Japan vs Mali, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Japan

90'+4': Shoya Nakajima
90'+5': Shoya Nakajima

FT
1 - 1

Mali

43': Abdoulay Diaby (P)
43': Abdoulay Diaby (P)

About

Japan are hosting Mali at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

20': Tomoya Ugajin (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Substitution, Japan. Hotaru Yamaguchi replaces Ryota Oshima.
43': Goal! Japan 0, Mali 1. Abdoulaye Diaby (Mali) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
45': Substitution, Japan. Gotoku Sakai replaces Tomoya Ugajin.
45': Substitution, Mali. Mamadou Samassa replaces Djigui Diarra.
60': Substitution, Japan. Kento Misao replaces Makoto Hasebe.
60': Substitution, Japan. Shoya Nakajima replaces Takashi Usami.
61': Substitution, Mali. Abdoul Dante replaces Molla Wagué.
61': Substitution, Mali. Charles Traoré replaces Bakaye Dibassy.
61': Substitution, Mali. Nouha Dicko replaces Moussa Djenepo.
65': Substitution, Japan. Yu Kobayashi replaces Ryota Morioka.
71': Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Honda replaces Yuya Kubo.
78': Substitution, Mali. Hadi Sacko replaces Adama Traoré.
84': Substitution, Mali. Yves Bissouma replaces Abdoulaye Diaby.
85': Mamadou Fofana (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Souleymane Diarra (Mali) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Goal! Japan 1, Mali 1. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kento Misao.
90'+5': Goal! Japan 1, Mali 1. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kento Misao.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 250

Line-Ups

Japan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Kosuke Nakamura (GK)
20	Tomoaki Makino
3	Gen Shoji
5	Yuto Nagatomo
2	Tomoya Ugajin
10	Ryota Morioka
25	Ryota Oshima
17	Makoto Hasebe
15	Yuya Osako
11	Takashi Usami
14	Yuya Kubo

Japan Substitutes:

Gaku Shibasaki, Kenyu Sugimoto, Keisuke Honda, Yu Kobayashi, Genki Haraguchi, Kento Misao, Shintaro Kurumaya, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Gotoku Sakai, Wataru Endo, Eiji Kawashima, Shoya Nakajima, Naomichi Ueda, Masato Morishige, Masaaki Higashiguchi.

Mali (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Djigui Diarra (GK)
23	Mamadou Fofana
13	Molla Wagué
6	Bakaye Dibassy
17	Falaye Sacko
7	Souleymane Diarra
4	Amadou Haidara
11	Lassana Coulibaly
10	Abdoulay Diaby
19	Moussa Djenepo
14	Adama Traoré

Mali Substitutes:

Aly Mallé, Lassana N'Diaye, Adama Niané, Yves Bissouma, Charles Traoré, Nouha Dicko, Mamadou Samassa, Abdoul Karim Dante, Diadie Samassekou, Aly Yirango, Moussa Doumbia, Hadi Sacko.

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