Japan vs Ecuador, 2022 International Friendly

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Japan are hosting Ecuador at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Byron Castillo (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
3': Byron Castillo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
4': Byron Castillo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
5': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
6': Foul by Byron Castillo (Ecuador).
6': Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Byron Castillo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
8': Foul by Michael Estrada (Ecuador).
8': Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Offside, Ecuador. Romario Ibarra tries a through ball, but Michael Estrada is caught offside.
18': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
18': Romario Ibarra (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
22': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
22': Attempt blocked. Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
22': Attempt missed. Romario Ibarra (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
24': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
24': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
27': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
27': Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
28': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Offside, Ecuador. Byron Castillo tries a through ball, but Michael Estrada is caught offside.
34': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
34': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
35': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
38': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Gaku Shibasaki.
40': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
42': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
42': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Romario Ibarra (Ecuador) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Hernán Galíndez.
45': Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).
45': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Michael Estrada (Ecuador) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Japan 0, Ecuador 0.
45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Ecuador 0.
45': Substitution, Ecuador. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Romario Ibarra because of an injury.
45': Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
46': Byron Castillo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
46': Foul by Miki Yamane (Japan).
46': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
47': Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
48': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
48': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
54': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Gaku Shibasaki (Japan).
55': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Byron Castillo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
56': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
56': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
61': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.
65': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
66': Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
67': Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Takumi Minamino.
67': Substitution, Japan. Wataru Endo replaces Gaku Shibasaki.
67': Byron Castillo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Yuki Soma (Japan).
68': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Ecuador) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
69': Foul by Michael Estrada (Ecuador).
69': Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuki Soma.
73': Offside, Ecuador. Piero Hincapié tries a through ball, but Michael Estrada is caught offside.
74': Foul by Ángel Mena (Ecuador).
74': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Substitution, Ecuador. Nilson Angulo replaces José Cifuentes.
76': Substitution, Ecuador. Enner Valencia replaces Ángel Mena.
77': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jackson Porozo.
78': Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt missed. Miki Yamane (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
79': Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
79': Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
80': Penalty Ecuador. Michael Estrada draws a foul in the penalty area.
80': Penalty conceded by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) after a foul in the penalty area.
83': Penalty saved! Enner Valencia (Ecuador) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top left corner.
83': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
84': Substitution, Japan. Maya Yoshida replaces Yuto Nagatomo.
84': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
85': Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
85': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Daniel Schmidt.
86': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador).
86': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt saved. Daichi Kamada (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junya Ito.
89': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
90': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Nilson Angulo.
90': Offside, Japan. Miki Yamane tries a through ball, but Junya Ito is caught offside.
90'+1': Substitution, Ecuador. Djorkaeff Reasco replaces Michael Estrada.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Djorkaeff Reasco (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Japan 0, Ecuador 0.
0': Match ends, Japan 0, Ecuador 0.

Statistics

ECU		JPN
11	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
49.6	Possession	50.4
12	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
355	Accurate Passes	378
430	Passes	450
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	1
24	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.1
51	Long Balls	40
27	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
19	Interceptions	11
9	Effective Clearances	28
9	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
Attendance: 50,000

Line-Ups

Japan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Daniel Schmidt (GK)
28	Hiroki Ito
3	Shogo Taniguchi
5	Yuto Nagatomo
2	Miki Yamane
10	Takumi Minamino
17	Ao Tanaka
7	Gaku Shibasaki
9	Kyogo Furuhashi
18	Kaoru Mitoma
21	Ritsu Doan

Japan Substitutes:

Yuki Soma, Genki Haraguchi, Reo Hatate, Takefusa Kubo, Daichi Kamada, Yuta Nakayama, Wataru Endo, Hiroki Sakai, Eiji Kawashima, Ayase Ueda, Shuto Machino, Junya Ito, Hidemasa Morita, Kosei Tani, Maya Yoshida.

Ecuador (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Hernán Galíndez (GK)
3	Piero Hincapié
2	Jackson Porozo
7	Pervis Estupiñán
6	Byron Castillo
5	José Cifuentes
23	Moisés Caicedo
20	Jhegson Méndez
11	Michael Estrada
10	Romario Ibarra
15	Ángel Mena

Ecuador Substitutes:

Enner Valencia, Diego Palacios, Luis Fernando León, Patrickson Delgado, Xavier Arreaga, Carlos Gruezo, Nilson Angulo, Djorkaeff Reasco, Jeremy Sarmiento, Gonzalo Valle, Willian Pacho, Ángelo Preciado, Alexander Domínguez, Anthony Valencia.

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