Original title: The Japanese team was defeated by the Iranian team with a penalty kick in stoppage time and missed the semi-finals of the Asian Cup
China News Service, February 3 (Xinhua) On the evening of February 3, Beijing time, the Men’s Football Asian Cup concluded a focus match. In the quarter-finals, the Japanese team lost to the Iranian team 1:2 and missed the semi-finals.
In this game, the dominant Japanese men’s football team took the lead in taking the initiative. In the 28th minute, Morita Hidemasa’s shot caused chaos in the opponent’s penalty area and led to a goal. Japan led 1:0.
After changing sides and fighting again, after the Iranian team completed the steal in the midfield, Mohebbi scored a goal and equalized the score.
Since then, the Iranian team has gradually gained the upper hand. In stoppage time, the Japanese team Itakura Koji fouled in the penalty area, and the Iranian team got a penalty kick. Jahanbakhsh made a hit, and the Iranian team took a 2:1 lead and won with a decisive victory.
Image source: Screenshot of AFC website
Post-match statistics show that in terms of ball possession rate, the Japanese team leads with 58%, but in terms of shooting, they are far behind with 8:17.
In the FIFA world rankings, the Japanese men’s football team ranks 17th in the world and 1st in Asia, while the Iranian men’s football team ranks 21st in the world and 2nd in Asia.
Before the start of the Asian Cup, the Japanese men’s football team was regarded by the outside world as the favorite to win the championship. Judging from their lineup this time, we can see the team’s determination to win the championship. The huge legion in Europe has become the advantage of the Japanese men’s football team.
Takehiro Tomiyasu has long been an iron-blooded defender of Arsenal, Hiro Endo plays for Liverpool in the Premier League, Takumi Minamino comes from the French Ligue 1 team Monaco, Takehide Kubo continues to grow in La Liga, Ritsu Donyasu, Daran Maeda, Takuma Asano and others It has already shone in the Qatar World Cup…
However, in this competition, the Japanese team also exposed the problem of insufficient defensive stability.
Against Vietnam in the group stage, the Japanese team allowed their opponents to score two goals. The goalkeeper Aya Suzuki and the back line performed extremely well. In addition, the Japanese team also lost to the Iraqi team 1:2, which was an upset.
After stopping in the quarterfinals this time, Japanese team coach Yasuichi Mori said that the substitutions in the second half did not have an effect and hoped that the team would continue to work hard in the future.
After witnessing the defeat in this game, some Japanese fans said, “This is the Japanese team’s worst performance in the Asian Cup.”
Image source: Screenshot from FIFA website
The Japanese team’s frustration this time is not limited to the stadium.
Before the quarter-finals of this game, Japanese player Junya Ito retired from the national team due to a sexual assault scandal.
Junya Ito (right) during the game (data photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cui Nan)
Public information shows that Junya Ito was born in 1993 and currently plays for the French Ligue 1 team Reims. As a typical representative of Asia’s top forwards, Junya Ito has outstanding explosive power, dribbling ability and abundant physical fitness.
Facts have proved that the departure of Junya Ito did have a certain impact on the Japanese team’s offensive end.
The World Cup preliminaries are about to begin, but the Japanese team is a little overwhelmed.
2024-02-04 00:37:00
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