Japan vs Tunisia, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Japan

43': Kyogo Furuhashi
69': Junya Ito

FT
2 - 0

Tunisia

About

Japan are hosting Tunisia at Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan, 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.
19': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Japan).
19': Elias Achouri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
21': Foul by Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
21': Yuta Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito.
23': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
25': Attempt blocked. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito.
29': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
31': Foul by Elias Achouri (Tunisia).
31': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
37': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
41': Foul by Oussama Haddadi (Tunisia).
41': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Goal! Japan 1, Tunisia 0. Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
45'+2': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
45'+3': First Half ends, Japan 1, Tunisia 0.
45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Tunisia 0.
45': Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
45': Substitution, Tunisia. Yan Valery replaces Mohamed Dräger.
47': Foul by Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Tunisia).
47': Yuta Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
50': Foul by Issam Jebali (Tunisia).
50': Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
52': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
54': Ali Abdi (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
54': Junya Ito (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
58': Foul by Reo Hatate (Japan).
58': Oussama Haddadi (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Montassar Talbi (Tunisia).
61': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito.
62': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
63': Substitution, Tunisia. Hamza Rafia replaces Oussama Haddadi.
63': Substitution, Tunisia. Youssef Msakni replaces Elias Achouri.
63': Substitution, Tunisia. Haythem Jouini replaces Issam Jebali.
64': Substitution, Japan. Koki Machida replaces Yuta Nakayama.
64': Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Reo Hatate.
67': Foul by Koki Machida (Japan).
67': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Takuma Asano.
69': Goal! Japan 2, Tunisia 0. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
70': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
70': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Ali Abdi (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
72': Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Ko Itakura.
72': Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Junya Ito.
73': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
74': Foul by Haythem Jouini (Tunisia).
74': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Substitution, Tunisia. Sayfallah Ltaief replaces Mohamed Ben Romdhane.
76': Aïssa Laïdouni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
77': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
77': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Koki Machida (Japan).
78': Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Koki Machida (Japan).
81': Hamza Rafia (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Takefusa Kubo.
84': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
86': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan).
86': Sayfallah Ltaief (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Substitution, Tunisia. Naïm Sliti replaces Aïssa Laïdouni.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Takuma Asano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
90'+2': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
90'+2': Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Haythem Jouini (Tunisia) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hamza Rafia with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Japan 2, Tunisia 0.
0': Match ends, Japan 2, Tunisia 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Kobe Wing Stadium
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 26,529

Line-Ups

Japan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Zion Suzuki (GK)
16	Takehiro Tomiyasu
4	Kou Itakura
22	Yuta Nakayama
2	Yukinari Sugawara
20	Takefusa Kubo
5	Hidemasa Morita
6	Wataru Endo
11	Kyogo Furuhashi
24	Reo Hatate
14	Junya Ito

Japan Substitutes:

Ao Tanaka, Takuma Asano, Seiya Maikuma, Ryosuke Kojima, Keisuke Osako, Hayao Kawabe, Ayase Ueda, Takumi Minamino, Daiki Hashioka, Shogo Taniguchi, Atsuki Ito, Koki Machida, Kanji Okunuki, Keito Nakamura.

Tunisia (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Mouez Hassen (GK)
3	Montassar Talbi
25	Oussama Haddadi
4	Yassine Meriah
17	Ellyes Skhiri
14	Aïssa Laïdouni
13	Ali Abdi
20	Mohamed Drager
9	Issam Jebali
11	Elias Achouri
15	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane

Tunisia Substitutes:

Hannibal Mejbri, Aymen Dahmen, Haythem Jouini, Alaa Ghram, Ali Maâloul, Youssef Msakni, Anis Ben Slimane, Yan Valery, Sayfallah Ltaief, Wajdi Kechrida, Naïm Sliti, Bechir Ben Saïd, Hamza Rafia.

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