Spain U21 vs Japan U21, 2026 U21 International Friendly

· Under-21 International Friendly

22': Ángel Alarcón
89': Pablo García

FT
2 - 0

About

Spain U21 are hosting Japan U21 at Francisco de la Hera, Almendralejo, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Under-21 International Friendly.

Match Commentary

7': Nelson Ishiwatari (Japan U21) Yellow Card at 7'
22': Ángel Alarcón (Spain U21) Goal at 22'
23': Yotaro Nakajima (Japan U21) Substitution at 23'
33': Yotaro Nakajima (Japan U21) Yellow Card at 33'
45': Rodrigo Mendoza (Spain U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Javi Hernandez (Spain U21) Substitution at 45'
45': Thiago Pitarch (Spain U21) Substitution at 45'
61': Daniel Rodríguez (Spain U21) Substitution at 61'
61': Carlos Espí (Spain U21) Substitution at 61'
61': David Mella (Spain U21) Substitution at 61'
61': Pablo García (Spain U21) Substitution at 61'
66': Yudai Shimamoto (Japan U21) Substitution at 66'
66': Yumeki Yokoyama (Japan U21) Substitution at 66'
74': Valentín Pezzolesi (Spain U21) Substitution at 74'
78': Sena Ishibashi (Japan U21) Substitution at 78'
78': Shuto Nagano (Japan U21) Substitution at 78'
78': Shuta Sasa (Japan U21) Substitution at 78'
78': Soichiro Mori (Japan U21) Substitution at 78'
89': Pablo García (Spain U21) Goal at 89'

Statistics

JPN		ESP
13	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	6
46.5	Possession	53.5
16	SHOTS	10
6	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
433	Accurate Passes	522
506	Passes	592
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	6
21	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Effective Clearances	0
6	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: Under-21 International Friendly

Venue: Francisco de la Hera
Location: Almendralejo, Spain

Line-Ups

Spain U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bruno Alemán (GK)
5	Yarek Gasiorowski
3	Cristhian Mosquera
18	Álex Valle
22	Iván Fresneda
10	Iker Bravo
6	Marc Bernal
21	Peio Canales
7	Gonzalo García
12	Ángel Alarcón
17	Ángel Ortiz

Spain U21 Substitutes:

Rodrigo Mendoza, Salvi Esquivel, Thiago Pitarch, David Mella, Daniel Rodríguez, Pablo García, Manu González, Juanma Herzog, Javi Hernandez, Carlos Espí, Jon Martín, Valentín Pezzolesi.

Japan U21 (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alexandre Pisano (GK)
4	Kazunari Kita
5	Rion Ichihara
3	Keita Kosugi
2	Rei Umeki
7	Nelson Ishiwatari
10	Ryunosuke Sato
14	Yuto Ozeki
9	Kento Shiogai
13	Shunsuke Saito
20	Hisatsugu Ishii

Japan U21 Substitutes:

Shuta Sasa, Sena Ishibashi, Yudai Shimamoto, Rento Takaoka, Yotaro Nakajima, Tariqkani Hayato Okabe, Kaito Koizumi, Shuto Nagano, Yuan Iwamoto, Yumeki Yokoyama, Mihiro Sato, Masataka Kobayashi, Soichiro Mori, Tomoyasu Hamasaki.

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