AFC Asian Cup

FT Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Japan WWWLW 3
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Bahrain LLLWW 1
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JPN123
BHR011
Al Thumama Stadium · 31,832 att.

Match Report

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Japan beat Bahrain 3-1 to ease into Asian Cup quarter-finals

Four-times champions Japan eased into the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup with a clinical 3-1 victory over Bahrain on Wednesday at Al Thumama Stadium with goals from Ritsu Doan, Takefusa Kubo and Ayase Ueda.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
2
53.2
Possession
46.8
13
SHOTS
7
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
417
Accurate Passes
346
516
Passes
452
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
78
10
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
6
14
Effective Clearances
16
14
Clearances
16

Head to Head

JPN leads series 4-1

Lineups

BHR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 22Ebrahim LutfallaG
  2. 3Waleed Al-HayamCD-L
  3. 4Sayed Mahdi BaqerCD-R
  4. 6Mohamed Al-HardanDM
  5. 19Hazaa AliLB
  6. 18Mohammed AdelRB
  7. 10Komail Al-AswadCM-L
  8. 15Jasim Al-ShaikhCM-R
  9. 8Mohamed MarhoonLM
  10. 7Ali Jaafar MadanRM
  11. 9Abdullah YusufF

JPN · 4-3-2-1

  1. 23Zion SuzukiG
  2. 22Takehiro TomiyasuCD-L
  3. 4Kou ItakuraCD-R
  4. 19Yuta NakayamaLB
  5. 16Seiya MaikumaRB
  6. 6Wataru EndoCM
  7. 17Reo HatateCM-L
  8. 20Takefusa KuboCM-R
  9. 9Ayase UedaF
  10. 13Keito NakamuraCF-L
  11. 10Ritsu DoanCF-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Bahrain 0, Japan 1. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 35' Substitution, Japan. Hidemasa Morita replaces Reo Hatate because of an injury.
  3. 49' Goal! Bahrain 0, Japan 2. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  4. 52' Abdulla Yusuf Helal (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 57' Seiya Maikuma (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Own Goal by Ayase Ueda, Japan. Bahrain 1, Japan 2.
  7. 64' Substitution, Bahrain. Mahdi Al Humaidan replaces Mohamed Marhoon.
  8. 68' Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Takefusa Kubo.
  9. 68' Substitution, Japan. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Keito Nakamura.
  10. 72' Goal! Bahrain 1, Japan 3. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
  11. 77' Substitution, Bahrain. Abdullah Al Hashash replaces Komail Al Aswad.
  12. 77' Substitution, Bahrain. Moses Atede replaces Mohammed Al Hardan.
  13. 79' Waleed Al Hayam (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 80' Substitution, Japan. Koki Machida replaces Ritsu Doan.
  15. 80' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Ayase Ueda.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, Bahrain. Abdulla Al Khalassy replaces Hazaa Ali.
  17. 90'+2' Substitution, Bahrain. Jasim Khelaif replaces Jassim Al Shaikh.

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