Japan U20 national team edged 3 points in the opening match after beating Senegal U20 national team with a score of 1-0 in the FIFA U20 World Cup 2023 at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata.
Japan stood up and took the initiative first. In the 9th minute, from the short corner, Kumada finally hit the goal with a header, but it went right in front of the goalkeeper. Immediately after, in the 10th minute, Kodai Sano (Okayama) returned the ball from deep on the left side, and Matsuki responded with his head, but the ball went slightly off target.
However, in the 15th minute, Matsuki, who had the ball in front of the goal, struck with his left foot from the front of the box. A sharp grounder’s shot landed in the right corner of the goal, giving Japan the lead.
In the 21st minute, when Senegal brought the ball in from the left flank, Samba Diallo swayed the net in the end due to a scramble in front of the goal, but after VAR, the last play was offside and no goal was scored. rice field.
With the help of VAR, Japan recovered and maintained their lead going into halftime. Midfielder Riku Yamane replaced midfielder Naganaga Takatora at the beginning of the second half
But in the second half Senegal’s ball was about to be played and the development continued to go on the defensive. Despite this, the tenacious response and the lack of decisiveness of Senegal’s attacking team helped them to win 1-0 without giving up a goal until the end. We succeeded in decorating the first match of the FIFA U20 World Cup with a victory.
Japan will face Colombia on 24 May 2023 in their next match, who also added 3 points in their first match.
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