Japan vs Costa Rica, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Japan

16': Sho Sasaki
66': Takumi Minamino
90'+3': Junya Ito

FT
3 - 0

Costa Rica

About

Japan are hosting Costa Rica at Panasonic Stadium Suita, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Foul by Randall Leal (Costa Rica).
5': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica).
6': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Attempt blocked. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
7': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
7': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Allan Cruz.
8': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
11': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Costa Rica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keyner Brown with a headed pass.
11': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Tomoaki Makino.
12': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Takumi Minamino.
13': Foul by Ian Smith (Costa Rica).
13': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Juan Pablo Vargas.
16': Goal! Japan 1, Costa Rica 0. Sho Sasaki (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with a cross following a corner.
17': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
17': Ian Smith (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
17': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
18': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Offside, Japan. Takumi Minamino tries a through ball, but Yu Kobayashi is caught offside.
20': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
20': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt saved. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sho Sasaki.
21': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
21': Randall Leal (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica).
23': Yu Kobayashi (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt missed. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yu Kobayashi.
24': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Sho Sasaki.
26': Offside, Japan. Wataru Endo tries a through ball, but Yu Kobayashi is caught offside.
29': Attempt saved. Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan Cruz.
29': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Masaaki Higashiguchi.
30': Foul by Randall Leal (Costa Rica).
30': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Sho Sasaki (Japan).
31': Randall Leal (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Offside, Costa Rica. Juan Pablo Vargas tries a through ball, but Mayron George is caught offside.
32': Foul by Allan Cruz (Costa Rica).
32': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Allan Cruz (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Foul by Ian Smith (Costa Rica).
34': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Corner, Costa Rica. Conceded by Sei Muroya.
35': Attempt missed. Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Guzmán with a cross following a corner.
39': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yu Kobayashi.
39': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Leonel Moreira.
39': Attempt missed. Yu Kobayashi (Japan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with a cross following a corner.
43': Bryan Oviedo (Costa Rica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
45'+2': First Half ends, Japan 1, Costa Rica 0.
45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Costa Rica 0.
45': Substitution, Costa Rica. Kevin Briceño replaces Leonel Moreira.
46': Substitution, Costa Rica. Luis Hernández replaces Bryan Oviedo.
46': Substitution, Costa Rica. Wílmer Azofeifa replaces Allan Cruz.
50': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
50': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Japan).
53': Ian Smith (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Luis Hernández.
56': Foul by Randall Leal (Costa Rica).
56': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Substitution, Costa Rica. Jonathan Moya replaces Mayron George.
57': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with a cross.
58': Foul by Toshihiro Aoyama (Japan).
58': Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
59': Attempt blocked. Sei Muroya (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Attempt missed. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Sei Muroya with a cross.
60': Foul by David Guzmán (Costa Rica).
60': Tomoaki Makino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica).
61': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Substitution, Costa Rica. Jimmy Marín replaces Randall Leal.
64': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
66': Goal! Japan 2, Costa Rica 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
67': Substitution, Costa Rica. Daniel Colindres replaces Juan Pablo Vargas.
68': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Yu Kobayashi.
68': Daniel Colindres (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Sei Muroya (Japan).
69': Attempt saved. David Ramírez (Costa Rica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
72': Attempt blocked. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
75': Substitution, Japan. Jun Amano replaces Shoya Nakajima.
77': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica).
77': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Japan. Shintaro Kurumaya replaces Sho Sasaki.
79': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Delay in match Sei Muroya (Japan) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Substitution, Japan. Hidemasa Morita replaces Sei Muroya.
83': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Keyner Brown.
85': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
85': Foul by Jonathan Moya (Costa Rica).
85': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt missed. Daniel Colindres (Costa Rica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Marín with a cross.
87': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Keyner Brown.
87': Substitution, Japan. Kento Misao replaces Toshihiro Aoyama.
88': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jun Amano with a cross following a corner.
89': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
89': Jimmy Marín (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Tomoaki Makino (Japan).
89': Jonathan Moya (Costa Rica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Delay in match Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica) because of an injury.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Goal! Japan 3, Costa Rica 0. Junya Ito (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takuma Asano.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Japan 3, Costa Rica 0.
90'+3': Match ends, Japan 3, Costa Rica 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 33,891

Line-Ups

Japan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Masaaki Higashiguchi (GK)
20	Tomoaki Makino
19	Genta Miura
4	Sho Sasaki
3	Sei Muroya
8	Takumi Minamino
6	Wataru Endo
17	Toshihiro Aoyama
13	Yu Kobayashi
10	Shoya Nakajima
21	Ritsu Doan

Japan Substitutes:

Takuma Asano, Shuichi Gonda, Naomichi Ueda, Daniel Schmidt, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tatsuya Ito, Junya Ito, Kenyu Sugimoto, Shintaro Kurumaya, Kento Misao, Hidemasa Morita, Jun Amano.

Costa Rica (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
23	Leonel Moreira (GK)
6	Óscar Duarte
2	Juan Pablo Vargas
19	Keyner Brown
5	Allan Cruz
20	David Guzmán
22	Randall Leal
8	Bryan Oviedo
4	Ian Smith
11	Mayron George
7	David Ramírez

Costa Rica Substitutes:

Cristian Gamboa, Wilmer Azofeifa, Daniel Colindres, Esteban Alvarado, Jimmy Marín, Jonathan Martínez, Elías Aguilar, Kevin Briceño, Jonathan Moya, Luis Hernández, Rodney Wallace.

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