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Japan U23 vs South Africa U23Result, Lineups & H2H

Olympic Games20202020
Japan U23

Japan U23

Kubo71'
1
-FT
0
Jul 22, 2021
Ajinomoto Stadium
South Africa U23

South Africa U23

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
R. Malepe
R. Malepe
South Africa U23
South Africa U23
7.8
90'Yellow Card
Yuta Nakayama 
Yuta Nakayama 
Japan U23
79'Substitution
K. Kodisang
K. Kodisang· In
R. Frosler
R. Frosler· Out
South Africa U23
72'Substitution
R. Hatate
R. Hatate· In
Yuta Nakayama 
Yuta Nakayama · Out
Japan U23
72'Substitution
Ayase Ueda
Ayase Ueda· In
Daichi Hayashi
Daichi Hayashi· Out
Japan U23
Goal!
1-0
Takefusa Kubo
Takefusa Kubo
71'·Japan U23
⚽
60'Substitution
Y. Soma
Y. Soma· In
Koji Miyoshi 
Koji Miyoshi · Out
Japan U23
57'Yellow Card
Ritsu Doan
Ritsu Doan
Japan U23
38'Yellow Card
Wataru Endo
Wataru Endo
Japan U23

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Japan U23
Japan U23
South Africa U23
South Africa U23
55%Ball Possession45%
12Shots Total4
7Shots On Target1
6Corners1
14Fouls4
2Yellow Cards0
4Offsides3
1Saves4
588Passes472
7Shots Off Target3
110Attacks91
96Dangerous Attacks38
8Shots Inside Box1
4Shots Outside Box3
1Goals0
0Substitutions0
10Tackles15
508Accurate Passes388
0Red Cards0

Team Lineups

South Africa U23
South Africa U23
Manager: David Notoane

Starting XI

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RWR. Williams
R. Williams
7.3
-
TMT. Mukumela
T. Mukumela
6.8
-
LFL. Fleurs
L. Fleurs
7.7
-
RMR. Malepe
R. Malepe
7.8
-
RFR. Frosler
R. Frosler
6.3
-
GMG. Mosele
G. Mosele
6.4
-
TMT. Mokoena
T. Mokoena
7.3
-
SMS. Mabiliso
S. Mabiliso
7.0
-
TCT. Cele
T. Cele
7.5
-
LSL. Singh
L. Singh
6.7
-
EME. Makgopa
E. Makgopa
6.4

Player Statistics

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
Hiroki Sakai
Hiroki Sakai
DF
7.3
90'001/1
59(86%)
3
5/8
Takefusa Kubo
Takefusa Kubo
MF
7.3
90'101/4
46(87%)
3
3/11
Kosei Tani
Kosei Tani
GK
7.3
90'00-
17(88%)
-
-
A. Tanaka
A. Tanaka
MF
7.3
90'01-
86(91%)
1
2/7
Ko Itakura
Ko Itakura
DF
7.1
90'00-
71(92%)
-
3/5
Maya Yoshida
Maya Yoshida
DF
7.1
90'00-
79(82%)
-
6/7
Yuta Nakayama
Yuta Nakayama
DF
7.0
72'00-
44(86%)
-
2/4
Wataru Endo
Wataru Endo
MF
7.0
90'00-
92(91%)
-
2/6
Koji Miyoshi
Koji Miyoshi
MF
7.0
60'001/2
19(79%)
1
2/4
Daichi Hayashi
Daichi Hayashi
FW
7.0
72'001/1
9(78%)
-
1/5
Y. Soma
Y. Soma
FW
6.8
30'00-
8(50%)
-
-
Ritsu Doan
Ritsu Doan
MF
6.6
90'000/1
41(90%)
2
4/14
R. Hatate
R. Hatate
FW
6.6
18'00-
8(88%)
-
0/2
Ayase Ueda
Ayase Ueda
FW
6.6
18'00-
3
-
0/2
Koki Machida
Koki Machida
DF
6.4
10'00-
6(33%)
-
2/2

Japan U23 vs South Africa U23 in numbers

FormLast 5 games, all competitions

Japan U233W 0D 2L
  1. Won7-0Myanmar U23
  2. Won3-2@ Brazil U23
  3. Lost1-2Saudi Arabia U23
  4. Lost1-2@ Syria U23
  5. Won3-1Honduras U23
South Africa U231W 2D 2L
  1. Won1-0@ Côte d'Ivoire U23
  2. Drew0-0@ Nigeria U23
  3. Lost0-3@ Egypt U23
  4. Drew2-2Ghana U23
  5. Lost0-3@ Egypt U23
Japan U23South Africa U23
9Pointsof 155
15Goals scored3
7Goals conceded8
1Clean sheets2
9Scored in a row0
1Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win4
4Conceded in a row3

How we calculate this

Fixtures

Matchday 1 — Olympic Games

Match summary

Japan U23 beat South Africa U23 1-0 in the Olympic Games, Group Stage.

Goal scorers

Japan U23: Takefusa Kubo (71')

Key stats

Possession: Japan U23 55% · South Africa U23 45% · Total shots: 12-4 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 6-1