FIFA Under-20 World Cup

FT Sunday, May 21, 2017
Japan U20 WWDD 2
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South Africa U20 DLWL 1
1st2ndT
JPN022
RSA101
Suwon World Cup Stadium · 8,091 att.

Team Stats

5
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
5
50.4
Possession
49.6
20
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
404
Accurate Passes
369
466
Passes
464
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
76
36
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
13
8
Tackles
16
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
19
26
Clearances
19

Lineups

RSA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mondli MpotoG
  2. 15Repo MalepeCD-L
  3. 5Sandile MthethwaCD-R
  4. 2Malebogo ModiseLB
  5. 13Thendo MukumelaRB
  6. 21Thabo CeleAM
  7. 6Wiseman MeyiwaLM
  8. 18Grant MargemanRM
  9. 7Matlala Keletso MakgalwaF
  10. 10Luther SinghAM-L
  11. 8Sibongakonke MbathaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Sipho MbuleSUB
  2. 9Liam JordanSUB
  3. 1Sanele TshabalalaSUB
  4. 19Kobamelo KodisangSUB
  5. 3Shane SaralinaSUB
  6. 20Walter KubhekaSUB
  7. 11Sirgio KammiesSUB
  8. 14Reeve FroslerSUB
  9. 17Masilakhe PholongoSUB
  10. 4Teboho MokoenaSUB

JPN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Ryosuke KojimaG
  2. 3Yuta NakayamaCD-L
  3. 5Takehiro TomiyasuCD-R
  4. 19Funaki KakeruLB
  5. 6Ryo HatsuseRB
  6. 10Daisuke SakaiCM-L
  7. 4Kou ItakuraCM-R
  8. 8Koji MiyoshiLM
  9. 7Ritsu DoanRM
  10. 13Yuto IwasakiCF-L
  11. 9Koki OgawaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Teruki HaraSUB
  2. 14Kyosuke TagawaSUB
  3. 12Go HatanoSUB
  4. 21Louis YamaguchiSUB
  5. 15Daiki SugiokaSUB
  6. 20Takefusa KuboSUB
  7. 17Mizuki IchimaruSUB
  8. 2So FujitaniSUB
  9. 11Keita EndoSUB
  10. 18Akito TakagiSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! South Africa U20 1, Japan U20 0. Grant Margeman (South Africa U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thabo Cele with a through ball.
  2. 47' Goal! South Africa U20 1, Japan U20 1. Koki Ogawa (Japan U20) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuto Iwasaki.
  3. 59' Substitution, Japan U20. Takefusa Kubo replaces Koji Miyoshi.
  4. 65' Substitution, South Africa U20. Kobamelo Kodisang replaces Keletso Makgalwa.
  5. 68' Substitution, Japan U20. Keita Endo replaces Yuto Iwasaki.
  6. 70' Grant Margeman (South Africa U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Goal! South Africa U20 1, Japan U20 2. Ritsu Doan (Japan U20) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
  8. 75' Substitution, South Africa U20. Liam Jordan replaces Wiseman Meyiwa.
  9. 90'+2' Substitution, Japan U20. Teruki Hara replaces Kou Itakura.

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