International Friendly

Japan vs Uruguay, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Japan
  • 75': Takuma Nishimura
FT
1 - 1
Uruguay
  • 38': Federico Valverde

Substitute Nishimura strikes to earn Japan draw against Uruguay

Japan secured a 1-1 draw with Uruguay in Tokyo on Friday as substitute Takuma Nishimura scored with his first touch.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
  • 3': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
  • 4': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
  • 4': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay).
  • 7': Hiroki Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
  • 12': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.
  • 14': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
  • 18': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a through ball.
  • 25': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).
  • 33': Maximiliano Gómez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Takuma Asano (Japan) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 38': Goal! Japan 0, Uruguay 1. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Offside, Uruguay. Santiago Bueno tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Gómez is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
  • 45'+2': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Japan 0, Uruguay 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Uruguay 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Matías Vecino (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
  • 50': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
  • 51': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
  • 52': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 60': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Takuma Asano (Japan).
  • 60': Takuma Asano (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
  • 61': Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Takuma Asano.
  • 63': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Giovanni González.
  • 66': VAR Decision: No Penalty Japan.
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Substitution, Uruguay. Agustín Canobbio replaces Facundo Pellistri.
  • 68': Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Torres replaces Diego Rossi.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni González.
  • 70': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
  • 70': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  • 75': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Nishimura replaces Daichi Kamada.
  • 75': Goal! Japan 1, Uruguay 1. Takuma Nishimura (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
  • 77': Substitution, Uruguay. Felipe Carballo replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  • 79': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
  • 79': Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Ayumu Seko (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay).
  • 83': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
  • 84': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
  • 84': Substitution, Uruguay. Jonathan Rodríguez replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
  • 85': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mathías Olivera following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Santiago Bueno (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay).
  • 86': Takuma Nishimura (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
  • 87': Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 89': Substitution, Japan. Keito Nakamura replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  • 90': Foul by Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay).
  • 90': Keito Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Daiki Hashioka (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Uruguay).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe Carballo.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Uruguay 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Japan 1, Uruguay 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
44.6 Possession 55.4
10 SHOTS 6
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
378 Accurate Passes 492
448 Passes 564
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 42
23 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
17 Effective Tackles 6
22 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 5
6 Effective Clearances 12
6 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 61,855

Line-Ups

JPN Japan (4-4-2)

No. Name
23 Daniel Schmidt (GK)
22 Ayumu Seko
4 Kou Itakura
26 Hiroki Ito
2 Yukinari Sugawara
13 Hidemasa Morita
6 Wataru Endo
9 Kaoru Mitoma
8 Ritsu Doan
15 Daichi Kamada
18 Takuma Asano Yellow Card
Japan Substitutes:
Ayase Ueda, Daiki Hashioka, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Riku Handa, Haruya Fujii, Junya Ito, Kashifu Bangunagande, Kosei Tani, Shuto Machino, Takuma Nishimura, Daizen Maeda, Ao Tanaka, Koki Machida.

URU Uruguay (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sergio Rochet (GK)
19 Sebastián Coates
2 Santiago Bueno
16 Mathías Olivera
3 Giovanni González
15 Federico Valverde
5 Matías Vecino
6 Manuel Ugarte
18 Maximiliano Gómez
9 Diego Rossi
8 Facundo Pellistri
Uruguay Substitutes:
Sebastián Cáceres, Facundo Torres, Santiago Mele, Jonathan Rodríguez, Diego Hernández, Matías Viña, Felipe Carballo, José Luis Rodríguez, Gastón Olveira, Joaquín Piquerez, Agustín Canobbio.

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