Japan Vs Bahrain football match ended with Japan beating Bahrain 3-1 in the round of 16 of the AFC Asia Cup. Four times AFC Asia Cup champion Japan scored the first goal in the first half of the match. In the early minutes of the second half, Japan doubled their lead. In the 64th minute, the Japanese striker Ayase Ueda scored their own goal. Eight minutes later Ayase Ueda scored the third goal and the Japanese team advanced into the quarter-finals of the AFC Asia Cup.
Bahrain team starting eleven
Bahrain coach Juan Antonio Pizzi picked Ebrahim Lutfalla as a first-choice keeper. Sayed Baqer and Waleed Al Hayam as center backs. Mohamed Adel is right side back and Hazza Ali is left side back. Mohamed Al-Hardan is playing as a Defensive Midfielder. Jasim Al-Shaikh and Kamil Al Aswad are playing in the Mid-field. Ali Madan is right-wing, and Mohamed Marhoon is left-wing. Abdulla Yusuf Helal is playing as a center forward. Juan Antonio Pizzi chose a 4-1-4-1 formation in this match.
Japan starting elven
Hajime Moriyasu Pick a Starting eleven of Zion Suzuki is in a goal. Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kou Itakura play in the center-back position. Seiya Maikuma is on the right and Yuta Nakayama is in the left side-back position. Wataru Endō, Takefusa Kubo, and Reo Hatate are in the Center- midfield role. Keito Nakamura and Ritsu Doan play as center-attacking midfielders. Ayase Ueda playing in the Center Forward position. Hajime Moriyasu has a 4-3-2-1 Formation in this match.
Japan Vs Bahrain Football Match: Japan beats Bahrain 3-1
First Half
In the early Minutes of the match Samurai Blues looked shaky they were making mistakes and Bahrain looked to break the Japanese defense line. In the 10th minute, Japan won the first corner of the game Takefusa Kubo crossed the ball from the left and found Ayase Ueda who was completely unmarked in the box. He heads the ball, but Ebrahim Lutfalla made a great save by tipping the ball over the bar.
Both team looks defensively solid at the back. The Japanese team seeing more possession of the ball. In the 29th minute, Bahrain make a rare foray forward through a counterattack. Sayed Baqer found Ali Madan in the middle; He took a shoot from outside the box with a lack of power behind the shoot it was an easy save for Zion Suzuki. In the 31st Minute, Seiya Maikuma took a thunderous shot from outside the box his shot hit the post and the rebound fell for Ritsu Doan to slot the ball home from inside the penalty area and give Japan the lead.
The Blue Samurai made the first change they introduced Hidemasa Morita in place of Reo Hatate who picked up an injury in this match. The first Half ends with Japan taking a 1-0 lead.
Second Half
The second half begins with both teams not making any changes for their teams. In the early minutes of the match, Japan won the free kick. Japan dinked free kick into the plenty area of Bahrain finding Kou Itakura at the back post. He heads an effort at goal, but it’s just off-target.
In the 49th minute, Japan won the ball in the opponent’s half they were looking to attack Bahrain’s defender Hazza Ali trying to intercept the ball inside the box, but he put the ball in front of Takefusa Kubo who was in an off-side position who put the ball inside the net linesman had a flag up for offside, but Referee given a goal after checking in the VAR system. Japan doubled their lead.
In the 64th minute, Bahrain won the corner, and Sayed Baqer headed the ball towards the goal Zion Suzuki punched the ball up into the air. He can’t claim it at the second attempt, almost colliding with Ayase Ueda on his own goal. Bahrain trailing 2-1 in the scoreline.
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In the 72nd minute, Seiya Maikuma played a pass to Ayase Ueda. Ayase Ueda breaks away from two defenders and then fires a shot across the goal from the right-hand side of the area, putting the ball through the legs of the goalkeeper. Japan restored their two-goal lead. Japan looking for the fourth goal Bahrain’s defensive unit was under pressure. Japan won the match comfortably Bahrain had no chance to score goal against the Japanese defense line.
Japan will face Iran in the quarter-finals of the AFC Asia Cup on 3rd February.