Japan vs Brazil, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

Neymar nets penalty as Brazil ease to win over Japan in friendly

Neymar scored from the spot on Friday to help Brazil start their World Cup preparations with a 3-1 win over Japan in a friendly.

• 0': First Half begins.
• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 1': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
• 1': Yosuke Ideguchi (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 3': Attempt blocked. Giuliano (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
• 3': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
• 6': Foul by Yuya Kubo (Japan).
• 6': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 6': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
• 7': Penalty Brazil. Fernandinho draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 7': Penalty conceded by Maya Yoshida (Japan) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 8': Delay in match (Brazil). Video Review.
• 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 9': Maya Yoshida (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 10': Goal! Japan 0, Brazil 1. Neymar (Brazil) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
• 12': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
• 12': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danilo.
• 14': Offside, Japan. Tomoaki Makino tries a through ball, but Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
• 14': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Casemiro.
• 16': Penalty Brazil. Gabriel Jesus draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 16': Penalty conceded by Hotaru Yamaguchi (Japan) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 17': Penalty saved! Neymar (Brazil) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
• 19': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
• 17': Goal! Japan 0, Brazil 2. Marcelo (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
• 19': Offside, Japan. Hiroki Sakai tries a through ball, but Yuya Kubo is caught offside.
• 19': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
• 19': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 20': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
• 20': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 21': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
• 21': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 23': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
• 28': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
• 28': Genki Haraguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 30': Maya Yoshida (Japan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
• 32': Foul by Hotaru Yamaguchi (Japan).
• 32': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 33': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
• 33': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 35': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Brazil).
• 35': Tomoaki Makino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Goal! Japan 0, Brazil 3. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo with a cross.
• 39': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
• 39': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Foul by Yuya Kubo (Japan).
• 39': Marcelo (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 41': Foul by Jemerson (Brazil).
• 41': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 44': Offside, Brazil. Gabriel Jesus tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
• 45'+2': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
• 45'+2': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Japan 0, Brazil 3.
• 45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Brazil 3.
• 45': Substitution, Brazil. Cássio replaces Alisson.
• 45': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Yuya Kubo.
• 46': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Fernandinho.
• 48': Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
• 48': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Cássio.
• 52': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Danilo.
• 53': Offside, Japan. Makoto Hasebe tries a through ball, but Maya Yoshida is caught offside.
• 54': Genki Haraguchi (Japan) has gone down, but that's a dive.
• 54': Genki Haraguchi (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
• 55': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
• 55': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 56': Delay in match (Brazil). Video Review.
• 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 57': Neymar (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 57': Foul by Yosuke Ideguchi (Japan).
• 57': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Yosuke Ideguchi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 58': Substitution, Brazil. Diego Souza replaces Gabriel Jesus.
• 59': Substitution, Brazil. Alex Sandro replaces Marcelo.
• 62': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Giuliano.
• 63': Goal! Japan 1, Brazil 3. Tomoaki Makino (Japan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yosuke Ideguchi with a cross following a corner.
• 66': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
• 66': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 67': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 68': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
• 68': Foul by Diego Souza (Brazil).
• 68': Tomoaki Makino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Foul by Yosuke Ideguchi (Japan).
• 69': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 70': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
• 70': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 70': Substitution, Japan. Takashi Inui replaces Makoto Hasebe.
• 70': Substitution, Japan. Ryota Morioka replaces Genki Haraguchi.
• 71': Substitution, Brazil. Taison replaces Willian.
• 71': Substitution, Brazil. Douglas Costa replaces Neymar.
• 72': Foul by Alex Sandro (Brazil).
• 72': Takuma Asano (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 73': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
• 73': Taison (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 74': Diego Souza (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 74': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
• 80': Substitution, Brazil. Renato Augusto replaces Giuliano.
• 80': Substitution, Japan. Kenyu Sugimoto replaces Yuya Osako.
• 83': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
• 83': Attempt blocked. Yosuke Ideguchi (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 86': Offside, Brazil. Alex Sandro tries a through ball, but Renato Augusto is caught offside.
• 86': Substitution, Japan. Wataru Endo replaces Yosuke Ideguchi.
• 87': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
• 87': Takashi Inui (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 88': Offside, Japan. Takashi Inui tries a through ball, but Kenyu Sugimoto is caught offside.
• 90': Hand ball by Renato Augusto (Brazil).
• 90'+2': Attempt missed. Alex Sandro (Brazil) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danilo.
• 90'+5': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
• 90'+5': Kenyu Sugimoto (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Douglas Costa (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
• 90'+6': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Brazil 3.
• 90'+6': Match ends, Japan 1, Brazil 3.