Brazil national team, the 1st of the world ranking, slashed to defeat Japan national team with a score of 1-0 in the Kirin Challenge Cup 2022 (International ‘A’ Match FIFA Day) at the National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo.
In this match, Japan led by Yuto Nagatomo is on the right side back, Yuta Nakayama on the left side back, and Kyogo Furuhashi on the center forward. I went to the match with a fullback.
On the other hand, Brazil changed four starting members from the Korea Republic National team who won 5-1, and Alison and Vinicius Junior was in the starting lineup.
The match kicked off in the heavy rain. Two minutes, Brazil suddenly has a chance. Neymar, who put the Vinicius Jr. fold in the center of the box, passes behind the defender line with his heel. Lucas Paqueta, who escaped, aimed at the goal with his right foot, but hit the left post.
Japan tried to move forward by connecting the ball without fear in my ball time and attacked mainly on the right side of Junya Ito, but it was difficult to bring in a shot. Brazil gradually increased the tempo of the attack, and Japan was on the defensive side. Even so, GK Shuichi Gonda showed a good save even if he took a number of people in front of the goal to erase the space and was hit by a shot. No points were scored in the first half, and the scoreless turn was made.
In the second half, the hands of the clock advance at the pace of Brazil. In the 65th minute, Allison jumped out to a high position and calmly dodged Kyogo Furuhashi to supply an accurate long feed. Reacting Neymar controls the ball from behind with his chest and swings his left foot, but the shot is blocked by Ko Itakura ‘s block in the cover.
Although it was an open development, it remained 0-0, but Japan ate the counter in the 75th minute and was pushed in front of the goal, defeating the opponent in the melee and giving a PK. Neymar, who acted as a kicker, shook the net by hitting the opposite of Gonda, and Brazil took the lead. Neymar scored five games in a row against Japan, marking his ninth goal in total.
Japan’s counterattack did not reach, and the match ended with Brazil being against with a score of 1-0.
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