International Friendly

Japan vs Ghana, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Japan
  • 16': Takumi Minamino
  • 60': Ritsu Doan
FT
2 - 0
Ghana

    About

    Japan are hosting Ghana at Toyota Stadium (Japan), Toyota, 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': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joseph Anang (Ghana). Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
    • 12': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
    • 12': Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Jerome Opoku (Ghana).
    • 15': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Takumi Minamino following a corner.
    • 16': Goal! Japan 1, Ghana 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
    • 18': Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
    • 19': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
    • 19': Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
    • 22': Abu Francis (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Köhn with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Derrick Köhn (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Jonas Adjetey (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Derrick Köhn following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross.
    • 28': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
    • 30': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Jonas Adjetey (Ghana).
    • 31': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Abu Francis (Ghana).
    • 33': Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).
    • 33': Keito Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 39': Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Derrick Köhn (Ghana).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Foul by Jerome Opoku (Ghana).
    • 44': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Japan 1, Ghana 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Ghana 0.
    • 46': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
    • 46': Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
    • 47': Jerome Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
    • 50': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
    • 50': Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Abu Francis (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Abu Francis (Ghana).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Substitution, Ghana. Alidu Seidu replaces Abu Francis because of an injury.
    • 56': Substitution, Ghana. Prince Adu replaces Antoine Semenyo.
    • 57': Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).
    • 57': Prince Adu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Kaishu Sano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joseph Anang (Ghana). Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
    • 59': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Joseph Anang.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joseph Anang (Ghana). Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross.
    • 60': Goal! Japan 2, Ghana 0. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
    • 63': Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
    • 64': Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Prince Adu.
    • 67': Foul by Prince Adu (Ghana).
    • 67': Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
    • 68': Substitution, Japan. Joel Chima Fujita replaces Ao Tanaka.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
    • 70': Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
    • 70': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Offside, Ghana. Alidu Seidu is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
    • 73': Handball by Prince Adu (Ghana).
    • 73': Attempt missed. Joel Chima Fujita (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 74': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
    • 74': Jerome Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Ghana. Gideon Mensah replaces Jerome Opoku.
    • 75': Substitution, Ghana. Christopher Bonsu Baah replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 76': Substitution, Japan. Sota Kitano replaces Takumi Minamino.
    • 76': Substitution, Japan. Tomoya Ando replaces Takefusa Kubo.
    • 76': Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Goto replaces Ayase Ueda.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Prince Adu (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gideon Mensah with a cross.
    • 79': Offside, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Prince Adu (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Christopher Bonsu Baah.
    • 82': Substitution, Japan. Ryunosuke Sato replaces Keito Nakamura.
    • 83': Foul by Joel Chima Fujita (Japan).
    • 83': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana).
    • 84': Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
    • 86': Attempt missed. Joel Chima Fujita (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junnosuke Suzuki.
    • 87': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Tomoya Ando (Japan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Substitution, Ghana. Prince Owusu replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
    • 88': Substitution, Ghana. Prince Owusu replaces Derrick Köhn.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Prince Owusu (Ghana).
    • 90'+1': Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
    • 90'+3': Gideon Mensah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Japan 2, Ghana 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Japan 2, Ghana 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Toyota Stadium (Japan)
    Location: Toyota, Japan
    Attendance: 40,030

    Line-Ups

    JPN Japan (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
    3 Shogo Taniguchi
    25 Junnosuke Suzuki
    5 Tsuyoshi Watanabe
    17 Ao Tanaka
    21 Kaishu Sano
    13 Keito Nakamura
    10 Ritsu Doan
    18 Ayase Ueda
    8 Takumi Minamino
    20 Takefusa Kubo
    Japan Substitutes:
    Wataru Endo, Keisuke Goto, Koki Ogawa, Taishi Nozawa, Shuto Machino, Kou Itakura, Tomoya Ando, Leo Brian Kokubo, Yukinari Sugawara, Ryunosuke Sato, Joel Chima Fujita, Daizen Maeda, Sota Kitano, Daichi Kamada, Ayumu Seko.

    GHA Ghana (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Joseph Anang (GK)
    4 Jonas Adjetey
    18 Jerome Opoku
    15 Kojo Peprah Oppong
    13 Derrick Köhn
    3 Caleb Yirenkyi
    8 Kwasi Sibo
    19 Abu Francis
    9 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    22 Kamaldeen Sulemana
    11 Antoine Semenyo
    Ghana Substitutes:
    Benjamin Asare, Prince Owusu, Kelvin Nkrumah, Christopher Baah, Ebenezer Annan, Mohammed Salisu, Alidu Seidu, Prince Adu, Gideon Mensah, Lawrence Ati-Zigi, Prince Owusu.

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