Japan vs Türkiye, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Japan

15': Atsuki Ito
28': Keito Nakamura
36': Keito Nakamura
78': Junya Ito (P)

FT
4 - 2

Türkiye

44': Ozan Kabak
61': Bertug Yildirim

About

Japan are hosting Türkiye at Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium, 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': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
2': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
2': Salih Uçan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Bertug Yildirim (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).
5': Delay in match because of an injury Bertug Yildirim (Türkiye).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Foul by Atsuki Ito (Japan).
9': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Sari (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
10': Foul by Irfan Kahveci (Türkiye).
10': Ritsu Doan (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Bertug Yildirim (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mert Müldür with a through ball.
15': Goal! Japan 1, Türkiye 0. Atsuki Ito (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ritsu Doan.
20': Attempt missed. Keito Nakamura (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a through ball.
21': Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).
21': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Hand ball by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
23': Delay in match (Türkiye).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt saved. Yusuf Sari (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
28': Attempt saved. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keito Nakamura.
28': Goal! Japan 2, Türkiye 0. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
29': Foul by Keito Nakamura (Japan).
29': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Keito Nakamura (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a set piece situation.
31': Foul by Bertug Yildirim (Türkiye).
31': Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Goal! Japan 3, Türkiye 0. Keito Nakamura (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seiya Maikuma following a fast break.
38': Attempt missed. Yusuf Sari (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Onur Bulut with a cross.
42': Offside, Japan. Takefusa Kubo tries a through ball, but Hiroki Ito is caught offside.
43': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (Japan).
43': Irfan Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Seiya Maikuma (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Çaglar Söyüncü (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt saved. Mert Müldür (Türkiye) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross.
44': Goal! Japan 3, Türkiye 1. Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Kosuke Nakamura (Japan).
45'+3': Substitution, Japan. Daniel Schmidt replaces Kosuke Nakamura because of an injury.
45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+4': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
45'+5': Foul by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
45'+5': Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+5': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) is shown the yellow card.
45'+6': First Half ends, Japan 3, Türkiye 1.
45': Second Half begins Japan 3, Türkiye 1.
45': Substitution, Japan. Daiki Hashioka replaces Seiya Maikuma.
45': Substitution, Japan. Daizen Maeda replaces Keito Nakamura.
45': Substitution, Japan. Junya Ito replaces Ritsu Doan.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Altay Bayindir replaces Ugurcan Çakir.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Cengiz Ünder replaces Salih Uçan.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Hakan Çalhanoglu replaces Salih Özcan.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Ismail Yüksek replaces Orkun Kökçü.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Merih Demiral replaces Çaglar Söyüncü.
47': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
49': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Daiki Hashioka.
49': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Daiki Hashioka.
50': Attempt missed. Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
51': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
52': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
52': Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Attempt saved. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
59': Offside, Japan. Junya Ito tries a through ball, but Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
61': Goal! Japan 3, Türkiye 2. Bertug Yildirim (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
62': Foul by Bertug Yildirim (Türkiye).
62': Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
63': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye).
63': Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Substitution, Japan. Wataru Endo replaces Atsuki Ito.
65': Attempt saved. Bertug Yildirim (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mert Müldür with a cross.
69': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Japan).
69': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Onur Bulut.
71': Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).
71': Yusuf Sari (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt saved. Irfan Kahveci (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
74': Attempt saved. Yusuf Sari (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
75': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
75': Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Koki Machida.
76': Penalty Japan. Junya Ito draws a foul in the penalty area.
76': Penalty conceded by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) after a foul in the penalty area.
76': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Goal! Japan 4, Türkiye 2. Junya Ito (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
79': Substitution, Japan. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Koki Machida.
81': Offside, Türkiye. Irfan Kahveci tries a through ball, but Bertug Yildirim is caught offside.
81': Attempt missed. Ao Tanaka (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hiroki Ito.
83': Substitution, Türkiye. Baris Yilmaz replaces Irfan Kahveci.
83': Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
83': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
86': Delay in match because of an injury Daiki Hashioka (Japan).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Hiroki Ito.
90': Attempt saved. Ozan Kabak (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bertug Yildirim with a headed pass.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Japan 4, Türkiye 2.
0': Match ends, Japan 4, Türkiye 2.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Cegeka Arena
Location: Genk, Belgium
Attendance: 7,202

Line-Ups

Japan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosuke Nakamura (GK)
22	Koki Machida
3	Shogo Taniguchi
21	Hiroki Ito
26	Seiya Maikuma
20	Takefusa Kubo
15	Atsuki Ito
17	Ao Tanaka
11	Kyogo Furuhashi
13	Keito Nakamura
10	Ritsu Doan

Japan Substitutes:

Kou Itakura, Ryoya Morishita, Yukinari Sugawara, Hidemasa Morita, Daiki Hashioka, Daichi Kamada, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Junya Ito, Keisuke Osako, Takuma Asano, Daizen Maeda, Wataru Endo, Kaoru Mitoma, Daniel Schmidt.

Türkiye (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
23	Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
4	Çaglar Söyüncü
15	Ozan Kabak
5	Salih Özcan
18	Onur Bulut
21	Mert Müldür
6	Orkun Kökçü
20	Salih Ucan
8	Irfan Can Kahveci
7	Yusuf Sari
19	Bertug Yildirim

Türkiye Substitutes:

Zeki Çelik, Ismail Yüksek, Merih Demiral, Cenk Özkacar, Cengiz Ünder, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Mert Günok, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Altay Bayindir, Kazimcan Karatas, Halil Dervisoglu.

Men's International Friendly News

Football Australia boss flies to Amman for crisis talks over Jordan friendly

Football Australia has told ESPN it remains confident the Socceroos will play two games during the November international window, after chief executive Martin Kugeler flew to Amman on Wednesday for crisis talks with the Jordan FA.

Keller: USMNT roster will understand if Pochettino joins Man United

Football Australia looking for 'resolution' with Socceroos' Jordan game in doubt

Football Australia is hopeful of finding a "resolution" to the Socceroos' scheduled friendly in Jordan that has prompted fears players could withdraw from national team selection over security concerns.

Socceroos name seven uncapped players to face Qatar, Jordan

Football Australia will continue to assess security ahead of the Socceroos' planned friendly against Jordan, with an under-strength squad named amid player concerns over safety.

Marcotti: Ronaldo was one of the greatest of all time