Japan vs Uruguay, 2023 International Friendly
· International FriendlySubstitute 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.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
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Attendance: 61,855
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Location: ,
Attendance: 61,855
Line-Ups
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  |
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 | Maxi Gómez |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 8 | Facundo Pellistri |
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