International Friendly

FT Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Mexico WWWDW 2
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Japan WLDWW 0
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Merkur Arena

Match Report

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Mexico beat Japan with goals from Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano

Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano scored a goal apiece as Mexico overcame a difficult first half to defeat Japan 2-0 on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
52.7
Possession
47.3
13
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
420
Accurate Passes
366
524
Passes
461
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
19
0.2
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
48
17
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
13
15
Tackles
26
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
18
Interceptions
20
16
Effective Clearances
6
16
Clearances
6

Head to Head

MEX leads series 3-0

Lineups

JPN · 4-4-2

  1. 23Daniel SchmidtG
  2. 16Takehiro TomiyasuCD-L
  3. 22Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 4Yuta NakayamaLB
  5. 19Hiroki SakaiRB
  6. 6Wataru EndoCM-L
  7. 7Gaku ShibasakiCM-R
  8. 8Genki HaraguchiLM
  9. 14Junya ItoRM
  10. 9Daichi KamadaCF-L
  11. 11Musashi SuzukiCF-R

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. 2Néstor AraujoCD-R
  4. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 25Jorge SánchezRB
  6. 24Luis RomoCM
  7. 8Carlos RodríguezLM
  8. 18Orbelín PinedaRM
  9. 9Raúl JiménezF
  10. 20Rodolfo PizarroLF
  11. 22Hirving LozanoRF

Timeline

  1. 26' Musashi Suzuki (Japan) Yellow Card at 26'
  2. 37' Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Hiroki Sakai (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 42' Hirving Lozano (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Edson Álvarez replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
  6. 45' Substitution, Mexico. Luis Rodríguez replaces Jesús Gallardo.
  7. 52' Yuta Nakayama (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Musashi Suzuki.
  9. 57' Substitution, Japan. Kento Hashimoto replaces Gaku Shibasaki.
  10. 63' Goal! Japan 0, Mexico 1. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
  11. 64' Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Orbelín Pineda.
  12. 64' Substitution, Mexico. Henry Martín replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  13. 68' Goal! Japan 0, Mexico 2. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henry Martín with a through ball.
  14. 72' Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Genki Haraguchi.
  15. 75' Daichi Kamada (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 77' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Daichi Kamada.
  17. 82' Substitution, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado replaces Hirving Lozano.
  18. 84' Uriel Antuna (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 85' Substitution, Japan. Koji Miyoshi replaces Junya Ito.
  20. 89' Substitution, Mexico. Diego Lainez replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.

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