Japan vs Indonesia, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Group Stage

· AFC Asian Cup

Japan

6': Ayase Ueda (P)
52': Ayase Ueda
88': Justin Hubner (OG)

FT
3 - 1

Indonesia

90'+1': Sandy Walsh

Japan beat Indonesia to seal Asian Cup round of 16 spot

Japan sealed progression to the Asian Cup round of 16 with a 3-1 win over Indonesia Wednesday curtesy of a Ayase Ueda brace.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Egy Maulana Vikri (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
2': Offside, Indonesia. Yakob Sayuri is caught offside.
2': Penalty Japan. Ayase Ueda draws a foul in the penalty area.
2': Penalty conceded by Jordi Amat (Indonesia) after a foul in the penalty area.
4': VAR Decision: Penalty Japan.
6': Goal! Japan 1, Indonesia 0. Ayase Ueda (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
12': Offside, Japan. Keito Nakamura is caught offside.
13': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
14': Ayase Ueda (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Sandy Walsh (Indonesia).
17': Delay in match (Japan).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Offside, Indonesia. Rafael Struick is caught offside.
21': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
21': Rafael Struick (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
26': Foul by Rafael Struick (Indonesia).
26': Reo Hatate (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Egy Maulana Vikri (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Yuta Nakayama (Japan).
29': Foul by Ayase Ueda (Japan).
29': Ivar Jenner (Indonesia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Corner, Indonesia. Conceded by Yuta Nakayama.
34': Attempt blocked. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
34': Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
35': Keito Nakamura (Japan) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
36': Foul by Pratama Arhan (Indonesia).
36': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Egy Maulana Vikri.
41': Foul by Rafael Struick (Indonesia).
41': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Rafael Struick (Indonesia).
42': Seiya Maikuma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Rafael Struick (Indonesia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt blocked. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma.
44': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Justin Hubner.
45': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
45': Rafael Struick (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Yakob Sayuri (Indonesia).
45'+4': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Japan 1, Indonesia 0.
45': Second Half begins Japan 1, Indonesia 0.
46': Foul by Rafael Struick (Indonesia).
46': Reo Hatate (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Goal! Japan 2, Indonesia 0. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
53': Egy Maulana Vikri (Indonesia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Yuta Nakayama (Japan).
54': Substitution, Indonesia. Witan Sulaeman replaces Yakob Sayuri.
54': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
56': Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).
56': Jordi Amat (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Justin Hubner.
59': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Witan Sulaeman.
60': Attempt missed. Koki Machida (Japan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a cross following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a through ball.
63': Attempt missed. Marselino Ferdinan (Indonesia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Egy Maulana Vikri.
64': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuta Nakayama.
64': Foul by Koki Machida (Japan).
64': Rafael Struick (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Reo Hatate (Japan).
65': Rafael Struick (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Justin Hubner (Indonesia).
66': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Egy Maulana Vikri (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Yuta Nakayama (Japan).
67': Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).
67': Witan Sulaeman (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Wataru Endo (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Japan. Daizen Maeda replaces Keito Nakamura.
69': Substitution, Japan. Takumi Minamino replaces Reo Hatate.
69': Attempt blocked. Rizky Ridho (Indonesia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
70': Egy Maulana Vikri (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).
70': Takumi Minamino (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Egy Maulana Vikri (Indonesia).
73': Substitution, Indonesia. Elkan Baggott replaces Egy Maulana Vikri because of an injury.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Foul by Pratama Arhan (Indonesia).
77': Seiya Maikuma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Jordi Amat (Indonesia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Offside, Japan. Takefusa Kubo is caught offside.
78': Justin Hubner (Indonesia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Foul by Ritsu Doan (Japan).
80': Pratama Arhan (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Elkan Baggott (Indonesia).
81': Zion Suzuki (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Substitution, Japan. Kaishu Sano replaces Takefusa Kubo.
82': Substitution, Japan. Tsuyoshi Watanabe replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
83': Foul by Marselino Ferdinan (Indonesia).
83': Kaishu Sano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
86': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
88': Attempt missed. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito.
88': Own Goal by Justin Hubner, Indonesia. Japan 3, Indonesia 0.
89': Substitution, Indonesia. Ricky Kambuaya replaces Rafael Struick.
90'+1': Goal! Japan 3, Indonesia 1. Sandy Walsh (Indonesia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+5': Foul by Yuta Nakayama (Japan).
90'+5': Marselino Ferdinan (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Elkan Baggott (Indonesia).
90'+5': Seiya Maikuma (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Kaishu Sano (Japan).
90'+6': Ivar Jenner (Indonesia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Japan 3, Indonesia 1.
0': Match ends, Japan 3, Indonesia 1.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Japan 3, Indonesia 1.
0': Match ends, Japan 3, Indonesia 1.

Statistics

IDN		JPN
13	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	0
28.7	Possession	71.3
3	SHOTS	14
1	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
171	Accurate Passes	565
268	Passes	664
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	3
2	Crosses	13
0.0	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	42
15	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	7
21	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	5
28	Effective Clearances	7
28	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: AFC Asian Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 26,453

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Japan (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Zion Suzuki (GK)
15	Koki Machida
22	Takehiro Tomiyasu
19	Yuta Nakayama
16	Seiya Maikuma
6	Wataru Endo
17	Reo Hatate
20	Takefusa Kubo
9	Ayase Ueda
13	Keito Nakamura
10	Ritsu Doan

Japan Substitutes:

Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yukinari Sugawara, Shogo Taniguchi, Takumi Minamino, Daiya Maekawa, Junya Ito, Takuma Asano, Hiroki Ito, Kaishu Sano, Mao Hosoya, Daizen Maeda, Hidemasa Morita.

Indonesia (5-4-1)

No.	Name
21	Ernando Ari (GK)
4	Jordi Amat
25	Justin Hubner
5	Rizky Ridho
12	Pratama Arhan
6	Sandy Walsh
7	Marselino Ferdinan
24	Ivar Jenner
2	Yakob Sayuri
10	Egy Maulana Vikri
11	Rafael Struick

Indonesia Substitutes:

Witan Sulaeman, Dendy Sulistyawan, Adam Alis, Elkan Baggott, Muhammad Riyandi, Marc Klok, Ricky Kambuaya, Shayne Pattynama, Nadeo Argawinata, Asnawi Mangkualam, Wahyu Prasetyo, Hokky Caraka.

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