AFC Asian Cup

FT Sunday, January 14, 2024
Vietnam LLWLL 2
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Japan WWWWW 4
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VIE202
JPN314
Al Thumama Stadium · 17,385 att.

Match Report

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Japan beat Vietnam in six-goal thriller at Asian Cup

Japan came from behind to beat Vietnam 4-2 in their Asian Cup Group D opener in a thrilling encounter on Sunday at the Al Thumama Stadium where five goals were scored in the first half and Takumi Minamino grabbed a brace.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
41.7
Possession
58.3
6
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
1
Blocked Shots
5
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

JPN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

JPN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zion SuzukiG
  2. 3Shogo TaniguchiCD-L
  3. 4Kou ItakuraCD-R
  4. 21Hiroki ItoLB
  5. 2Yukinari SugawaraRB
  6. 8Takumi MinaminoAM
  7. 5Hidemasa MoritaLM
  8. 6Wataru EndoRM
  9. 11Mao HosoyaF
  10. 13Keito NakamuraAM-L
  11. 14Junya ItoAM-R

VIE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Filip NguyenG
  2. 20Bui Hoang Viet AnhCD
  3. 12Phan Tuan TàiCD-L
  4. 6Nguyen Binh ThanhCD-R
  5. 11Nguyen Tuan AnhCM-L
  6. 16Nguyen Thai SonCM-R
  7. 3Võ Minh TrongLM
  8. 7Pham Xuan ManhRM
  9. 10Pham Tuan HaiF
  10. 15Nguyen Dình BacCF-L
  11. 8Hung Dung DoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Japan 1, Vietnam 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 16' Goal! Japan 1, Vietnam 1. Nguyen Dình Bac (Vietnam) header from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Do Hùng Dung with a cross following a corner.
  3. 32' Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Goal! Japan 1, Vietnam 2. Pham Tuan Hai (Vietnam) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  5. 45' Goal! Japan 2, Vietnam 2. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wataru Endo with a through ball.
  6. 45'+4' Goal! Japan 3, Vietnam 2. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
  7. 45' Substitution, Vietnam. Le Pham Thanh Long replaces Nguyen Tuan Anh.
  8. 45' Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Mao Hosoya.
  9. 63' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Keito Nakamura.
  10. 64' Substitution, Vietnam. Nguyen Van Truong replaces Nguyen Dình Bac.
  11. 64' Substitution, Vietnam. Khuat Van Khang replaces Vo Minh Trong.
  12. 76' Substitution, Japan. Kaishu Sano replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  13. 77' Substitution, Japan. Seiya Maikuma replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
  14. 78' Substitution, Vietnam. Truong Tien Anh replaces Pham Xuân Manh.
  15. 84' Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Takumi Minamino.
  16. 85' Goal! Japan 4, Vietnam 2. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.

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