Japan vs Netherlands, International Friendly
· International Friendly
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2 - 2
2 - 2
About
Japan are hosting Netherlands
at Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Rafael van der Vaart (Holland).
- 1': Hotaru Yamaguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Keisuke Honda (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 3': Arjen Robben (Holland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
- 4': Attempt blocked. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo with a cross.
- 4': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Ron Vlaar.
- 5': Attempt missed. Hotaru Yamaguchi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 6': Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Holland).
- 7': Atsuto Uchida (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Rafael van der Vaart (Holland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Arjen Robben (Holland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael van der Vaart.
- 12': Goal! Japan 0, Holland 1. Rafael van der Vaart (Holland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 14': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
- 14': Siem de Jong (Holland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Makoto Hasebe (Japan).
- 15': Kevin Strootman (Holland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (Holland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeremain Lens with a cross.
- 23': Corner, Holland. Conceded by Atsuto Uchida.
- 23': Corner, Holland. Conceded by Atsuto Uchida.
- 28': Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keisuke Honda.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Atsuto Uchida.
- 34': Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (Holland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Siem de Jong.
- 36': Offside, Holland. Arjen Robben tries a through ball, but Jeremain Lens is caught offside.
- 37': Hiroshi Kiyotake (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Arjen Robben (Holland).
- 38': Goal! Japan 0, Holland 2. Arjen Robben (Holland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael van der Vaart.
- 40': Attempt missed. Makoto Hasebe (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shinji Okazaki.
- 42': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Holland).
- 44': Goal! Japan 1, Holland 2. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Makoto Hasebe.
- 45': First Half ends, Japan 1, Holland 2.
- 45': Substitution, Japan. Shinji Kagawa replaces Makoto Hasebe.
- 45': Substitution, Japan. Yasuhito Endo replaces Hiroshi Kiyotake.
- 45': Substitution, Holland. Jetro Willems replaces Nigel de Jong.
- 0': Second Half begins Japan 1, Holland 2.
- 46': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
- 46': Arjen Robben (Holland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Offside, Holland. Jasper Cillessen tries a through ball, but Jeremain Lens is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
- 47': Arjen Robben (Holland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Shinji Kagawa (Japan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keisuke Honda with a through ball.
- 52': Keisuke Honda (Japan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Yasuhito Endo.
- 54': Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Daley Blind (Holland).
- 55': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Ron Vlaar.
- 56': Attempt missed. Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
- 56': Foul by Yasuyuki Konno (Japan).
- 56': Siem de Jong (Holland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
- 58': Arjen Robben (Holland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Japan 2, Holland 2. Keisuke Honda (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
- 61': Foul by Yasuhito Endo (Japan).
- 61': Kevin Strootman (Holland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Yasuhito Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Jeremain Lens (Holland).
- 65': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Arjen Robben (Holland).
- 67': Attempt saved. Shinji Kagawa (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Atsuto Uchida.
- 67': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
- 69': Foul by Shinji Kagawa (Japan).
- 69': Rafael van der Vaart (Holland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Substitution, Holland. Memphis Depay replaces Siem de Jong.
- 72': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
- 72': Daryl Janmaat (Holland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Substitution, Japan. Gotoku Sakai replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
- 73': Substitution, Japan. Yoichiro Kakitani replaces Yuya Osako.
- 73': Attempt missed. Rafael van der Vaart (Holland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Strootman.
- 74': Dangerous play by Gotoku Sakai (Japan).
- 74': Daryl Janmaat (Holland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Holland. Conceded by Gotoku Sakai.
- 76': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Holland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jasper Cillessen.
- 78': Attempt missed. Yoichiro Kakitani (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa with a through ball.
- 78': Substitution, Holland. Jonathan De Guzmán replaces Rafael van der Vaart.
- 79': Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Sakai replaces Atsuto Uchida.
- 81': Attempt missed. Gotoku Sakai (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 81': Foul by Yasuyuki Konno (Japan).
- 81': Jeremain Lens (Holland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Yasuyuki Konno (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Ron Vlaar (Holland).
- 84': Foul by Gotoku Sakai (Japan).
- 84': Arjen Robben (Holland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Keisuke Honda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Daryl Janmaat (Holland).
- 87': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Ron Vlaar (Holland).
- 87': Ron Vlaar (Holland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Second Half ends, Japan 2, Holland 2.
- 0': Match ends, Japan 2, Holland 2.
Statistics
 NED |
JPN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 509 | Accurate Passes | 416 |
| 590 | Passes | 493 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 58 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 24 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 17 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Cegeka Arena
Location: Genk, Belgium
Attendance: 18,000
Venue: Cegeka Arena
Location: Genk, Belgium
Attendance: 18,000
Line-Ups
Japan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Shusaku Nishikawa (GK) |
| 15 | Yasuyuki Konno  |
| 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| 5 | Yuto Nagatomo |
| 2 | Atsuto Uchida |
| 4 | Keisuke Honda |
| 17 | Makoto Hasebe |
| 16 | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| 18 | Yuya Osako |
| 8 | Hiroshi Kiyotake |
| 9 | Shinji Okazaki |
Netherlands (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 4 | Ron Vlaar |
| 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 5 | Daley Blind |
| 2 | Daryl Janmaat |
| 10 | Rafael van der Vaart |
| 8 | Kevin Strootman |
| 6 | Nigel de Jong |
| 9 | Siem de Jong |
| 7 | Jeremain Lens |
| 11 | Arjen Robben |
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