On February 1, Beijing time, the 8th round of the World Cup Qualifier Asian Zone Round of 12 Group B competition began, and Japan hosted Saudi Arabia. In the 32nd minute, Jun Ito also overtook the assist, Takumi Minamino broke the deadlock, and in the 50th minute, Jun Ito also burst into the next city. In the end, the Japanese team took revenge on Saudi Arabia 2-0 and won five consecutive games in the round of 12. Saudi Arabia also suffered the first defeat of the team's round of 12, but the points still ranked first in Group B.
This match is a strong dialogue in Group B, before the previous seven rounds of Saudi Arabia was 6 wins, 1 draw and 19 points to rank first in the group, and Japan was 5 wins and 2 losses and 15 points to rank second in the group. Since the gap between the Japanese team and Australia behind them is only 1 point, the team also hopes to win this game and directly qualify for the World Cup. As for Saudi Arabia, as long as the game is won, the team can get a ticket to the Qatar World Cup. The two sides met in the first leg of the Round of 12, with Saudi Arabia beating Japan 1-0.
Just 4 minutes into the opening, both sides were full of gunpowder, and Saudi Arabia won the first yellow card of the game. In the 21st minute, Itakura was fouled in the confrontation and also received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute, a Saudi free kick was directly passed in front of the goal, and Amri's header was destroyed by the opponent.
In the 24th minute, the Japanese team passed the ball from the middle circle to the Saudi penalty area, and Daisuke was also brought down by the opposing player when attacking, but the referee believed that the pass was offside and did not constitute a penalty award.
In the 32nd minute, the Japanese team seized the opportunity to counterattack a long pass from the backcourt, Jun ito overtook the ball on the side of the road, and picked up a pass on the right side of the penalty area, takumi Minamino, who received the ball in the middle, shook off the opponent's defense, a calm shot, the ball bounced into the net on the legs of the opposing goalkeeper, and the Japanese team took a 1-0 lead.
In the 40th minute, Jun Ito also received a pass from his teammate and hit the goal from a small angle, and the ball was saved by Ovez.
In the 49th minute, Hiroki Sakai was accurately guided on the side, and Takumi Minamino, who was ambushed in front of the goal, followed the strafing, but unfortunately the angle was not correct, and a relatively good goal was not formed.
In the 50th minute, Japan scored again, and Jun Ito also received a pass from his teammate near the line of the penalty area, and a burst shot broke the goal. It was also his fourth goal in the round of 12.
In the 64th minute, Takumi Minamino's long-range shot was deflected wide.
In the 82nd minute, the Japanese team coordinated on the right side of the field and crossed the middle of the road, and Takuma Asano received the ball and fired a shot that regrettably deflected off the crossbar.
In the end, the Japanese team took revenge on Saudi Arabia 2-0 and sent Saudi Arabia to the first defeat in the round of 12.
Goal information
In the 32nd minute, Takumi Minamino
In the 50th minute, Junya Ito
Both sides started
Japan starters: 12-Shuichi Kwonda, 3-Shogo Taniguchi, 4-Itakura, 5-Yuto Nagatomo, 6-Endo, 10-Takumi Minamino, 13-Hidemasa Morita, 14-Junya Ito, 15-Ōsuke, 17-Tanaka Bi, 19-Hiroki Sakai;
Replacements: 1-Nagatsugu Kawaki, 2-Ueda Naotsu, 7-Shibasaki-Gaku, 8-Haraguchi Motonori, 9-Maeda Daeen, 11-Kubo Takehide, 16-Nakatani Konosuke, 18-Asano Takuma, 20-Nakayama Yuta, 21-Doan Ritsu, 22-Yamane Korai, 23-Tan-Sane
Saudi Arabia starters: 21-Mohammed Orvis, 2-Ganem, 4-Abdullah Amri, 5-Ali Brehi, 8-Abdullach-Malki, 9-Felas-Brikan, 10-Salem Dosali, 13-Yasser Shahrani, 15-Ali Hassan, 19-Fahd Muwalad, 23-Mohammed Kanu;
Substitutes: 1 - Mohammed Yami, 3 - Ziyad Sakhafi, 6 - Khalid Ganam, 7 - Abdulmalek Khayiri, 11 - Saleh Sheikhri, 12 - Saudi Arabia - AbdulHamid, 14 - Moteb Halbi, 16 - Sami Naji, 18 - Khatan Bakhry, 17 - Ahmad Sharakiri, 20 - Khalid Qanam, 22 - Fawaz Karni.