Friendlies
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- Takumi Minamino 16'
- Ritsu Dōan 60'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Japan beat Ghana 2-0. Scorers for Japan: Takumi Minamino 16', Ritsu Dōan 60'.
Japan
Ghana
- Full-time 2 - 0
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88'
P. Owusu Out: Kamaldeen Sulemana · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: P. Owusu comes on for Kamaldeen Sulemana
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88'
Prince-Osei Owusu Out: Derrick Köhn · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Prince-Osei Owusu comes on for Derrick Köhn
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82'
Ryunosuke Sato Out: Keito Nakamura · Japan Substitution for Japan: Ryunosuke Sato comes on for Keito Nakamura
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76'
S. Kitano Out: Takumi Minamino · Japan Substitution for Japan: S. Kitano comes on for Takumi Minamino
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76'
Tomoya Ando Out: Takefusa Kubo · Japan Substitution for Japan: Tomoya Ando comes on for Takefusa Kubo
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76'
Keisuke Goto Out: Ayase Ueda · Japan Substitution for Japan: Keisuke Goto comes on for Ayase Ueda
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75'
Gideon Mensah Out: Jerome Opoku · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Gideon Mensah comes on for Jerome Opoku
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75'
Christopher Bonsu Baah Out: Brandon Thomas-Asante · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Christopher Bonsu Baah comes on for Brandon Thomas-Asante
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68'
Yukinari Sugawara Out: Ritsu Dōan · Japan Substitution for Japan: Yukinari Sugawara comes on for Ritsu Dōan
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68'
Joel Fujita Out: Ao Tanaka · Japan Substitution for Japan: Joel Fujita comes on for Ao Tanaka
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60'
Ritsu Dōan 2-0 Goal · Assist: Takefusa Kubo · Japan Goal for Japan! Ritsu Dōan turns in the pass from Takefusa Kubo (2-0)
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56'
Alidu Seidu Out: Abu Francis · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Alidu Seidu comes on for Abu Francis
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56'
Prince Adu Out: Antoine Semenyo · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Prince Adu comes on for Antoine Semenyo
- Half-time 1 - 0
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16'
Takumi Minamino 1-0 Goal · Assist: Kaishu Sano · Japan Goal for Japan! Takumi Minamino turns in the pass from Kaishu Sano (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Japan
Ghana
WDLDW
Last 5 matches WDWWW
2Goals scored per match2.7
0.8Goals conceded per match0.7
5Clean sheets6
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Japan3-4-2-1
Ghana5-4-1
13
7.0
Köhn
88'
Derrick Köhn
- 88'Out
- 75'Out
8
7.2
Minamino
16'76'
Takumi Minamino
- 16'Goal
- 76'Out
- 76'Out
13
6.9
Nakamura
82'
Keito Nakamura
- 82'Out
- 68'Out
- 60'Goal
- 68'Out
Japan3-4-2-1
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
Starting XI
- 1GK Tomoki Hayakawa 7.0
- 5DF Tsuyoshi Watanabe 7.3
- 3DF Shogo Taniguchi 7.2
- 25DF Junnosuke Suzuki 7.9
- 10MF Ritsu Dōan60'68' 7.7
- 21MF Kaishu Sano 8.0
- 17MF Ao Tanaka68' 7.0
- 13MF Keito Nakamura82' 6.9
- 20FW Takefusa Kubo76' 7.2
- 8FW Takumi Minamino16'76' 7.2
- 18FW Ayase Ueda76' 7.5
Substitutes
- 2DF Yukinari Sugawara68' 6.5
- 7MF Joel Fujita68' 6.9
- 16DF Tomoya Ando76' 6.6
- 24FW S. Kitano76' 6.7
- 26FW Keisuke Goto76' 6.3
- 14MF Ryunosuke Sato82' 6.3
- 12GK Léo Kokubo
- 23GK Taishi Nozawa
- 4DF Ko Itakura
- 22DF Ayumu Seko
- 6MF Wataru Endo
- 15MF Daichi Kamada
- 11FW Daizen Maeda
- 9FW Shuto Machino
- 19FW Koki Ogawa
Ghana5-4-1
Starting XI
- 12GK Joseph Anang 6.3
- 3DF Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi 6.6
- 15DF Kojo Peprah Oppong 6.5
- 4DF Jonas Adjetey 6.6
- 18DF Jerome Opoku75' 6.2
- 13DF Derrick Köhn88' 7.0
- 22MF Kamaldeen Sulemana88' 6.3
- 19MF Abu Francis56' 6.7
- 8MF Kwasi Sibo 6.6
- 9MF Brandon Thomas-Asante75' 6.3
- 11FW Antoine Semenyo56' 6.2
Substitutes
- 2DF Alidu Seidu56' 6.5
- 23FW Prince Adu56' 6.7
- 14DF Gideon Mensah75' 6.9
- 17FW Christopher Bonsu Baah75' 6.7
- 24MF P. Owusu88'
- 5FW Prince-Osei Owusu88'
- 1GK Lawrence Zigi
- 16GK Benjamin Asare
- 6DF Mohammed Salisu
- 21DF Ebenezer Annan
- 7FW Kelvin Nkrumah
Japan
Ghana
51%
49%
14
Shots
7
5
On target
2
8
Off target
2
4
Corners
1
14
Fouls
7
1
Offsides
1
2
Saves
3
514
Passes
492
87%
Pass accuracy
84%