Japan vs Mexico, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, Group Stage 2013

· FIFA Confederations Cup
Japan
  • 86': Shinji Okazaki
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Mexico
  • 54': Javier Hernández
  • 66': Javier Hernández

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Japan are hosting Mexico at Estadio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Hajime Hosogai (Japan).
  • 1': Javier Hernández (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Offside, Mexico. Andrés Guardado tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Jorge Torres Nilo (Mexico).
  • 3': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Shinji Kagawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo.
  • 5': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
  • 7': Foul by Andrés Guardado (Mexico).
  • 7': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Ryoichi Maeda (Japan).
  • 7': Gerardo Torrado (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Hand ball by Raul Jimenez (Mexico).
  • 9': Foul by Jorge Torres Nilo (Mexico).
  • 9': Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Yasuhito Endo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 9': Offside, Japan. Yasuhito Endo tries a through ball, but Shinji Okazaki is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Giovani dos Santos (Mexico).
  • 11': Shinji Kagawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuzo Kurihara.
  • 18': Offside, Mexico. Andrés Guardado tries a through ball, but Javier Hernández is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Jorge Torres Nilo (Mexico).
  • 18': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Foul by Giovani dos Santos (Mexico).
  • 20': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
  • 22': Hiram Mier (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Yasuhito Endo (Japan).
  • 23': Javier Hernández (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Keisuke Honda (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo.
  • 27': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
  • 27': Javier Hernández (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Hand ball by Yasuhito Endo (Japan).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Jesús Zavala (Mexico) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrés Guardado with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Offside, Mexico. Diego Reyes tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Gerardo Torrado (Mexico).
  • 31': Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Javier Hernández (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos.
  • 34': Foul by Jorge Torres Nilo (Mexico).
  • 34': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Yasuyuki Konno.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Gerardo Torrado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 38': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
  • 38': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Foul by Héctor Moreno (Mexico).
  • 38': Yasuyuki Konno (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jorge Torres Nilo with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos.
  • 41': Foul by Jorge Torres Nilo (Mexico).
  • 41': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
  • 43': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Yasuyuki Konno.
  • 44': Offside, Mexico. Gerardo Torrado tries a through ball, but Giovani dos Santos is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Shinji Okazaki (Japan).
  • 45': Gerardo Torrado (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jesús Zavala (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Japan 0, Mexico 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Japan 1, Mexico 2.
  • 47': Second Half begins Japan 0, Mexico 0.
  • 47': Andrés Guardado (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Hajime Hosogai (Japan).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Javier Hernández (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Guardado.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Hernández.
  • 52': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Hajime Hosogai.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Jesús Zavala (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Raul Jimenez (Mexico) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesús Zavala.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Héctor Moreno (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 55': Goal! Japan 0, Mexico 1. Javier Hernández (Mexico) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Guardado with a cross.
  • 55': Foul by Jorge Torres Nilo (Mexico).
  • 57': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Javier Hernández (Mexico).
  • 58': Yasuyuki Konno (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Japan. Atsuto Uchida replaces Hiroki Sakai.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 60': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Yasuyuki Konno.
  • 60': Eiji Kawashima (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Jesús Zavala (Mexico).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Ryoichi Maeda (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 65': Substitution, Japan. Maya Yoshida replaces Ryoichi Maeda.
  • 66': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Hajime Hosogai.
  • 69': Goal! Japan 0, Mexico 2. Javier Hernández (Mexico) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hiram Mier with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 69': Foul by Héctor Moreno (Mexico).
  • 71': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Salcido replaces Andrés Guardado.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Zavala.
  • 73': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
  • 74': Delay in match Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) because of an injury.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Carlos Salcido (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovani dos Santos following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiram Mier with a headed pass.
  • 78': Substitution, Japan. Kengo Nakamura replaces Yuto Nagatomo because of an injury.
  • 79': Substitution, Mexico. Pablo Barrera replaces Giovani dos Santos.
  • 79': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Yasuyuki Konno (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Delay in match Héctor Moreno (Mexico) because of an injury.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kengo Nakamura with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Foul by Hajime Hosogai (Japan).
  • 86': Javier Hernández (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Japan 1, Mexico 2. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.
  • 90': Foul by Keisuke Honda (Japan).
  • 90': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Mexico. Javier Aquino replaces Raul Jimenez.
  • 90'+1': Penalty Mexico. Javier Hernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Atsuto Uchida (Japan) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Penalty saved! Javier Hernández (Mexico) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+5': Javier Hernández (Mexico) hits the bar with a left footed shot from very close range following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Yuzo Kurihara (Japan).
  • 90'+5': Jesús Zavala (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Mexico 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 7
50.3 Possession 49.7
20 SHOTS 8
9 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
382 Accurate Passes 384
464 Passes 470
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
25 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 46
40 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 18
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
6 Effective Clearances 9
12 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Confederations Cup

Venue: Estadio Mineirão
Location: Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Confederations Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 3 +5 7
2 Mexico 3 +2 7
3 Russia 3 0 3
4 New Zealand 3 -7 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

JPN Japan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Eiji Kawashima (GK)
15 Yasuyuki Konno
16 Yuzo Kurihara
5 Yuto Nagatomo
21 Hiroki Sakai Yellow Card
4 Keisuke Honda
7 Yasuhito Endo
13 Hajime Hosogai
18 Ryoichi Maeda
10 Shinji Kagawa
9 Shinji Okazaki
Japan Substitutes:
Gotoku Sakai, Masahiko Inoha, Shuichi Gonda, Mike Havenaar, Kengo Nakamura, Atsuto Uchida, Hideto Takahashi, Maya Yoshida, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Shusaku Nishikawa, Takashi Inui.

MEX Mexico (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Guillermo Ochoa (GK) Yellow Card
15 Héctor Moreno
4 Diego Reyes
20 Jorge Torres
21 Hiram Mier
6 Gerardo Torrado
17 Jesús Zavala
18 Andrés Guardado
10 Giovani Dos Santos
19 Raúl Jiménez
14 Javier Hernández
Mexico Substitutes:
Alfredo Talavera, Héctor Herrera, Maza, Gerardo Flores, Severo Meza, Jesús Molina, Ángel Reyna, José Corona, Carlos Salcido, Javier Aquino, Aldo De Nigris, Pablo Barrera.

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