On April 30, Beijing time, the semifinals of the U23 Asian Cup were contested, and Japan faced Iraq. Shindai Hosoya opened the scoring and Ryotaro Araki scored a goal to make it to the final for the Paris Olympics and compete with Uzbekistan for the title.
In the opening stage, the two teams were full of intensity in the transition between attack and defense, Hosoya Shindai broke through to the penalty area with a low shot that was defused, and Jassim's cut shot was also blocked by the goalkeeper on the ground. In the 28th minute, Fujita midfielder made a long pass to assist accurately, and the forward Hosotani went straight into the penalty area to convert and shook off the defense and pushed the far corner to break the stiffness, from stopping the ball to shooting skills.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Fujita sent another assist with a diagonal pass, and Ryotaro Araki calmly scored a low shot in the face of the goalkeeper to expand the advantage, whether it is individual ability or team cooperation, Japan is superior, the situation is particularly unfavorable for Iraq, and if it is not possible to deal with it, the gap will continue to widen.
Back in the second half, Iraq made changes to the lineup, and the substitutions did not seem to have a significant effect, and the few counter-attacks failed to make a real difference. Japan continued to control the ball and frequently create dangers, Matsuki's long-range shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper who fell to the ground, and Hosotani's header hit the woodwork by a fraction of a second.
The two teams played each other in attack and defense, and the score remained unchanged, and Japan beat Iraq 2-0 to reach the final, where they will compete with Uzi, who is also in good form, to see who has the sharpest attack.
In the other semi-final, Uzbekistan eliminated Indonesia 2-0, and the team was completely in control of the tempo throughout the game, and it was bad luck to hit the woodwork several times, otherwise it could have been a tragedy, scoring 14 goals and conceding 0 goals in five games, they are definitely strong contenders for the title. Indonesia's situation has always been suppressed, the second half was the first to score a goal, but unfortunately it was invalid, and it was at this moment that the team's mentality slowly collapsed unbalanced, and the bad fouls of the players in the final stage were also losses and losses.