At 18:15 Beijing time on February 1, the 8th round of Group B of the World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia, Japan hosted Saudi Arabia. In the first half, Jun Ito also assisted Takumi Minamino to break the goal, and in the second half, Jun Ito also volleyed the world wave to expand the score, and Japan beat the opponent 2-0. Japan is firmly in second place in the table, while trailing Saudi Arabia at the top of the table by only one point.
Competition focus
Japan wins five consecutive World Preliminary Rounds: Japan has won five consecutive World Preliminaries since losing 1-0 to Saudi Arabia in the first leg.
Japan's revenge against Saudi Arabia: In the first leg of last October, Japan lost 0-1 away and returned home 2-0 in the second leg to complete revenge.
Saudi Arabia suffered the first defeat in the round of 12: in the first 7 rounds of matches, Saudi Arabia played 6 wins and 1 draw, this time 0-2 defeat to Japan, undefeated gold body broken.
Japan sits second in the table: With the advantage of the first race, Japan temporarily led Australia by 4 points behind it and sat firmly in the second place in the standings.
Live match
Just 4 minutes into the opening, Breuchy brought down Akiya Daisuke in a defensive process and received his first yellow card. Breuch also disagreed with the decision, and the referee signaled him to calm down.
In the 17th minute, Jun Ito also kicked down Markey from behind, who fell to the ground in pain and could not continue to play.
In the 31st minute, Hiroki Sakai's direct pass from the back, Jun Ito also used his speed advantage to enter the box and crossed, Takumi Minamino shook off the angle of the left foot to push the shot, Japan 1-0 to break the deadlock.
In the 40th minute, Hang Endo passed directly, Jun Ito shot with his right foot from a small angle, and Saudi goalkeeper Ovies saved the ball.
In the 50th minute, Nagatomo Yudo knocked across, and Jun Ito cleverly stopped the ball and volleyed with his left foot to accurately send the ball into the top left corner of the goal, extending Japan's 2-0 advantage.
In the 60th minute, Jun Ito also collapsed in the penalty area, and the referee did not award a penalty after watching VAR.
In the 81st minute, Junya Ito crossed from the right and substitute Takuma Asano pushed the ball high. In the end, Japan defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0.
Match data
Post-match ratings
In the post-match scoring session, Jun Ito, who passed the success, also scored 8.2 points, and there was no suspense to win the best in the game.
Both sides of the lineup
Japan Shuichi: 12-Shuichi Kaeda, 3-Shogo Taniguchi, 4-Ita, 5-Yuto Hatomo (67' 20-Yuta Nakayama), 19-Hiroaki Sakai, 6-Wataru (6-Yōto( 6-6-Watato 89' 8-Motoki Haraguchi), 13-Hidemasa Morita, 17-Aoi Tanaka, 10-Takuki Minamino (77' 18-Takuma Asano), 14-Ryoya Iako, 15-Yuya Osako (67' 9-Daien Maeda)
Saudi Arabia starters: 21-Orves, 2-Sultan Ganem (75' 20-Khalid Ganem), 4-Amri, 5-Blashi, 13-Shahlani, 23-Kanu, 8-Marki (22' 7-Khayiri), 15-Ali Hassan (54' 12-AbdulHamid), 19-Muwallad (54' 18-Bakhbry), 10-Salem-Dawasari, 9-Brikan (74' 11-Hamdan)