BELGIUM 3 - JAPAN 2
MATCH 54
KEY3 - OCTAVOS - WORLD RUSSIA 2018
BELGIUM 0 - JAPAN
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Gentlemen, the best games of the eighths up to the moment, what I play, what a great match, Japan goes out the door ... that's playing football! to die with the boots on!
This game played in the Rostov Arena will remain for the history, in paper, bets, Belgium would be the winning logician, in the end he got it, but how it cost him!
Japan left the first time trying to get the ball, blocking the game to the Belgians and achieved it in those 45 minutes, because the Belgians had very few occasions.
As time went by Belgium began to inquetar in the Japanese area, with Lukaku very persistently and dangerous, next to the plays of Hazard.
But Japan had a chance to finish the first half in the 43rd minute when Yuto Nagatomo made a center to the area that Yuya Osako finishes and almost managed to make the goal, blocked by the goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois awkwardly, in the end he managed to react in time controlling the ball, that's how the first half ends.
The second half started, Belgium came out weak in the defense, and Japan surprised the world by scoring a goal, when in the 47th minute Gaku Shibasaki made a perfect pass between lines to Genki Haraguchi, who beat in great form the surprised Thibaut Courtois.
They did not finish to adjust before the received breast, when 5 minutes later, Japan returns to take the occasion to score, when Shinji Kagawa serves near the area to his companion Takashi Inui, who splices a sober shot that fails to reach the Belgian goalkeeper.
The doubt remained if Belgium could react and if Japan could keep such a result, because in minute 52 there was only one team with control, with the passage of a few minutes, Belgium and Japan had chances to score in minutes 61 and 64 respectively, until that the Belgian coach moves the bench entering two players Chadli and Fellaini at 65.
And the unthinkable came, Belgium achieves the discount in a goal of carambola of a defender Jan Vertonghen, after several rejections of the defense of Japan when he took a corner kick in the 69th minute, the ball falls "balloon" head in the side of the area that nothing could do Eiji Kawashima.
Already to Japan began to cause fatigue of some of its players by the game and developed effort, and in the minute 74 it ties of head Marouane Fellaini shirt 8 (it entered 9 minutes ago) before a perfect center and play of Hazard.
The Japanese technician moves his bench giving entry to Hotaru Yamaguchi and Keisuke Honda in the 81st minute, clearly did not want to go into extra time, he wanted to make history and before a corner kick Belgium takes the ball through his goalkeeper who then makes a serve Fast against, in the 94th minute with a good cross from Thomas Meunier who cleverly passes Romelu Lukaku so Nacer Chadli gets to finish off at the far post, come back!
This being the case, Japan stays at the doors of an extension and of giving a big surprise.
Belgium in this way manages to consolidate its pass to the quarter where it will have to face the all powerful Brazil.
PARTY STATISTICS:
DATE: 07-02-2018
MATCH 54 - OCTAVOS - KEY3
HEADQUARTERS:ROSTOV ARENA
MAIN ARBITRATOR: Malng Diedhiou (Senegal).
BELGIUM
SOCCER MANAGER: Roberto Martínez (Spain).
HEADLINES:
(3-4-2-1)
GOALKEEPER:
1.Thibaut Courtois
DEFENSES:
4.Vincent Kompany
5.Jan Vertonghen
2.Toby Alderweireld
MEDIUM:
6.Axel Witsel
7.Kevin De Bruyne
11.Yannick Carrasco
15.Thomas Meunier
10.Eden Hazard
14.Dries Mertens
FORWARD:
9.Romelu Lukaku
GOALS(3):
(1) 5.Jan Vertonghen (69')
(2) 8.Marouane Fellaini (74')
(3) 22.Nacer Chadli (94')
CHANGES(2):
(1) 11.Yannick Carrasco for 22.Nacer Chadli (65')
(2) 14.Dries Mertens for 8.Marouane Fellaini (65')
YELLOW CARDS(0)
RED CARDS(0)
JAPAN
SOCCER MANAGER: Akira Nishino (Japan).
HEADLINES:
(4-2-3-1)
GOALKEEPER:
1.Eiji Kawashima
DEFENSES:
3.Gen Shoji
22.Maya Yoshida
5.Yuto Nagatomo
19.Hiroki Sakai
MEDIUM:
10.Shinji Kagawa
17.Makoto Hasebe
7.Gaku Shibasaki
14.Takashi Inui
8.Genki Haraguchi
FORWARD:
15.Yuya Osako
GOALS(2):
(1) 8.Genki Haraguchi (48')
(2) 14.Takashi Inui (52')
CHANGES(2):
(1) 7.Gaku Shibasaki por 16.Hotaru Yamaguchi (81')
(2) 8.Genki Haraguchi por 4.Keisuke Honda (81')
YELLOW CARDS(1):
(1) 7.Gaku Shibasaki (40')
RED CARDS(0)
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