Japan vs Paraguay, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Japan

26': Koki Ogawa
90'+4': Ayase Ueda

FT
2 - 2

Paraguay

20': Miguel Almirón
64': Diego Gómez

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Japan are hosting Paraguay at Suita City Football Stadium, Osaka, 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.
3': Diego González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
5': Attempt missed. Koki Ogawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
12': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
13': Attempt missed. Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan José Cáceres with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
14': Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
14': Koki Ogawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
18': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
18': Attempt missed. Ayumu Seko (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a corner.
19': Handball by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
20': Goal! Japan 0, Paraguay 1. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damián Bobadilla with a through ball.
22': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
22': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Goal! Japan 1, Paraguay 1. Koki Ogawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
29': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roberto Fernández (Paraguay). Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
30': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
32': Foul by Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay).
32': Kaishu Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Keito Nakamura (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ritsu Doan with a cross.
38': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
38': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
38': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Offside, Japan. Koki Ogawa is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
45'+1': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Roberto Fernández (Paraguay). Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Japan 1, Paraguay 1.
45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Paraguay 1.
46': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
46': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
47': Kaishu Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
48': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
49': Attempt saved. Koki Ogawa (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Roberto Fernández (Paraguay). Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.
49': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
49': Offside, Japan. Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
50': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Fernández (Paraguay).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Attempt missed. Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
54': Diego González (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
56': Diego González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
57': Foul by Diego González (Paraguay).
57': Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
59': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).
60': Attempt blocked. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego González.
60': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Kaishu Sano.
63': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
63': Omar Alderete (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Ao Tanaka (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego González.
64': Goal! Japan 1, Paraguay 2. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan José Cáceres with a cross.
66': Substitution, Japan. Daichi Kamada replaces Takumi Minamino.
66': Substitution, Japan. Koki Saito replaces Keito Nakamura.
68': Diego González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
69': Substitution, Paraguay. Matías Galarza Fonda replaces Diego Gómez.
73': Foul by Koki Saito (Japan).
73': Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Japan. Yuki Soma replaces Ritsu Doan.
78': Substitution, Japan. Shuto Machino replaces Ao Tanaka.
79': Substitution, Paraguay. Ronaldo Martínez replaces Antonio Sanabria.
79': Substitution, Paraguay. Hugo Cuenca replaces Diego González.
80': Foul by Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay).
80': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt saved. Koki Saito (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Roberto Fernández (Paraguay). Assisted by Yuki Soma with a cross.
86': Foul by Ronaldo Martínez (Paraguay).
86': Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Damián Bobadilla.
89': Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
89': Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Koki Ogawa.
89': Substitution, Japan. Joel Chima Fujita replaces Kaishu Sano.
90'+1': Substitution, Paraguay. Alex Arce replaces Miguel Almirón.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Ojeda replaces Andrés Cubas.
90'+2': Foul by Shuto Machino (Japan).
90'+2': Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Alex Arce (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Damián Bobadilla with a headed pass.
90'+3': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
90'+3': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Goal! Japan 2, Paraguay 2. Ayase Ueda (Japan) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Japan 2, Paraguay 2.
0': Match ends, Japan 2, Paraguay 2.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Suita City Football Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 34,169

Line-Ups

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Zion Suzuki (GK)
4	Tsuyoshi Watanabe
25	Junnosuke Suzuki
22	Ayumu Seko
17	Ao Tanaka
21	Kaishu Sano
13	Keito Nakamura
14	Junya Ito
19	Koki Ogawa
8	Takumi Minamino
10	Ritsu Doan

Japan Substitutes:

Tomoya Ando, Tomoki Hayakawa, Joel Chima Fujita, Shuto Machino, Keisuke Osako, Takefusa Kubo, Shogo Taniguchi, Yuto Nagatomo, Yuki Soma, Ayase Ueda, Koki Saito, Daichi Kamada, Henry Mochizuki, Daizen Maeda, Daiki Hashioka.

Paraguay (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gatito Fernández (GK)
3	Omar Alderete
15	Gustavo Gómez
6	Júnior Alonso
4	Juan Jose Cáceres
8	Diego Gómez
14	Andrés Cubas
16	Damián Bobadilla
9	Antonio Sanabria
10	Miguel Almirón
7	Diego González

Paraguay Substitutes:

Alexis Duarte, Juan Espínola, Alan Benítez, Ángel Romero, Alex Arce, Ronaldo Martínez, Gustavo Velázquez, Orlando Gill, Matías Galarza, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Diego León, Hugo Cuenca, Braian Ojeda, Lucas Romero.

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