VS Vietnam G

Takumi Minamino has 2 goals and 1 assist! Despite the difficulty of the first match, they came from behind to win and earned 3 points On the 14th, the Japanese national soccer team faced the Vietnam national team in their first group stage match of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023. In the unique atmosphere of the first match, they conceded two goals, but thanks to Takumi Minamino’s two goals and one assist, they won 4-2. The Japanese national team, who will be playing their first match in the group stage, will use Ayane Suzuki as their goalkeeper. The final line was lined up from right with Yusei Sugawara, Akira Itakura, Shogo Taniguchi, and Hiroki Ito, with Wataru Endo and Hidemasa Morita as double volunteers. In the second row, from the right, Junya Ito, Takumi Minamino, and Keito Nakamura form the French trio. Masahiro Hosoya was at the forefront. The match started with a slightly stiff atmosphere. The game progressed in a quiet manner as the passes did not connect easily. Still, Japan took the lead in the 11th minute. Minamino pushed in the loose ball from Sugawara’s shot from a CK on the left side, giving them the first goal. With this, Japan wanted to take the initiative and attack, but they could not pick up the pace very much, and in the 16th minute, Nguyen Dinh Bac sunk a wonderful back header from a corner kick on the left side, sending the match back to square one. Put it away. They were also hit from a set play in the 33rd minute. It was reversed in the first half. Japan seemed to have woken up to this, and from now on they began to attack aggressively. In the 45th minute, Minamino received a pass from Endo and made a deft shot into the right side of the goal to equalize the score.In first-half stoppage time, Nakamura made a brilliant mid-range shot, turning the game around once again and heading into the second half. I turned around. In the second half, Japan replaced Hosoya with Kiyo Ueda and went forward to score more points, but just like in the first half, they were unable to break down Vietnam’s concentrated defense. There weren’t many opportunities for the opponent to attack, but there weren’t many chances to break open the goal either. The decisive goal of the match came in the 85th minute. He connected with Ritsu Doan and Takefusa Kubo, who came on as substitutes, and in the end Ueda swung his right foot. This shot hit the opponent’s defender and was sucked into the goal, giving them a big fourth goal. The match is now over. They showed instability, conceding goals from set plays, but thanks to Minamino’s performance, they were able to win their first match despite some struggles. #Soccer #Japan National Soccer Team #SAMURAIBULE