The Under 21 of Portugal, coached by Rui Jorge, will face off, starting at 19:15 this Tuesday at the Portimão Estádio, in the Algarve city, Japan’s counterpart, in the second preparatory match of this month’s stage for the phase final of the European Championship in the category, in 2023, the final phase of which will be played in Romania and Georgia.
Follow the news here and experience all the events of the match, the second of Rui Jorge’s men, after the 5-1 of the Czech Republic.
90+3′ m – It ended in Portimão, Japan won 1-2, a ‘bucket of cold water’ for Portugal in stoppage time!
90+2 m – JAPAN GOAL, 1-2! center left e FUJIOat the far post, literally with a ‘kick’, he scores… with all the defense of the Selection watching!
88 m2 – Double substitution in Japan: Yamamoto out, Matsuoka in; Y. Suzuki is out, Someno is in;
88 m2 – Francisco Conceição shoots… on goal! Huge nova lost by Portugal!
83 meters – Change in the national team: Tiago Dantas leaves, Eduardo Quaresma enters;
83 meters – yellow card for Kato (Japan);
78′ – PORTUGAL GOAL, 1-1!from FABIO VIEIRAin the penalty conversion, and with the team captain’s armband, he deceived Z. Suzuki!
77 meters – PENALTY FOR PORTUGALhand on the ball, sharp, from Fujio nba his own penalty area!
75 m2 – Yellow card in Fujio (Japan), for alleged penalty simulation, in the match with Samuel Soares;
72 m2 – Portugal are moving forward, Japan have come off the blockade and play openly just to take advantage of quick transitions, but there is no way for the national team to achieve the goal…
69 m2 – Double change in Japan: Bangnagande out, Kato in, Matsumura out for Fujio;
67 meters – Change in the national team: Paulo Bernardo leaves, Vasco Sousa enters;
66 m2 – Francisco Conceição in the area, hits hard, before… but without the best playmaking;
65 m2 – Henrique Araújo shoots… wide of goal, what a chance for Portugal, yet another wasted!
63 meters – Substitution in the national team: Afonso Sousa leaves, Fábio Vieira enters;
62 meters – Change in the national team: Vitinha leaves, Henrique Araújo enters;
61 meters – Francisco Conceição unmarked on the right, thanks to goalkeeper Z. Suzuki, denying Portugal a draw!
59 m – Double substitution in Japan: Saito leaves, Mito takes his place, and Oda, who scored the goal, gives way to Nishikawa;
58 m2 – Portugal pressed high, but Japan quickly exchanged the ball, in their backcourt, “calling” players from the corners…
50 meters – Fujita shoots over!
46 m2 – The meeting resumed in Portimão; three changes in the eleven: in Japan the ‘yellowish’ S. Kawasaki leaves and Fujita enters; in the national team André Almeida made way for José Carlos and Nuno Tavares did not return in the second half, replaced by Leonardo Lelo (Casa Pia);
BREAK – Greek Diamantoupoulos whistles: all for the resorts of Portimão;
45+2m – Good initiative from Nuno Tavares in the left lane, but the Japanese defender intercepts the cross!
45 m2 – Two more minutes of added time in this first half in Portimão…
43 m – YELLOW CARD a S.KAWASAKI;
42 meters – Corner kick from the left and centre-back Kimura appears in a fish-diving header, crossed, in the Portuguese penalty area… the ball just grazed the post. Almost 0-2 for the Japanese…
39 meters – Portugal still close to equalizing: centre-left, by Gonçalo Inácio, and Francisco Conceição, in the small area, wins high (!) and with a header… over the crossbar! What a loss for Portugal!
33 meters – Francisco Conceição tries to shoot an arc, from the right, a great stretch from the goalkeeper Z. Suzuki, in flight, deflecting for a corner! The tie was in sight! So yes…
31 meters – Saito breaks through in the centre, thanks to Samuel Soares who denies the Japanese 0-2; wonderful ‘smudge’ to counter Japan’s intentions!
28 m2 – Vitinha’s shot from the left, strong and arched, but over the crossbar!
23 meters – Afonso Sousa’s shot, but close to the target…
21 m – 0-1, GOAL FOR JAPAN, by ODA, with a header, in the middle of the Portuguese central defenders, with a header, the best follow-up in the center of Bangnagande, on the left, making Samuel Soares’s stretch fruitless: he had no chance to stop the Japanese striker . Everything goes wrong in this beginning in Portugal…
19 meters – Second setback: he has a muscle problem and is also forced out of Tiago Gouveia, the player loaned from Benfica to Estoril this season. Bad evening, already with two injuries in the national team… Francisco Conceição enters, from Ajax (Holland) to replace Tiago Gouveia;
15 m2 – Nuno Tavares forces Z. Suzuki to shine between the Japanese posts, with the Japanese goalkeeper, with a second defender, who takes the “mouthful” of Vitinha, in recharge… but the attacker was flagged offside SC Braga and Portugal;
12 meters – First booking of the Japanese: strong low shot by Saito, Samuel Soares went to the ground and grabbed safely;
10 meters – Hangover shot, by Nuno Tavares, low and strong… but wide;
8 meters – Afonso Sousa’s corner, a studied, ‘laboratory’ move, and a Portuguese seems free to head the far post, but badly…
6 meters – Once again Fábio Silva on the ground, holding his right knee… he really goes, and Vitinha takes his place;
4 meters – Fábio Silva recovered, starting with warm and studied tones, in front of the empty stands of the Algarve headquarters;
1 meter – The match begins in Portimão, with Fábio Silva on the ground, holding his right knee, after a collision with goalkeeper Z. Suzuki. He is rescued, serious injuries are feared. Bad start to this game for the striker of the national team loaned from Wolverhampton to Anderlecht…
Pre-game – On the Japan bench are Someno, Kokubo, Kato, Fujita, Matsuoka, Fujio, Sasaki, Baba, Hata, Mito and Nishikawa;
Pre-game – In the Portugal bench, Rui Jorge has Biai, André Amaro, Eduardo Quaresma, V. Sousa, Henrique Araújo, Vitinha, Gonçalo Tabuaço, Leonardo Lelo, José Carlos, Fábio Vieira and Francisco Conceição;
Pre-game – Japan, coached by G. Oiwa, plays in 4x3x3, with the following formation: Z. Sukuzi in goal; defensive quartet consisting of Bangnagande, Kimura, K. Suzuki and Handa; Saito, Yamamoto and S. Kawasaki in the center; the attack consists of Yoda, Y. Suzuki and Matsumura;
Pre-game – The referee is the Greek Diamantopoulos, assisted by his compatriots Meintanas and Psarris, with Bruno Vieira as 4th referee. Rui Jorge presents Portugal in 4x4x2, with the following eleven: Samuel Soares in goal; defensive quartet formed by João Mário, Bernardo Vital, Gonçalo Inácio and Nuno Tavares; intermediate with André Almeida, Tiago Dantas (further back), Paulo Bernardo and Afonso Sousa (further forward; Fábio Silva and Tiago Gouveia up front.
