At 18:30 Beijing time on March 24, the Kirin Cup Challenge Cup, Japan vs Uruguay. Valverde broke the deadlock for Uruguay in the first half, and Takuma Nishimura, who came off the bench in the second half, scored as Japan drew 1-1 with Uruguay.
In the first half, Uruguay kicked off first, and in the second minute of the first half, Japan launched a counterattack after breaking the ball at the back, and Mikasa broke through all the way to Uruguay's front to form a threat, and was broken by the Uruguayan defender, and Japan won the first corner kick of the game.
In the 11th minute, Japan played a wonderful match in front, Mikasa went straight through, Asano Takuma broke through with the ball on the wing and crossed from a small angle to the direction of the goal, and the goalkeeper saved the ball off the line.
In the 18th minute, Valverde's corner kick was confiscated by the goalkeeper, and the Japanese team threw the ball to launch a counterattack, Mikasa received the ball and broke through to the Uruguayan penalty area in succession, and was finally broken out of the touchline by the defender. In the 21st minute, Sugawara Yusei crossed the box with a low flat ball on the right, and Asano Takuma won the ball and swung away the defender to shoot high.
In the 27th minute, Japan's Anru Don's cross from the left was denied by the goalkeeper. In the 33rd minute, Japan played a succession of excellent matches in front of the field, and Endo Hang kicked a long pass over the top to find Don Yasuru in the box, who headed the ball into the box and the Uruguayan defender broke the ball before Asano Takuma.
In the 37th minute, Maxi Gomez's cross from the right was not far off the defender, Valverde followed up in the middle, volleyed into the post and bounced back into the box, and then scored with a header to give Uruguay a 1-0 lead.
The second half began with Japan kicking off. In the 50th minute, Japan won a free kick on the right side of the front, and Don Anru took the penalty area and was cleared by Uruguay. In the 53rd minute, Japan played a quick counterattack, Mikasa broke through to the box with the ball, Asano Takuma broke into the box after winning the ball, and barely shot under the defender's defense, which was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 59th minute, Asano Takuma fouled Valverde and received the first yellow card of the match. In the 60th minute, Japan made a substitution, Asano Takuma and Don Yasuru were substituted, and Ueda Kiyo and Jun Ito came off the bench.
In the 62nd minute, Junya Ito broke through from the right and crossed, and the Uruguayan defender blocked the ball from the bottom line under the pressure of the opponent. In the 64th minute, Junya Ito cooperated with his teammates and tripped into the box, and the referee awarded a penalty for the first time, and then canceled the penalty after watching the VAR.
In the 68th minute, Uruguay made a substitution, with Canobbio and Faquindo Torres coming off the bench to replace Pelistri and Diego Rossi.
In the 73rd minute, Japan made a substitution, with Hidemasa Morita and Daichi Kamada being substituted, with Takuma Nishimura and Bibi Tanaka coming on. In the 74th minute, Japan went straight at the back, Junya Ito crossed from the right, and Takuma Nishimura, who had just come off the bench, pushed the goal in the middle to tie the score 1:1.
In the 77th minute, Uruguay made a substitution, with Felipe Carvalho coming on for M. Ugarte. In the 84th minute, Uruguay continued to make substitutions, with Honatan Rodriguez coming off the bench to replace Maxi Gomez.
In the 85th minute, Canobbio crossed into the box and Torres fired a blast that hit the crossbar, which was then deflected off the line. In the 88th minute, Japan made a substitution, with Yusei Sugawara and Mikasa coming off the bench, with Daiki Hashizuna and Keito Nakamura coming off the bench.
Three minutes into second-half stoppage time, Japan drew 1-1 with Uruguay thanks to a goal from substitute Takuma Nishimura.