Japan vs Ghana 2-0 · International Friendly

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Japan

WDLDW

2-0

Finished

Ghana

WDWWW

Friday, November 14 at 10:20 AMToyota Stadium (Japan)

Summary

First half

⚽Goal by Takumi Minamino
16'

Second half

56'
⇅Alidu Seidu on, Abu Francis off (injury)
56'
⇅Prince Adu on, Antoine Semenyo off
⚽Goal by Ritsu Doan
60'
⇅Yukinari Sugawara on, Ritsu Doan off
68'
⇅Joel Chima Fujita on, Ao Tanaka off
68'
75'
⇅Gideon Mensah on, Jerome Opoku off
75'
⇅Christopher Bonsu Baah on, Brandon Thomas-Asante off
⇅Sota Kitano on, Takumi Minamino off
76'
⇅Tomoya Ando on, Takefusa Kubo off
76'
⇅Keisuke Goto on, Ayase Ueda off
76'
⇅Ryunosuke Sato on, Keito Nakamura off
82'
88'
⇅Prince Owusu on, Kamaldeen Sulemana off
88'
⇅Prince Owusu on, Derrick Köhn off

Commentary

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Match ends, Japan 2, Ghana 0.
90'+4'Second Half ends, Japan 2, Ghana 0.
90'+3'Gideon Mensah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
90'+1'Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Foul by Prince Owusu (Ghana).
90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
88'Substitution, Ghana. Prince Owusu replaces Derrick Köhn.
88'Substitution, Ghana. Prince Owusu replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
88'Attempt missed. Tomoya Ando (Japan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara with a cross following a corner.
87'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
86'Attempt missed. Joel Chima Fujita (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junnosuke Suzuki.
85'Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
85'Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'Foul by Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana).
83'Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'Foul by Joel Chima Fujita (Japan).
82'Substitution, Japan. Ryunosuke Sato replaces Keito Nakamura.
81'Attempt saved. Prince Adu (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Christopher Bonsu Baah.
79'Offside, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara is caught offside.
78'Attempt blocked. Prince Adu (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gideon Mensah with a cross.
76'Substitution, Japan. Keisuke Goto replaces Ayase Ueda.
76'Substitution, Japan. Tomoya Ando replaces Takefusa Kubo.
76'Substitution, Japan. Sota Kitano replaces Takumi Minamino.
75'Substitution, Ghana. Christopher Bonsu Baah replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
75'Substitution, Ghana. Gideon Mensah replaces Jerome Opoku.
74'Jerome Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
73'Attempt missed. Joel Chima Fujita (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
73'Handball by Prince Adu (Ghana).
72'Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
72'Offside, Ghana. Alidu Seidu is caught offside.
70'Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70'Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
69'Attempt missed. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
68'Substitution, Japan. Joel Chima Fujita replaces Ao Tanaka.
68'Substitution, Japan. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ritsu Doan.
67'Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67'Foul by Prince Adu (Ghana).
64'Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan). Assisted by Prince Adu.
63'Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
63'Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'Goal! Japan 2, Ghana 0. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
59'Attempt saved. Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joseph Anang (Ghana). Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross.
59'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Joseph Anang.
58'Attempt saved. Kaishu Sano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joseph Anang (Ghana). Assisted by Ayase Ueda.
57'Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
57'Prince Adu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57'Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).
56'Substitution, Ghana. Prince Adu replaces Antoine Semenyo.
56'Substitution, Ghana. Alidu Seidu replaces Abu Francis because of an injury.
56'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52'Delay in match because of an injury Abu Francis (Ghana).
51'Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
51'Abu Francis (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50'Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
49'Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
47'Jerome Opoku (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
46'Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
45'Second Half begins Japan 1, Ghana 0.
45'+2'First Half ends, Japan 1, Ghana 0.
45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
44'Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44'Foul by Jerome Opoku (Ghana).
41'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40'Delay in match because of an injury Derrick Köhn (Ghana).
39'Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
39'Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36'Delay in match because of an injury Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
33'Keito Nakamura (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).
31'Foul by Abu Francis (Ghana).
31'Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30'Foul by Jonas Adjetey (Ghana).
30'Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28'Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
28'Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28'Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keito Nakamura with a cross.
27'Attempt missed. Jonas Adjetey (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Derrick Köhn following a corner.
27'Attempt missed. Derrick Köhn (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
26'Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
26'Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Köhn with a cross.
22'Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
22'Abu Francis (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
21'Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'Tomoki Hayakawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
18'Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
18'Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'Goal! Japan 1, Ghana 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
15'Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Takumi Minamino following a corner.
15'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
14'Foul by Jerome Opoku (Ghana).
14'Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12'Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12'Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
11'Attempt missed. Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
6'Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joseph Anang (Ghana). Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
3'Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Momentum

JapanGhana

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1530456075

Top performers

Japan

Ritsu DoanShots3
Junnosuke SuzukiAccurate passes65
Tomoki HayakawaSaves2

Ghana

Kamaldeen SulemanaShots2
Jonas AdjeteyAccurate passes67
Joseph AnangSaves3

Line-ups

Japan3-4-2-15-4-1Ghana

12Anang

13Köhn

18Opoku

4Adjetey

3Yirenkyi

15Oppong

8Sibo

9Thomas-Asante

22Sulemana

19Francis

11Semenyo

8Minamino

18Ueda

20Kubo

13Nakamura

17Tanaka

10Doan

21Sano

25Suzuki

3Taniguchi

5Watanabe

1Hayakawa

Japan

1Tomoki HayakawaG
3Shogo TaniguchiCD
25Junnosuke SuzukiCD-L
5Tsuyoshi WatanabeCD-R
17Ao TanakaCM-L
21Kaishu SanoCM-R
13Keito NakamuraLM
10Ritsu DoanRM
18Ayase UedaF
8Takumi MinaminoCF-L
20Takefusa KuboCF-R

Ghana

12Joseph AnangG
4Jonas AdjeteyCD
18Jerome OpokuCD-L
15Kojo Peprah OppongCD-R
13Derrick KöhnLB
3Caleb YirenkyiRB
8Kwasi SiboCM-L
19Abu FrancisCM-R
9Brandon Thomas-AsanteLM
22Kamaldeen SulemanaRM
11Antoine SemenyoF

Head to head

Jun 10, 22Japan4-1Ghana
May 30, 18Japan0-2Ghana
Sep 10, 13Japan3-1Ghana
Sep 09, 09Japan4-3Ghana
Oct 04, 06Japan0-1Ghana