Japan v Saudi Arabia Live Commentary & Result, 01/02/2022, WC Qualification Asia

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	KSA Saudi Arabia	10	7	2	1	12	6	+6	23	W D L W W
2	JPN Japan	10	7	1	2	12	4	+8	22	D W W W W
3	AUS Australia	10	4	3	3	15	9	+6	15	L L D W D
4	OMA Oman	10	4	2	4	11	10	+1	14	W W D L L
5	CHN China PR	10	1	3	6	9	19	-10	6	L D L L D
6	VIE Vietnam	10	1	1	8	8	19	-11	4	D L W L L

Match ends, Japan 2, Saudi Arabia 0.

90' + 4' Second Half ends, Japan 2, Saudi Arabia 0.

90' + 3' Foul by Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia).

90' + 3' Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90' + 2' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Abdulelah Al Amri.

90' + 2' Attempt blocked. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takuma Asano.

90' + 1' Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

G. Haraguchi

W. Endo

90' Substitution, Japan. Genki Haraguchi replaces Wataru Endo.

86' Attempt saved. Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.

85' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Hidemasa Morita.

83' Abdullah Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83' Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).

81' Attempt missed. Takuma Asano (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.

80' Foul by Khalid Al Ghannam (Saudi Arabia).

80' Yuta Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Shogo Taniguchi.

T. Asano

T. Minamino

78' Substitution, Japan. Takuma Asano replaces Takumi Minamino.

77' Saud Abdul Hamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

77' Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).

77' Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Abdullah Al Hamdan

Firas Al Brikan

75' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al Hamdan replaces Feras Al Brikan.

Khalid Al Ghannam

Sultan Al-Ghannam

75' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Khalid Al Ghannam replaces Sultan Al Ghannam.

Hattan Bahebri

Yellow Card

74' Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

74' Foul by Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia).

74' Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

71' Attempt blocked. Mohamed Kanno (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdulelah Al Amri.

71' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Ao Tanaka.

69' Offside, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi tries a through ball, but Yuta Nakayama is caught offside.

Y. Nakayama

Y. Nagatomo

68' Substitution, Japan. Yuta Nakayama replaces Yuto Nagatomo.

D. Maeda

Y. Ōsako

68' Substitution, Japan. Daizen Maeda replaces Yuya Osako.

68' Attempt saved. Saud Abdul Hamid (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

65' Saud Abdul Hamid (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65' Foul by Yuya Osako (Japan).

65' Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo.

64' Abdulelah Al Amri (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

64' Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).

63' Attempt missed. Hattan Bahebri (Saudi Arabia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

62' Offside, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.

Saud Abdulhamid

Ali Al Hassan

55' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Saud Abdul Hamid replaces Ali Al-Hassan.

Hattan Bahebri

Fahad Al Muwallad

55' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Hattan Bahebri replaces Fahad Al Muwallad.

J. Ito

Y. Nagatomo

50' Goal! Japan 2, Saudi Arabia 0. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo.

48' Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.

47' Sultan Al Ghannam (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47' Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).

Second Half begins Japan 1, Saudi Arabia 0.

45' + 5' First Half ends, Japan 1, Saudi Arabia 0.

45' + 5' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Ao Tanaka.

45' + 4' Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

45' + 2' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Salem Al Dawsari tries a through ball, but Feras Al Brikan is caught offside.

45' + 1' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Shogo Taniguchi.

42' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Junya Ito.

41' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

41' Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).

40' Attempt saved. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ao Tanaka.

40' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Abdulelah Al Amri tries a through ball, but Feras Al Brikan is caught offside.

38' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Hidemasa Morita.

T. Minamino

J. Ito

31' Goal! Japan 1, Saudi Arabia 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junya Ito.

27' Attempt missed. Yaseer Al Shahrani (Saudi Arabia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

26' Corner, Saudi Arabia. Conceded by Ko Itakura.

23' Offside, Japan. Shogo Taniguchi tries a through ball, but Yuya Osako is caught offside.

Abdullah Al Khaibari

Abdulelah Al Malki

23' Substitution, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Al-Khaibari replaces Abdulelah Almalki because of an injury.

21' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Salem Al Dawsari tries a through ball, but Abdulelah Al Amri is caught offside.

K. Itakura

Yellow Card

21' Ko Itakura (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

21' Feras Al Brikan (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

21' Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).

16' Abdulelah Almalki (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

16' Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).

14' Salem Al Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

14' Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).

12' Fahad Al Muwallad (Saudi Arabia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12' Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).

11' Offside, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Al Owais tries a through ball, but Feras Al Brikan is caught offside.

6' Foul by Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia).

6' Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Ali Al Bulayhi

Yellow Card

4' Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

4' Foul by Ali Al Bulayhi (Saudi Arabia).

4' Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

2' Dangerous play by Ali Al-Hassan (Saudi Arabia).

2' Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Japan v Saudi Arabia Live Commentary, 01/02/2022

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