Japan U23 national team, keep 3 points in the first match after beating China U23 national team 1-0 in the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 Group Stage, Group B at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.
In the beginning game, Japan was the side open attacking and in the 9th minute, following Fuki Yamada crossed the ball to Kuryu Matsuki and charged the ball in close range to the goal, Japan led 1-0
But not long time, in the 15th minute, Japan left 10 players after Ryuya Nishio conceded a foul to Jia Feifan, and the referee gave a yellow card on the first attempt but upgraded to a red card and sent them off after checking VAR.
After Japan lost the advantage players, China was the side to attack and got more opportunities to get an equalizer goal, but it couldn’t do that.
In the remaining time of the first half, there was no additional score, ending the first half with Japan leading 1-0.
In the second half, even Japan lost advantage players, but they have more opportunities to get the second goal but couldn’t convert to the goal.
The remaining time of the second half had no additional score, ending Japan’s win 1-0.
Credit Photo : Karim Jaafar/AFP
