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FT Friday, March 24, 2023
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Match Report

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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.

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Head to Head

URU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

JPN · 4-4-2

  1. 23Daniel SchmidtG
  2. 22Ayumu SekoCD-L
  3. 4Kou ItakuraCD-R
  4. 26Hiroki ItoLB
  5. 2Yukinari SugawaraRB
  6. 13Hidemasa MoritaCM-L
  7. 6Wataru EndoCM-R
  8. 9Kaoru MitomaLM
  9. 8Ritsu DoanRM
  10. 15Daichi KamadaCF-L
  11. 18Takuma AsanoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Ayase UedaSUB
  2. 3Daiki HashiokaSUB
  3. 1Keisuke OsakoSUB
  4. 7Keito NakamuraSUB
  5. 27Riku HandaSUB
  6. 24Haruya FujiiSUB
  7. 14Junya ItoSUB
  8. 5Kashifu BangunagandeSUB
  9. 12Kosei TaniSUB
  10. 20Shuto MachinoSUB
  11. 19Takuma NishimuraSUB
  12. 25Daizen MaedaSUB
  13. 17Ao TanakaSUB
  14. 16Koki MachidaSUB

URU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sergio RochetG
  2. 19Sebastián CoatesCD-L
  3. 2Santiago BuenoCD-R
  4. 16Mathías OliveraLB
  5. 3Giovanni GonzálezRB
  6. 15Federico ValverdeAM
  7. 5Matías VecinoLM
  8. 6Manuel UgarteRM
  9. 18Maximiliano GómezF
  10. 9Diego RossiAM-L
  11. 8Facundo PellistriAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Sebastián CáceresSUB
  2. 20Facundo TorresSUB
  3. 23Santiago MeleSUB
  4. 11Jonathan RodríguezSUB
  5. 10Diego HernándezSUB
  6. 17Matías ViñaSUB
  7. 7Felipe CarballoSUB
  8. 13José Luis RodríguezSUB
  9. 12Gastón OlveiraSUB
  10. 22Joaquín PiquerezSUB
  11. 14Agustín CanobbioSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Japan 0, Uruguay 1. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 60' Takuma Asano (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
  4. 61' Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Takuma Asano.
  5. 68' Substitution, Uruguay. Agustín Canobbio replaces Facundo Pellistri.
  6. 68' Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Torres replaces Diego Rossi.
  7. 74' Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  8. 75' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Nishimura replaces Daichi Kamada.
  9. 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.
  10. 77' Substitution, Uruguay. Felipe Carballo replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  11. 84' Substitution, Uruguay. Jonathan Rodríguez replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
  12. 89' Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  13. 89' Substitution, Japan. Keito Nakamura replaces Yukinari Sugawara.

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