Brazil vs Japan, International Friendly
· International FriendlyNeymar shines with all four goals as Brazil thrash Japan in friendly
Neymar shines with all four goals as Brazil thrash Japan in friendly
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Taishi Taguchi (Japan).
- 2': Diego Tardelli (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Ryota Morioka (Japan).
- 5': Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Japan. Tsukasa Shiotani tries a through ball, but Shinji Okazaki is caught offside.
- 7': Hand ball by Yu Kobayashi (Japan).
- 12': Foul by Taishi Taguchi (Japan).
- 12': Willian (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
- 16': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Neymar (Brazil) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 18': Goal! Brazil 1, Japan 0. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Tardelli with a through ball.
- 21': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Luiz Gustavo.
- 23': Attempt missed. Yu Kobayashi (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 27': Yu Kobayashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Miranda (Brazil).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Junya Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Kosuke Ota (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by ElÃas (Brazil).
- 29': Attempt missed. Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 30': Offside, Brazil. Filipe Luis tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Oscar (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 34': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by ElÃas (Brazil).
- 35': Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gotoku Sakai with a cross.
- 36': Taishi Taguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Oscar (Brazil).
- 42': Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Japan).
- 42': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Miranda (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oscar following a set piece situation.
- 45': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by ElÃas (Brazil).
- 45': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Miranda.
- 45': Attempt missed. Junya Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt missed. Tsukasa Shiotani (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45': First Half ends, Brazil 1, Japan 0.
- 45': Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Honda replaces Ryota Morioka.
- 45': Substitution, Brazil. Mario Fernandes replaces Danilo.
- 45': Substitution, Brazil. Everton Ribeiro replaces Willian.
- 45': Substitution, Brazil. Philippe Coutinho replaces Oscar.
- 0': Second Half begins Brazil 1, Japan 0.
- 46': Gotoku Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Brazil).
- 48': Goal! Brazil 2, Japan 0. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a through ball following a fast break.
- 52': Substitution, Japan. Yoshinori Muto replaces Yu Kobayashi.
- 52': Foul by Yoshinori Muto (Japan).
- 52': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Masato Morishige.
- 54': Attempt saved. Miranda (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 54': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
- 55': Gotoku Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Dangerous play by Diego Tardelli (Brazil).
- 55': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Junya Tanaka.
- 58': Hand ball by Luiz Gustavo (Brazil).
- 59': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Everton Ribeiro following a fast break.
- 61': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gil.
- 62': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
- 64': Foul by Gotoku Sakai (Japan).
- 64': Filipe Luis (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Offside, Brazil. Diego Tardelli tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Brazil. Robinho replaces Diego Tardelli.
- 68': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Filipe Luis.
- 69': Attempt missed. Robinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
- 71': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Tsukasa Shiotani.
- 71': Substitution, Japan. Hajime Hosogai replaces Junya Tanaka.
- 72': Foul by Hajime Hosogai (Japan).
- 72': Robinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Substitution, Brazil. Souza replaces Luiz Gustavo.
- 75': Offside, Brazil. Neymar tries a through ball, but Philippe Coutinho is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Brazil. Kaká replaces ElÃas.
- 77': Attempt saved. Kaká (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
- 77': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 77': Goal! Brazil 3, Japan 0. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 78': Substitution, Japan. Yoichiro Kakitani replaces Shinji Okazaki.
- 80': Yoshinori Muto (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Mario Fernandes (Brazil).
- 80': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Filipe Luis.
- 81': Goal! Brazil 4, Japan 0. Neymar (Brazil) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaká with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Japan. Daisuke Suzuki replaces Gaku Shibasaki.
- 85': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Miranda.
- 86': Yoichiro Kakitani (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Brazil).
- 89': Attempt saved. Yoichiro Kakitani (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kosuke Ota with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jefferson.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Yoshinori Muto (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gil.
- 90': Second Half ends, Brazil 4, Japan 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brazil 4, Japan 0.
Game Information
Venue: National Stadium
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Attendance: 51,577
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