Japan vs Vietnam, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage
· AFC Asian CupJapan beat Vietnam in six-goal thriller at Asian Cup
Japan came from behind to beat Vietnam 4-2 in their Asian Cup Group D opener in a thrilling encounter on Sunday at the Al Thumama Stadium where five goals were scored in the first half and Takumi Minamino grabbed a brace.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
- 2': Nguyen Dình Bac (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Do Hùng Dung (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
- 9': Do Hùng Dung (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Hiroki Ito (Japan).
- 11': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Pham Xuân Manh.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
- 11': Goal! Japan 1, Vietnam 0. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 15': Corner, Vietnam. Conceded by Yukinari Sugawara.
- 16': Goal! Japan 1, Vietnam 1. Nguyen Dình Bac (Vietnam) header from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Do Hùng Dung with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Pham Tuan Hai (Vietnam).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
- 25': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
- 25': Nguyen Thái Son (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
- 26': Nguyen Dình Bac (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
- 30': Nguyen Dình Bac (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Nguyen Thanh Bình (Vietnam).
- 31': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
- 32': Nguyen Dình Bac (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt saved. Bùi Hoàng Viet Anh (Vietnam) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Phan Tuan Tài with a cross.
- 33': Goal! Japan 1, Vietnam 2. Pham Tuan Hai (Vietnam) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
- 36': Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
- 36': Nguyen Thanh Bình (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Hiroki Ito (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
- 41': Foul by Bùi Hoàng Viet Anh (Vietnam).
- 41': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Nguyen Thanh Bình.
- 43': Attempt missed. Yukinari Sugawara (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 43': Offside, Japan. Junya Ito is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt saved. Mao Hosoya (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45': Goal! Japan 2, Vietnam 2. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wataru Endo with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ko Itakura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yukinari Sugawara.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Goal! Japan 3, Vietnam 2. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Japan 3, Vietnam 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Japan 3, Vietnam 2.
- 45': Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Mao Hosoya.
- 45': Substitution, Vietnam. Le Pham Thanh Long replaces Nguyen Tuan Anh.
- 47': Offside, Japan. Keito Nakamura is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Do Hùng Dung (Vietnam).
- 48': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Vo Minh Trong (Vietnam).
- 50': Ko Itakura (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Bùi Hoàng Viet Anh (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Nguyen Dình Bac (Vietnam) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt missed. Le Pham Thanh Long (Vietnam) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nguyen Thái Son.
- 60': Foul by Yukinari Sugawara (Japan).
- 60': Nguyen Dình Bac (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Le Pham Thanh Long (Vietnam).
- 62': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Keito Nakamura.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Phan Tuan Tài.
- 64': Substitution, Vietnam. Nguyen Van Truong replaces Nguyen Dình Bac.
- 64': Substitution, Vietnam. Khuat Van Khang replaces Vo Minh Trong.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Pham Tuan Hai (Vietnam).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Japan).
- 67': Le Pham Thanh Long (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ko Itakura.
- 69': Offside, Vietnam. Nguyen Van Truong is caught offside.
- 70': Foul by Nguyen Thái Son (Vietnam).
- 70': Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).
- 73': Nguyen Van Truong (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Offside, Japan. Ayase Ueda is caught offside.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Pham Xuân Manh (Vietnam).
- 76': Substitution, Japan. Kaishu Sano replaces Hidemasa Morita.
- 77': Substitution, Japan. Seiya Maikuma replaces Yukinari Sugawara.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Vietnam. Truong Tien Anh replaces Pham Xuân Manh.
- 84': Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 85': Goal! Japan 4, Vietnam 2. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Bùi Hoàng Viet Anh (Vietnam).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Attempt missed. Nguyen Van Truong (Vietnam) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pham Tuan Hai.
- 90': Bùi Hoàng Viet Anh (Vietnam) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
- 90'+4': Foul by Khuat Van Khang (Vietnam).
- 90'+4': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Japan 4, Vietnam 2.
- 0': Match ends, Japan 4, Vietnam 2.
Statistics
 VIE |
JPN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: AFC Asian Cup
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 17,385
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 17,385
AFC Asian Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Japan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Zion Suzuki (GK) |
| 3 | Shogo Taniguchi |
| 4 | Kou Itakura |
| 21 | Hiroki Ito |
| 2 | Yukinari Sugawara  |
| 8 | Takumi Minamino |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 6 | Wataru Endo |
| 11 | Mao Hosoya |
| 13 | Keito Nakamura |
| 14 | Junya Ito |
Vietnam (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Filip Nguyen (GK) |
| 20 | Bui Hoang Viet Anh |
| 12 | Phan Tuan Tài |
| 6 | Nguyen Binh Thanh |
| 11 | Nguyen Tuan Anh |
| 16 | Nguyen Thai Son |
| 3 | Võ Minh Trong |
| 7 | Pham Xuan Manh |
| 10 | Pham Tuan Hai |
| 15 | Nguyen Dình Bac |
| 8 | Hung Dung Do |
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