International Friendly

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

    JPN 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 Yellow Card
    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.

    TUN 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 Yellow Card
    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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