Japan vs Uruguay, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

Takumi Minamino scores twice as Japan beat Uruguay in thriller

Japan made it three wins out of three under new coach Hajime Moriyasu with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Uruguay in a friendly on Tuesday night.

• 0': First Half begins.
• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 2': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Diego Laxalt.
• 2': Attempt missed. Genta Miura (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with a cross following a corner.
• 3': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Uruguay).
• 3': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 5': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
• 5': Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 8': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
• 8': Maya Yoshida (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 10': Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima.
• 11': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gastón Pereiro.
• 13': Foul by Marcelo Saracchi (Uruguay).
• 13': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 14': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
• 14': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
• 15': Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 17': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
• 17': Attempt saved. Diego Godín (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross.
• 17': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Masaaki Higashiguchi.
• 18': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Uruguay).
• 18': Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 19': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
• 22': Attempt blocked. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
• 23': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
• 23': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 25': Attempt missed. Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
• 27': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
• 27': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 28': Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 1. Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
• 31': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
• 31': Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 32': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
• 33': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Uruguay).
• 33': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 33': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
• 34': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo with a cross.
• 35': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
• 35': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Attempt saved. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
• 36': Goal! Japan 2, Uruguay 1. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
• 40': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Diego Laxalt.
• 41': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
• 41': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Attempt blocked. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
• 43': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
• 43': Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 44': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 44': Foul by Genta Miura (Japan).
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Japan 2, Uruguay 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Japan 2, Uruguay 1.
• 45': Substitution, Uruguay. Federico Valverde replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
• 45': Substitution, Uruguay. Jonathan Rodríguez replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
• 46': Attempt saved. Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Saracchi with a cross.
• 46': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Masaaki Higashiguchi.
• 46': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Godín with a headed pass following a corner.
• 48': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gastón Pereiro.
• 51': Attempt saved. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
• 51': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martín Cáceres with a headed pass.
• 52': Foul by Marcelo Saracchi (Uruguay).
• 52': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Attempt saved. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
• 53': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 53': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
• 53': Marcelo Saracchi (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 54': Attempt missed. Martín Cáceres (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Saracchi.
• 55': Attempt saved. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo.
• 56': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
• 56': Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 57': Goal! Japan 2, Uruguay 2. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
• 58': Foul by Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay).
• 58': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 59': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Gastón Pereiro.
• 59': Goal! Japan 3, Uruguay 2. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai following a corner.
• 61': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
• 61': Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 61': Foul by Gastón Pereiro (Uruguay).
• 61': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 64': Substitution, Uruguay. Camilo Mayada replaces Martín Cáceres.
• 66': Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
• 66': Goal! Japan 4, Uruguay 2. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 69': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
• 74': Substitution, Japan. Toshihiro Aoyama replaces Gaku Shibasaki.
• 74': Substitution, Uruguay. Nahitan Nández replaces Lucas Torreira.
• 75': Goal! Japan 4, Uruguay 3. Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
• 76': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
• 76': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 77': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Camilo Mayada.
• 77': Substitution, Uruguay. Maxi Gómez replaces Gastón Pereiro.
• 79': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Uruguay).
• 79': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 80': Offside, Uruguay. Fernando Muslera tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
• 82': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (Uruguay).
• 82': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 83': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Camilo Mayada.
• 85': Substitution, Uruguay. Cristhian Stuani replaces Maxi Gómez.
• 85': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
• 85': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 86': Foul by Diego Laxalt (Uruguay).
• 86': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 87': Substitution, Japan. Genki Haraguchi replaces Shoya Nakajima.
• 88': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
• 90': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Uruguay).
• 90': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Uruguay).
• 90'+1': Toshihiro Aoyama (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Uruguay).
• 90'+3': Maya Yoshida (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Japan 4, Uruguay 3.
• 90'+5': Match ends, Japan 4, Uruguay 3.