Japan U17 vs New Caledonia U17, 2017 U17 World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Under-17 World CupNew Caledonia hold Japan to 1-1 draw
New Caledonia ended their maiden FIFA appearance at any level with a 1-1 draw against Japan, with captain Jekob Jeno scoring an 84th minute equaliser.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Naoki Tsubaki (Japan U17) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross.
- 4': Attempt saved. Akito Tanahashi (Japan U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
- 7': Goal! Japan U17 1, New Caledonia U17 0. Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 8': Attempt saved. Akito Tanahashi (Japan U17) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nobuki Iketaka.
- 10': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Kiam Wanesse.
- 15': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Sidri Wadenges.
- 17': Attempt saved. Hiroto Yamada (Japan U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Gaïzka Ipeze.
- 18': Hand ball by Neil Wahiobe (New Caledonia U17).
- 19': Attempt saved. Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 21': Substitution, New Caledonia U17. Josua Hlemu replaces Josué Welepane.
- 26': Foul by Seiya Baba (Japan U17).
- 26': Jekob Jeno (New Caledonia U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Pierre Bako (New Caledonia U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Pierre Bako (New Caledonia U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt saved. Pierre Bako (New Caledonia U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jekob Jeno.
- 28': Foul by Taichi Yamasaki (Japan U17).
- 28': Jekob Jeno (New Caledonia U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Delay in match (Japan U17).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Bernard Iwa.
- 32': Attempt missed. Taichi Yamasaki (Japan U17) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shimpei Fukuoka with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jules Omei (New Caledonia U17) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre Bako with a through ball.
- 34': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Bernard Iwa.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt missed. Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nobuki Iketaka.
- 38': Cyril Nyipie (New Caledonia U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan U17).
- 39': Hand ball by Naoki Tsubaki (Japan U17).
- 42': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Bernard Iwa.
- 42': Taichi Yamasaki (Japan U17) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Shimpei Fukuoka with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Bernard Iwa.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Japan U17 1, New Caledonia U17 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Japan U17 1, New Caledonia U17 0.
- 50': Attempt missed. Hiroto Yamada (Japan U17) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Akito Tanahashi (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toichi Suzuki.
- 55': Delay in match Keito Nakamura (Japan U17) because of an injury.
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Neil Wahiobe.
- 57': Substitution, Japan U17. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Keito Nakamura because of an injury.
- 58': Attempt saved. Takumu Kemmotsu (Japan U17) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akito Tanahashi with a cross.
- 59': Attempt missed. Théo Bosshard (New Caledonia U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jules Omei.
- 61': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan U17) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Taichi Yamasaki.
- 62': Corner, New Caledonia U17. Conceded by Seiya Baba.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jules Omei (New Caledonia U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Corner, New Caledonia U17. Conceded by Shimpei Fukuoka.
- 63': Substitution, Japan U17. Kohei Okuno replaces Shimpei Fukuoka.
- 64': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Josua Hlemu.
- 65': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, New Caledonia U17. Vita Longue replaces Théo Bosshard.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Vita Longue (New Caledonia U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jekob Jeno.
- 67': Foul by Bernard Iwa (New Caledonia U17).
- 67': Naoki Tsubaki (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Jules Omei (New Caledonia U17).
- 69': Toichi Suzuki (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Toichi Suzuki (Japan U17) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kohei Okuno.
- 69': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Gaïzka Ipeze.
- 72': Substitution, Japan U17. Takefusa Kubo replaces Toichi Suzuki.
- 72': Substitution, New Caledonia U17. Paul Wananije replaces Jules Omei.
- 74': Delay in match (New Caledonia U17).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Foul by Vita Longue (New Caledonia U17).
- 76': Taichi Yamasaki (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Cyril Nyipie.
- 80': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan U17) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Naoki Tsubaki.
- 81': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Kiam Wanesse.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kohei Okuno (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Naoki Tsubaki following a corner.
- 82': Attempt saved. Vita Longue (New Caledonia U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil Wahiobe with a through ball.
- 82': Corner, New Caledonia U17. Conceded by Togo Umeda.
- 83': Goal! Japan U17 1, New Caledonia U17 1. Jekob Jeno (New Caledonia U17) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre Bako with a headed pass following a corner.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Akito Tanahashi (Japan U17) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kohei Okuno.
- 86': Delay in match Cyril Nyipie (New Caledonia U17) because of an injury.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Attempt missed. Pierre Bako (New Caledonia U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90': Foul by Neil Wahiobe (New Caledonia U17).
- 90': Naoki Tsubaki (Japan U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Neil Wahiobe (New Caledonia U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Delay in match Jekob Jeno (New Caledonia U17) because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Naoki Tsubaki (Japan U17) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Akito Tanahashi (Japan U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
- 90'+7': Corner, Japan U17. Conceded by Gaïzka Ipeze.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Japan U17) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Paul Wananije (New Caledonia U17) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jekob Jeno.
- 90'+8': Match ends, Japan U17 1, New Caledonia U17 1.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Japan U17 1, New Caledonia U17 1.
Statistics
 NCL |
JPN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium
Location: Kolkata, India
Attendance: 44,665
Venue: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium
Location: Kolkata, India
Attendance: 44,665
FIFA U-17 World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | England U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Haiti U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Venezuela U17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Japan U17 (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Togo Umeda (GK) |
| 19 | Takumu Kemmotsu |
| 15 | Seiya Baba |
| 18 | Toichi Suzuki |
| 2 | Nobuki Iketaka |
| 10 | Shimpei Fukuoka |
| 16 | Taichi Yamasaki |
| 20 | Naoki Tsubaki |
| 13 | Keito Nakamura |
| 9 | Hiroto Yamada |
| 17 | Akito Tanashi |
New Caledonia U17 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Gaïzka Ipeze (GK) |
| 5 | Sidri Wadenges |
| 4 | Kiam Wanesse |
| 3 | Josué Welepane |
| 14 | Bernard Iwa |
| 7 | Jekob Jeno |
| 6 | Neil Wahiobe  |
| 8 | Pierre Bako |
| 9 | Théo Bosshard |
| 10 | Cyril Nyipie |
| 19 | Jules Omei |
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