Uruguay vs Japan, 2019 Copa América, Group Stage

· Copa América

Uruguay

32': Luis Suárez (P)
66': José María Giménez

FT
2 - 2

Japan

25': Koji Miyoshi
59': Koji Miyoshi

Suarez scores but Copa guests Japan earn draw

Copa America

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Hand ball by Diego Laxalt (Uruguay).
1': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
2': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Japan).
2': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
4': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Shinji Okazaki (Japan).
4': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
4': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Japan).
6': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
8': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
9': Attempt blocked. José Giménez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
9': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
10': Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hiroki Abe.
11': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
11': Shinji Okazaki (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
12': Attempt missed. Daiki Sugioka (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shinji Okazaki following a corner.
13': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a cross.
13': Foul by Hiroki Abe (Japan).
13': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Shinji Okazaki (Japan).
14': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima.
18': Foul by Hiroki Abe (Japan).
18': José Giménez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
19': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
20': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt saved. Naomichi Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with a cross.
22': Diego Laxalt (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Japan).
23': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
24': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Tomoki Iwata.
24': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
25': Goal! Uruguay 0, Japan 1. Koji Miyoshi (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Laxalt (Uruguay).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Nahitan Nández.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Torreira (Uruguay).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Substitution, Uruguay. Giovanni González replaces Diego Laxalt because of an injury.
28': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
28': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Penalty Uruguay. Edinson Cavani draws a foul in the penalty area.
29': Penalty conceded by Naomichi Ueda (Japan) after a foul in the penalty area.
29': Delay in match (Japan). VAR checking.
30': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Naomichi Ueda (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Goal! Uruguay 1, Japan 1. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
36': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
37': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay).
37': Ko Itakura (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Uruguay).
37': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Naomichi Ueda.
39': Attempt saved. José Giménez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
42': Attempt blocked. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Diego Godín.
42': Attempt missed. Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
43': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Uruguay).
43': Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Daiki Sugioka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
45': Delay in match because of an injury Daiki Sugioka (Japan).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+3': Offside, Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Uruguay 1, Japan 1.
45': Second Half begins Uruguay 1, Japan 1.
48': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
48': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Godín following a set piece situation.
49': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
49': Ko Itakura (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
53': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
53': Koji Miyoshi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Shinji Okazaki (Japan).
54': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Abe.
55': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a through ball.
56': Attempt missed. Shinji Okazaki (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hiroki Abe.
57': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Daiki Sugioka (Japan).
59': Goal! Uruguay 1, Japan 2. Koji Miyoshi (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
60': Substitution, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta replaces Nahitan Nández.
61': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Japan).
62': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
62': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
63': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
63': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Naomichi Ueda.
64': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Uruguay) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a cross following a corner.
64': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
64': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
65': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Hiroki Abe.
66': Goal! Uruguay 2, Japan 2. José Giménez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
67': Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Hiroki Abe.
69': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
69': Attempt saved. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
69': Attempt missed. Martín Cáceres (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
73': Hand ball by José Giménez (Uruguay).
73': Substitution, Uruguay. Federico Valverde replaces Nicolás Lodeiro.
74': Attempt missed. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
76': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
76': Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Japan).
78': José Giménez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt saved. Diego Godín (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
80': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Martín Cáceres with a cross.
83': Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Koji Miyoshi.
83': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
83': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
87': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Japan. Yugo Tatsuta replaces Tomoki Iwata.
88': Foul by Shinji Okazaki (Japan).
88': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni González with a cross.
90'+2': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
90'+2': Ko Itakura (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Ko Itakura (Japan).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Offside, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu tries a through ball, but Ayase Ueda is caught offside.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Godín with a headed pass.
90'+6': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Japan).
90'+6': Giovanni González (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Attempt saved. José Giménez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Uruguay 2, Japan 2.
90'+7': Match ends, Uruguay 2, Japan 2.
90'+6': Attempt saved. José Giménez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Uruguay 2, Japan 2.
90'+7': Match ends, Uruguay 2, Japan 2.

Statistics

JPN		URU
20	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	7
8	Saves	1
42.1	Possession	57.9
12	SHOTS	29
3	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
250	Accurate Passes	346
346	Passes	468
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	10
13	Crosses	35
0.2	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	73
20	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	9
6	Effective Tackles	19
11	Tackles	30
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	14
38	Effective Clearances	13
38	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: Copa América

Venue: Grêmio Arena
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Attendance: 39,733

Copa América Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Uruguay	3	+8	9
2	Panama	3	+1	6
3	United States	3	0	3
4	Bolivia	3	-9	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Uruguay (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Fernando Muslera (GK)
3	Diego Godín
2	José María Giménez
17	Diego Laxalt
22	Martín Cáceres
6	Rodrigo Bentancur
14	Lucas Torreira
7	Nicolás Lodeiro
8	Nahitan Nández
21	Edinson Cavani
9	Luis Suárez

Uruguay Substitutes:

Marcelo Saracchi, Federico Valverde, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Martín Campaña, Martín Silva, Giovanni González, Maxi Gómez, Sebastián Coates, Cristhian Stuani, Jonathan Rodríguez, Gastón Pereiro, Matías Vecino.

Japan (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Eiji Kawashima (GK)
16	Takehiro Tomiyasu
5	Naomichi Ueda
2	Daiki Sugioka
19	Tomoki Iwata
4	Kou Itakura
7	Gaku Shibasaki
10	Shoya Nakajima
11	Koji Miyoshi
20	Hiroki Abe
18	Shinji Okazaki

Japan Substitutes:

Ryosuke Kojima, Teruki Hara, Ayase Ueda, Tatsuya Ito, Keisuke Osako, Daizen Maeda, Taishi Matsumoto, Takefusa Kubo, Yuta Nakayama, Kouta Watanabe, Yugo Tatsuta, Daiki Suga.

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