Japan vs Venezuela, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Japan

49': Ayase Ueda
90'+6': Ayase Ueda (P)

FT
2 - 1

Venezuela

46': Kevin Kelsy

About

Japan are hosting Venezuela at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Koki Kumasaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Bryan Castillo (Venezuela).
2': Shuto Nakano (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Luís Balbo (Venezuela).
3': Foul by Ayumu Seko (Japan).
3': Kevin Kelsy (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt missed. Shunsuke Saito (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keisuke Goto.
4': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
5': Foul by Yuki Soma (Japan).
5': Marco Libra (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).
6': Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).
6': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Delay in match because of an injury Koki Kumasaka (Japan).
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8': Substitution, Japan. Satoshi Tanaka replaces Koki Kumasaka because of an injury.
9': Attempt missed. Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shunsuke Saito with a cross following a set piece situation.
10': Marco Libra (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Keisuke Goto (Japan).
11': Foul by Shuto Nakano (Japan).
11': Luís Balbo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Offside, Venezuela. Luís Balbo is caught offside.
14': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).
15': Satoshi Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).
17': Foul by Satoshi Tanaka (Japan).
17': Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt missed. Kevin Kelsy (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luís Balbo following a set piece situation.
21': Foul by Yuki Soma (Japan).
21': Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Shuto Nakano (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Christian Makoun (Venezuela).
24': Attempt missed. Shunsuke Saito (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
25': Handball by Kevin Kelsy (Venezuela).
26': Foul by Shunsuke Saito (Japan).
26': Marco Libra (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Offside, Venezuela. Jon Aramburu is caught offside.
31': Foul by Dani Pereira (Venezuela).
31': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt saved. Yuki Soma (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Contreras (Venezuela). Assisted by Daichi Kamada.
32': Attempt saved. Shunsuke Saito (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Contreras (Venezuela). Assisted by Keisuke Goto.
33': Delay in match because of an injury José Contreras (Venezuela).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Attempt missed. Keisuke Goto (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Satoshi Tanaka following a fast break.
34': Foul by Marco Libra (Venezuela).
34': Daichi Kamada (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt missed. Yuki Soma (Japan) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Shunsuke Saito with a cross.
36': Kevin Kelsy (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Junnosuke Suzuki (Japan).
45': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Leo Kokubo.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Bryan Castillo (Venezuela) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yordan Osorio with a headed pass.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Christian Makoun (Venezuela) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
45'+2': First Half ends, Japan 0, Venezuela 0.
45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Venezuela 0.
45': Substitution, Japan. Zion Suzuki replaces Leo Kokubo.
45': Substitution, Japan. Ao Tanaka replaces Daichi Kamada.
45': Substitution, Japan. Ayase Ueda replaces Keisuke Goto.
45': Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Ryunosuke Sato.
45': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Shunsuke Saito.
46': Goal! Japan 0, Venezuela 1. Kevin Kelsy (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luís Balbo following a fast break.
49': Goal! Japan 1, Venezuela 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
50': Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Yuki Soma (Japan).
51': Attempt missed. Bryan Castillo (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kelsy.
53': Marco Libra (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
55': Attempt blocked. Shuto Nakano (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuki Soma with a cross.
56': Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
59': Luís Balbo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Shuto Nakano (Japan).
59': Substitution, Venezuela. Jesús Ramírez replaces Bryan Castillo.
60': Substitution, Venezuela. Cristian Cásseres replaces Dani Pereira.
65': Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).
65': Yuki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt blocked. Yuki Soma (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).
67': Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Delay in match because of an injury José Contreras (Venezuela).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, Venezuela. Gleiker Mendoza replaces Kevin Kelsy.
71': Substitution, Venezuela. Wiki Carmona replaces Marco Libra.
72': Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Shuto Nakano.
72': Substitution, Japan. Hiroki Ito replaces Ayumu Seko.
72': Substitution, Japan. Keito Nakamura replaces Yuki Soma.
72': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).
72': Satoshi Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Satoshi Tanaka (Japan).
75': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
75': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Junya Ito.
77': Attempt saved. Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan).
77': Attempt missed. Jesús Ramírez (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
79': Attempt blocked. Satoshi Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito.
80': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).
80': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Japan. Kaina Tanimura replaces Satoshi Tanaka.
82': Attempt saved. Jesús Ramírez (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Nahuel Ferraresi with a through ball.
82': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Ramírez (Venezuela).
83': Delay in match because of an injury Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Junya Ito.
85': Offside, Venezuela. Yordan Osorio is caught offside.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Japan).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Tsuyoshi Watanabe went off injured after Japan had used all subs.
90': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.
90': Attempt blocked. Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Penalty conceded by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1': Penalty Japan. Takefusa Kubo draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+4': VAR Decision: Penalty Japan.
90'+5': José Contreras (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Goal! Japan 2, Venezuela 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+7': Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Gleiker Mendoza (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+8': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
90'+8': Ao Tanaka (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Japan 2, Venezuela 1.
0': Match ends, Japan 2, Venezuela 1.

Statistics

VEN		JPN
15	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	1
2	Saves	3
48.1	Possession	51.9
9	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
381	Accurate Passes	415
439	Passes	473
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
14	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.3
34	Long Balls	30
18	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	3
4	Effective Tackles	4
11	Tackles	11
0.4	Tackle %	0.4
6	Interceptions	9
24	Effective Clearances	13
24	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan

Line-Ups

Japan (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Leo Brian Kokubo (GK)
3	Ayumu Seko
25	Junnosuke Suzuki
5	Tsuyoshi Watanabe
15	Daichi Kamada
30	Koki Kumasaka
7	Yuki Soma
2	Shuto Nakano
9	Keisuke Goto
29	Shunsuke Saito
27	Ryunosuke Sato

Japan Substitutes:

Satoshi Tanaka, Keito Nakamura, Takefusa Kubo, Hiroki Ito, Kaina Tanimura, Yuito Suzuki, Kodai Sano, Junya Ito, Kaishu Sano, Zion Suzuki, Ritsu Doan, Tomoki Hayakawa, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda, Ao Tanaka.

Venezuela (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	José Contreras (GK)
2	Nahuel Ferraresi
14	Christian Makoun
24	Yordan Osorio
6	Yangel Herrera
18	Marco Libra
10	Dani Pereira
13	Luís Balbo
4	Jon Aramburu
20	Bryan Castillo
19	Kevin Kelsy

Venezuela Substitutes:

Jovanny Bolívar, Bianneider Tamayo, Juan Sánchez, Delvin Alfonzo, Joel Graterol, Wikelman Carmona, Edson Tortolero, Jesús Ramírez, Christopher Varela, Sebastián Mendoza, Carlos Vivas, Cristian Cásseres Jr., Jhonder Cádiz, Gleiker Mendoza, Teo Quintero.

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