International Friendly

Japan vs El Salvador, 2019 International Friendly, 2019 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Japan
  • 19': Kensuke Nagai
  • 42': Kensuke Nagai
FT
2 - 0
El Salvador

    Japan beat El Salvador thanks to Nagai brace

    Women's World Cup

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Gen Shoji (Japan).
    • 2': Nelson Bonilla (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kento Hashimoto.
    • 4': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Roberto Domínguez.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Genki Haraguchi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Junya Ito.
    • 8': Darwin Cerén (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Yuki Kobayashi (Japan).
    • 13': Darwin Cerén (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Yuki Kobayashi (Japan).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a cross.
    • 18': Offside, Japan. Genki Haraguchi tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
    • 19': Goal! Japan 1, El Salvador 0. Kensuke Nagai (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 21': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
    • 21': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, El Salvador. Conceded by Shinnosuke Hatanaka.
    • 24': Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
    • 24': Jonathan Jiménez (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Yuki Kobayashi (Japan).
    • 25': Óscar Cerén (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Hand ball by Genki Haraguchi (Japan).
    • 32': Foul by Jonathan Jiménez (El Salvador).
    • 32': Yuki Kobayashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Yuki Kobayashi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kento Hashimoto.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Kensuke Nagai (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
    • 35': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Henry Hernández.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuki Kobayashi with a cross.
    • 39': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Japan).
    • 39': Foul by Nelson Bonilla (El Salvador).
    • 39': Yuki Kobayashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Goal! Japan 2, El Salvador 0. Kensuke Nagai (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
    • 43': Foul by Kensuke Nagai (Japan).
    • 43': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Narciso Orellana.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Japan 2, El Salvador 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Japan 2, El Salvador 0.
    • 45': Substitution, El Salvador. Andrés Flores replaces Marvin Monterrosa.
    • 46': Foul by Kensuke Nagai (Japan).
    • 46': Narciso Orellana (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Darwin Cerén (El Salvador).
    • 48': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Gen Shoji (Japan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Foul by Jaime Alas (El Salvador).
    • 49': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
    • 51': Foul by Kensuke Nagai (Japan).
    • 51': Roberto Domínguez (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Substitution, El Salvador. Juan Portillo replaces Jaime Alas.
    • 53': Andrés Flores (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Yuki Kobayashi (Japan).
    • 58': Foul by Nelson Bonilla (El Salvador).
    • 58': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Japan. Yuya Osako replaces Kensuke Nagai because of an injury.
    • 59': Substitution, Japan. Ryosuke Yamanaka replaces Shinnosuke Hatanaka.
    • 59': Substitution, Japan. Sei Muroya replaces Junya Ito.
    • 60': Offside, Japan. Yuya Osako tries a through ball, but Sei Muroya is caught offside.
    • 60': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 60': Jonathan Jiménez (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Darwin Cerén (El Salvador).
    • 61': Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Darwin Cerén (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Kento Hashimoto (Japan).
    • 65': Darwin Cerén (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Kento Hashimoto (Japan).
    • 65': Offside, El Salvador. Darwin Cerén tries a through ball, but Óscar Cerén is caught offside.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Jonathan Jiménez (El Salvador) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nelson Bonilla.
    • 67': Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Takumi Minamino.
    • 67': Substitution, Japan. Shoya Nakajima replaces Genki Haraguchi.
    • 70': Foul by Ryosuke Yamanaka (Japan).
    • 70': Nelson Bonilla (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Andrés Flores (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Yuki Kobayashi (Japan).
    • 70': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Foul by Shoya Nakajima (Japan).
    • 71': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, El Salvador. David Rugamas replaces Nelson Bonilla.
    • 71': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Kento Hashimoto (Japan).
    • 73': Attempt saved. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuya Osako.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sei Muroya with a cross.
    • 74': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 74': Iván Mancía (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Andrés Flores (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Gen Shoji (Japan).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuki Kobayashi.
    • 79': Foul by Juan Portillo (El Salvador).
    • 79': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).
    • 79': Henry Hernández (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Henry Hernández (El Salvador).
    • 80': Substitution, Japan. Gaku Shibasaki replaces Yuki Kobayashi.
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Offside, El Salvador. Henry Hernández tries a through ball, but David Rugamas is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, El Salvador. Gerson Mayén replaces Narciso Orellana.
    • 83': Jonathan Jiménez (El Salvador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Ryosuke Yamanaka (Japan).
    • 87': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Ryosuke Yamanaka (Japan).
    • 88': Darwin Cerén (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Kento Hashimoto (Japan).
    • 88': Substitution, El Salvador. Santos Ortiz replaces Óscar Cerén.
    • 88': Corner, El Salvador. Conceded by Ryosuke Yamanaka.
    • 89': Corner, El Salvador. Conceded by Kento Hashimoto.
    • 90'+1': David Rugamas (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador).
    • 90'+2': Shoya Nakajima (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Bryan Tamacas (El Salvador).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Shoya Nakajima (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Kento Hashimoto (Japan).
    • 90'+4': Gerson Mayén (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Japan 2, El Salvador 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Japan 2, El Salvador 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Miyagi Stadium
    Location: Rifu, Japan
    Attendance: 38,092

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Daniel Schmidt (GK)
    3 Gen Shoji
    22 Shinnosuke Hatanaka
    16 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    25 Yuki Kobayashi
    6 Kento Hashimoto
    8 Genki Haraguchi
    14 Junya Ito
    13 Kensuke Nagai
    9 Takumi Minamino
    21 Ritsu Doan
    Japan Substitutes:
    Sei Muroya, Shuichi Gonda, Yuto Nagatomo, Hidemasa Morita, Yuya Osako, Shoya Nakajima, Hiroki Sakai, Takefusa Kubo, Gaku Shibasaki, Keisuke Osako, Yuta Nakayama, Ryosuke Yamanaka.

    SLV El Salvador (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Hernández (GK)
    4 Iván Mancia
    3 Roberto Domínguez
    6 Narciso Orellana
    15 Jonathan Jiménez Yellow Card
    21 Bryan Tamacas Yellow Card
    12 Marvin Monterroza
    7 Darwin Cerén
    10 Jaime Alas
    16 Óscar Céren
    9 Nelson Bonilla
    El Salvador Substitutes:
    Ruben Marroquin, Gerson Mayén, Juan Portillo, Andres Flores, Kevin Carabantes, Diego Coca, Óscar Pleitez, Alexander Méndoza, Moisés Xavier García, David Rugamas, Santos Ortíz.

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