Japan vs North Korea 1-0 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Japan

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1-0

Finished

North Korea

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Thursday, March 21 at 10:23 AMJapan National Stadium

Summary

First half

⚽Goal
2'
⚽Goal by Ao Tanaka
2'
20'
Yellow card for Jang Kuk-Chol
45'
⇅Kang Kuk-Chol on, Ri Un-Chol off
45'
⇅Ri Il-Song on, Choe Ju-Song off

Second half

52'
⇅Choe Ok-Chol on, Kim Kyong-Sok off
⇅Wataru Endo on, Hidemasa Morita off
58'
Yellow card for Hiroki Ito
60'
68'
⇅Kim Kuk-Jin on, Jong Il-Gwan off
73'
Yellow card for Ri Il-Song
⇅Shogo Taniguchi on, Ritsu Doan off
73'
⇅Takuma Asano on, Takumi Minamino off
74'
⇅Daiki Hashioka on, Yukinari Sugawara off (injury)
74'
75'
Yellow card for Kang Kuk-Chol
⇅Koki Ogawa on, Ayase Ueda off
81'
83'
⇅Mun In-Ju on, Kim Pom-Hyok off

Commentary

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Match ends, Japan 1, DPR Korea 0.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Japan 1, DPR Korea 0.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Ko Itakura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
90'+3'Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'Foul by Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea).
89'Takuma Asano (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'Foul by Kim Yu-Song (DPR Korea).
88'Attempt missed. Daiki Hashioka (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
88'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Choe Ok-Chol.
86'Offside, DPR Korea. Han Kwang-Song is caught offside.
82'Substitution, DPR Korea. Mun In-Ju replaces Kim Pom-Hyok.
82'Kim Kuk-Bom (DPR Korea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'Foul by Koki Ogawa (Japan).
81'Foul by Kim Pom-Hyok (DPR Korea).
81'Daiki Hashioka (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80'Substitution, Japan. Koki Ogawa replaces Ayase Ueda.
80'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kang Ju-Hyok.
80'Attempt saved. Ayase Ueda (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hiroki Ito with a through ball.
79'Attempt saved. Kim Kuk-Jin (DPR Korea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Choe Ok-Chol.
78'Kang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
76'Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76'Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
75'Kang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75'Foul by Kang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea).
75'Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74'Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
73'Substitution, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi replaces Ritsu Doan.
73'Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Takumi Minamino.
73'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73'Ri Il-Song (DPR Korea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73'Delay in match (Japan).
72'Attempt blocked. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kim Pom-Hyok.
68'Corner, DPR Korea. Conceded by Koki Machida.
67'Substitution, DPR Korea. Kim Kuk-Jin replaces Jong Il-Gwan.
66'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kim Pom-Hyok.
64'Attempt blocked. Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62'Corner, DPR Korea. Conceded by Ritsu Doan.
62'Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62'Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
61'Offside, Japan. Ayase Ueda is caught offside.
60'Hiroki Ito (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60'Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
60'Choe Ok-Chol (DPR Korea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59'Offside, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara is caught offside.
58'Attempt missed. Jong Il-Gwan (DPR Korea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
58'Substitution, Japan. Wataru Endo replaces Hidemasa Morita.
56'Attempt missed. Kang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Choe Ok-Chol.
55'Attempt saved. Ri Il-Song (DPR Korea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paek Chung-Song with a cross.
52'Substitution, DPR Korea. Choe Ok-Chol replaces Kim Kyong-Sok.
51'Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daizen Maeda with a cross.
48'Foul by Kim Kyong-Sok (DPR Korea).
48'Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47'Hiroki Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'Foul by Jong Il-Gwan (DPR Korea).
47'Attempt saved. Han Kwang-Song (DPR Korea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jong Il-Gwan with a headed pass.
46'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kim Yu-Song.
45'Substitution, DPR Korea. Ri Il-Song replaces Choe Ju-Song.
45'Substitution, DPR Korea. Kang Kuk-Chol replaces Ri Un-Chol.
45'Second Half begins Japan 1, DPR Korea 0.
45'+1'First Half ends, Japan 1, DPR Korea 0.
45'+1'Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
45'+1'Choe Ju-Song (DPR Korea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44'Foul by Paek Chung-Song (DPR Korea).
44'Ao Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kang Ju-Hyok.
43'Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
36'Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
35'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Choe Ju-Song.
31'Foul by Paek Chung-Song (DPR Korea).
31'Daizen Maeda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31'Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31'Foul by Choe Ju-Song (DPR Korea).
29'Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
29'Attempt blocked. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22'Offside, DPR Korea. Jong Il-Gwan is caught offside.
21'Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
20'Jang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20'Foul by Jang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea).
20'Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18'Attempt missed. Koki Machida (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a corner.
17'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Choe Ju-Song.
14'Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
13'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Kang Ju-Hyok.
13'Attempt saved. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
11'Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
8'Foul by Jang Kuk-Chol (DPR Korea).
8'Ao Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'Corner, DPR Korea. Conceded by Koki Machida.
3'Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
2'Goal! Japan 1, DPR Korea 0. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Momentum

JapanNorth Korea

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Top performers

Japan

Ao TanakaShots3
Yukinari SugawaraSaves1

North Korea

Ri Il-SongShots1
Kang Ju-HyokSaves3

Line-ups

Japan4-2-3-14-4-2North Korea

1Ju-Hyok

4Pom-Hyok

16Yu-Song

2Kim

3Kuk-Chol

15Un-Chol

12Ju-Song

22Kuk-Bom

20Chung-Song

10Kwang-Song

11Il-Gwan

9Ueda

17Tanaka

11Maeda

8Minamino

10Doan

5Morita

21Ito

15Machida

2Sugawara

4Itakura

23Suzuki

Japan

23Zion SuzukiG
15Koki MachidaCD-L
4Kou ItakuraCD-R
21Hiroki ItoLB
2Yukinari SugawaraRB
8Takumi MinaminoAM
17Ao TanakaLM
5Hidemasa MoritaRM
9Ayase UedaF
11Daizen MaedaAM-L
10Ritsu DoanAM-R

North Korea

1Kang Ju-HyokG
16Kim Yu-SongCD-L
3Jang Kuk-CholCD-R
4Kim Pom-HyokLB
2Kyong Sok KimRB
15Ri Un-CholCM-L
22Kim Kuk-BomCM-R
12Choe Ju-SongLM
20Paek Chung-SongRM
10Han Kwang-SongCF-L
11Jong Il-GwanCF-R

Head to head

Nov 15, 11North Korea1-0Japan
Sep 02, 11Japan1-0North Korea
Jun 08, 05North Korea0-2Japan
Feb 09, 05Japan2-1North Korea