AFC Asian Cup

Iran vs Japan, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Semifinals

· AFC Asian Cup
Iran
    FT
    0 - 3
    Japan
    • 56': Yuya Osako
    • 67': Yuya Osako (P)
    • 90'+1': Genki Haraguchi

    Japan ease to Asian Cup final place with victory over favourites Iran

    AFC Asian Cup

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Genki Haraguchi (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 1': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Iran).
    • 1': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vahid Amiri with a headed pass.
    • 4': Foul by Mohammad Kanani (Iran).
    • 4': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 5': Ramin Rezaeian (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Ashkan Dejagah (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Genki Haraguchi (Japan).
    • 13': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Iran).
    • 13': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Hand ball by Ashkan Dejagah (Iran).
    • 16': Foul by Ramin Rezaeian (Iran).
    • 16': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Mohammad Kanani.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Iran).
    • 17': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 21': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Japan).
    • 21': Sardar Azmoun (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi.
    • 22': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Shuichi Gonda.
    • 24': Foul by Vahid Amiri (Iran).
    • 24': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Vahid Amiri (Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Offside, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu tries a through ball, but Genki Haraguchi is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Ramin Rezaeian (Iran).
    • 27': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
    • 31': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Iran).
    • 31': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Hand ball by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 35': Foul by Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran).
    • 35': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Ashkan Dejagah (Iran).
    • 36': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
    • 37': Vahid Amiri (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Ehsan Haji Safi (Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 44': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Iran).
    • 44': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Omid Ebrahimi (Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Iran 0, Japan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Iran 0, Japan 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ehsan Haji Safi (Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vahid Amiri with a headed pass.
    • 46': Hand ball by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).
    • 46': Hiroki Sakai (Japan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ashkan Dejagah (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 49': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Ehsan Haji Safi (Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Offside, Japan. Yuya Osako tries a through ball, but Yuto Nagatomo is caught offside.
    • 52': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
    • 52': Vahid Amiri (Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ehsan Haji Safi (Iran) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Goal! Iran 0, Japan 1. Yuya Osako (Japan) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a cross.
    • 57': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
    • 57': Milad Mohammadi (Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Wataru Endo.
    • 58': Substitution, Iran. Karim Ansarifard replaces Vahid Amiri.
    • 58': Delay in match Wataru Endo (Japan) because of an injury.
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, Japan. Tsukasa Shiotani replaces Wataru Endo because of an injury.
    • 60': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
    • 60': Mohammad Kanani (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 61': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Shuichi Gonda.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Penalty conceded by Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 63': Delay in match (Japan). Video Review.
    • 65': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Goal! Iran 0, Japan 2. Yuya Osako (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 68': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 68': Mohammad Kanani (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Ashkan Dejagah (Iran).
    • 68': Genki Haraguchi (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Foul by Ashkan Dejagah (Iran).
    • 71': Gaku Shibasaki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Iran. Mahdi Torabi replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
    • 71': Substitution, Iran. Saman Ghoddos replaces Ashkan Dejagah.
    • 73': Substitution, Japan. Sei Muroya replaces Hiroki Sakai because of an injury.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
    • 74': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
    • 74': Karim Ansarifard (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
    • 74': Mahdi Torabi (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Ehsan Haji Safi (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
    • 76': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Iran).
    • 76': Sei Muroya (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 81': Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Tsukasa Shiotani (Japan).
    • 82': Mahdi Torabi (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Genki Haraguchi (Japan).
    • 85': Mahdi Torabi (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 89': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 89': Saman Ghoddos (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Mahdi Torabi (Iran).
    • 90'+1': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Iran 0, Japan 3. Genki Haraguchi (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Iran).
    • 90'+3': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Sardar Azmoun (Iran) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Yuto Nagatomo (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Iran 0, Japan 3.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/jpn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originJPN IRNhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/irn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    19 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 1
    52.7 Possession 47.3
    7 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    258 Accurate Passes 194
    347 Passes 301
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 72
    12 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    5 Effective Tackles 6
    7 Tackles 12
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 11
    47 Effective Clearances 10
    47 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Asian Cup

    Venue: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
    Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
    Attendance: 23,262

    Line-Ups

    IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
    13 Hossein Kanani
    8 Morteza Pouraliganji
    5 Milad Mohammadi
    23 Ramin Rezaeian
    21 Ashkan Dejagah
    3 Ehsan Hajsafi
    9 Omid Ebrahimi Yellow Card
    20 Sardar Azmoun Yellow Card
    11 Vahid Amiri Yellow Card
    18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
    Iran Substitutes:
    Masoud Shojaei, Mehdi Torabi, Amir Abedzadeh, Ahmad Noorollahi, Saman Ghoddos, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Pejman Montazeri, Payam Niazmand, Voria Ghafouri, Karim Ansarifard, Majid Hosseini.

    JPN Japan (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Shuichi Gonda (GK)
    22 Maya Yoshida
    16 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    5 Yuto Nagatomo Yellow Card
    19 Hiroki Sakai Yellow Card
    6 Wataru Endo
    7 Gaku Shibasaki
    8 Genki Haraguchi
    21 Ritsu Doan
    9 Takumi Minamino
    15 Yuya Osako
    Japan Substitutes:
    Sho Sasaki, Koya Kitagawa, Junya Ito, Sei Muroya, Tomoaki Makino, Daniel Schmidt, Genta Miura, Yoshinori Muto, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Tsukasa Shiotani, Takashi Inui.

    AFC Asian Cup News

    Lion City Sailors resume Mark Jackson era looking to go all the way in ASEAN Club Championship
    Lion City Sailors resume Mark Jackson era looking to go all the way in ASEAN Club Championship

    Mark Jackson will finally take charge of his second game at Lion City Sailors -- three weeks after his first.

    Ilhan Fandi pleased with start to life at Lion City Sailors, eyeing more under Mark Jackson
    Ilhan Fandi pleased with start to life at Lion City Sailors, eyeing more under Mark Jackson

    Three games in and now reunited with a former coach, Ilhan Fandi is satisfied with how life is going at the Sailors.

    Even with a broken nose, Chanathip Songkrasin inspirational for BG Pathum United as always
    Even with a broken nose, Chanathip Songkrasin inspirational for BG Pathum United as always

    Having broken his nose just two days earlier, Chanathip Songkrasin was still able to be at his inspirational best on Thursday.

    Lion City Sailors begin Mark Jackson era with positives despite draw with BG Pathum United
    Lion City Sailors begin Mark Jackson era with positives despite draw with BG Pathum United

    Lion City Sailors' first game with Mark Jackson at the helm has ended in a 1-1 draw with BG Pathum United.

    Lion City Sailors begin Mark Jackson era looking to make waves again in AFC Champions League Two
    Lion City Sailors begin Mark Jackson era looking to make waves again in AFC Champions League Two

    It was only two seasons ago when Lion City Sailors made a miraculous run to the final of the AFC Champions League Two.