside, Paraguay. Roberto Fernández tries a through ball, but Antonio Sanabria is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Kento Hashimoto (Japan).
    • 18': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
    • 18': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Derlis González (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Japan).
    • 23': Goal! Japan 1, Paraguay 0. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 24': Braian Samudio (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
    • 26': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
    • 26': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Derlis González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
    • 30': Goal! Japan 2, Paraguay 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 31': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
    • 31': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Juan Escobar.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Antonio Sanabria.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Braian Samudio (Paraguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Derlis González.
    • 36': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Shuichi Gonda.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 37': Offside, Paraguay. Iván Piris tries a through ball, but Braian Samudio is caught offside.
    • 38': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gustavo Gómez.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Maya Yoshida (Japan) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima.
    • 44': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
    • 44': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
    • 45'+1': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Japan 2, Paraguay 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Japan 2, Paraguay 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Japan. Genki Haraguchi replaces Shoya Nakajima.
    • 45': Substitution, Japan. Naomichi Ueda replaces Hiroki Sakai.
    • 45': Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Ritsu Doan.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Blás Riveros replaces Juan Escobar.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Cristhian Paredes replaces Rodrigo Rojas.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Martínez replaces Richard Sánchez.
    • 49': Foul by Blás Riveros (Paraguay).
    • 49': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kento Hashimoto.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 53': Foul by Braian Samudio (Paraguay).
    • 53': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Braian Samudio (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Substitution, Paraguay. Robert Rojas replaces Gustavo Gómez because of an injury.
    • 56': Foul by Iván Piris (Paraguay).
    • 56': Genki Haraguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Ramón Martínez (Paraguay).
    • 57': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Blás Riveros.
    • 60': Foul by Blás Riveros (Paraguay).
    • 60': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Offside, Japan. Genki Haraguchi tries a through ball, but Yuto Nagatomo is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Blás Riveros (Paraguay).
    • 62': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 63': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
    • 64': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Antonio Sanabria.
    • 66': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
    • 66': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Substitution, Japan. Kensuke Nagai replaces Yuya Osako.
    • 67': Substitution, Japan. Koki Anzai replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
    • 68': Offside, Paraguay. Fabián Balbuena tries a through ball, but Ángel Romero is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Kensuke Nagai (Japan).
    • 68': Robert Rojas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
    • 73': Substitution, Paraguay. Óscar Romero replaces Derlis González.
    • 76': Substitution, Japan. Ko Itakura replaces Gaku Shibasaki.
    • 76': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
    • 76': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Iván Piris (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
    • 82': Offside, Paraguay. Braian Samudio tries a through ball, but Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Braian Samudio (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
    • 87': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Paraguay).
    • 87': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Braian Samudio (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
    • 90'+4': Blás Riveros (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Kento Hashimoto (Japan).
    • 90'+4': Kento Hashimoto (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Japan 2, Paraguay 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Japan 2, Paraguay 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    7 Saves 3
    50.4 Possession 49.6
    5 SHOTS 19
    3 ON GOAL 9
    0.6 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    429 Accurate Passes 426
    522 Passes 516
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    10 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 45
    25 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    13 Tackles 8
    0.5 Tackle % 1.0
    12 Interceptions 6
    9 Effective Clearances 19
    9 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: mercari Stadium
    Location: Kashima, Japan
    Attendance: 29,071

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Shuichi Gonda (GK)
    22 Maya Yoshida
    16 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    5 Yuto Nagatomo
    19 Hiroki Sakai
    9 Takumi Minamino
    7 Gaku Shibasaki
    13 Kento Hashimoto Yellow Card
    15 Yuya Osako
    10 Shoya Nakajima
    21 Ritsu Doan
    Japan Substitutes:
    Shinnosuke Hatanaka, Naomichi Ueda, Takefusa Kubo, Genki Haraguchi, Kensuke Nagai, Eiji Kawashima, Kou Itakura, Junya Ito, Musashi Suzuki, Daniel Schmidt, Wataru Endo, Koki Anzai.

    PAR Paraguay (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Gatito Fernández (GK)
    15 Gustavo Gómez
    4 Fabián Balbuena
    2 Iván Piris
    3 Juan Escobar
    23 Miguel Almirón
    8 Rodrigo Rojas
    6 Richard Sánchez
    7 Antonio Sanabria Yellow Card
    9 Braian Samudio Yellow Card
    10 Derlis González
    Paraguay Substitutes:
    Kaku, Antony Silva, Cristhian Paredes, Óscar Romero, Saúl Salcedo, Marino Arzamendia, Blas Riveros, Júnior Alonso, Ivan Franco, Robert Rojas, Ramón Martínez, Ángel Romero.

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