Summary of Japan vs Costa Rica for the World Cup in Qatar
The match was played this Sunday from 7 a.m. (Argentine time) at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, in the city of Al Rayan, with the refereeing of Englishman Michel Oliver, who has played 330 Premier League games since he began directing in the 2010-2011 season.
It is not usual for a match between teams with such disparate premieres. Japan surprised the world by beating Germany 2-1 and after starting down 1-0, and having been outplayed by their rival throughout the first half, while Costa Rica looked like an amateur team losing 7-0 against Spain.
Costa Rica surprised by being the dominator of the game, since possession of the ball allowed them to annul Japan’s game, which barely had three shots and none went on target.
In the second half, the “Blue Samurai” took the initiative and with the changes made by coach Hajime Moriyasu, the team found the necessary freshness to play an intense and sharp game, a method that helped them corner their rival and force them into error. , although he could not transfer it to the marker.
Despite the fact that the proposal to take the victory was made by Japan, a bad start compromised it and the winning goal for Costa Rica arrived: in the crescent of the area, the right-back Fuller received a surprise, who subtly hung it over Gonda and made it 1-0 for the Ticos.
The Japanese had the possibility of advancing to the round of 16, if they beat the Central Americans. Now they depend on the third game, in which they will face a Spain that has just beaten and that today will play against Germany, in a key duel for the aspirations of both European teams.
Synthesis Japan vs Costa Rica for the World Cup in Qatar
Japan: Hiroki Sakai, Ko Itakura, Maya Yoshida, Yuto Nagatomo; Ao Tanaka, Wataru Endo, Junya, Daichi Kamada, Takefusa Kubo; Daizen Maeda. DT: Hajime Moriyasu.
Costa Rica: Kaylor Navas; Carlos Martínez, Oscar Duarte, Francisco Calvo and Bryan Oviedo; Keysher Fuller, Celso Borges, Yeltsin Tejeda, and Jewison Bennette; Joel Campbell and Anthony Contreras. DT: Luis Fernando Suarez.
Field: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, in the city of Al Rayan
Referee: Michel Oliver (England)
Goal in the second half: 35m Fuller (CR).
Changes in the second half: at the beginning H.Ito for Nagatomo (J), T.Asano for Ueda (J); 16m K.Mitoma by Yamane (J); 20m B.Aguilera by Torres (CR), J.Bennette by Contreras (CR), J.Ito by Doan (J); 36m T.Minamino by Soma (J); 43m Y.Salas by Borges (CR); 49m D. Chacón by Campbell (CR).
Source: Ambito
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