Japan prevails over Vietnam 1-0 after J. Ito scored just 1 goal (17′). Japan was much superior in terms of ball possession (67%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played on Thursday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Abdulla Hassan Mohd assisted by Mohamed Ahmed Yousuf Al Hammadi and Hassan Mohammed Hassan Abdullah Suqatari Al Mahri. The 4th official was Adel Al Naqbi.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Japan had a superior ball possession 67% while Vietnam was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Japan has a more offensive attitude with 99 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Japan won the match.
Vietnam shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Japan shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Vietnam received 1 yellow card (T. A. Nguyen). Talking about the opposition, Japan received 1 yellow card (H. Morita).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Vietnam will stay with 0 points like Chinese Taipei to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Japan will have 9 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Asia, Vietnam will host Saudi Arabia on the 16th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Saudi Arabia (0 draws).
Japan will play away agasint Oman on the 16th of November with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Japan (0 draws).
Vietnam – Formation
Vietnam
84'
8'
Vietnam started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Hang-Seo Park decided to play with the following team: Bùi Tấn Trường , Duy Manh Do , Quế Ngọc Hải , Bùi Tiến Dũng , Van Thanh Vu , Nguyễn Tuấn Anh , Nguyễn Hoàng Đức , Hong Duy Nguyen Phong , Quang Hai Nguyen , Nguyễn Tiến Linh and Cong Phuong Nguyen .
The home team had on the bench: Phan Văn Đức , Hồ Tấn Tài, Thanh Binh Nguyen, Nguyen Manh Tran, Van Xuan Le, Thanh Chung Nguyen , Nguyễn Văn Toàn , Chinh Ha Duc , Xuan Manh Pham, Xuan Truong Luong , Van Hoang Nguyen and Phạm Đức Huy.
Substitutions
Vietnam made 5 changes: T. A. Nguyen for V. D. Phan (46′), Nguyen Cong Phuong for V. T. Nguyen (72′), V. D. Phan for Luong Xuan Truong (84′), T. D. Bui for Nguyen Thanh Chung (84′) and Nguyen Tien Linh for Ha Duc Chinh (87′).
Best player: Nguyễn Hoàng Đức
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vietnam was Nguyễn Hoàng Đức.
His rating is with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Japan – Formation
Japan
17'
Japan started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Hajime Moriyasu played with: Shuichi Gonda , Miki Yamane , Maya Yoshida , Takehiro Tomiyasu , Yuto Nagatomo , Ao Tanaka , Wataru Endo , Hidemasa Morita , Takumi Minamino , Junya Ito and Yuya Osako .
These were the players on the bench: Genki Haraguchi, Gaku Shibasaki , Kyogo Furuhashi , Eiji Kawashima, Kaoru Mitoma, Takuma Asano , Sei Muroya, Ritsu Doan, Kosei Tani, Daichi Kamada, Yuta Nakayama and Ko Itakura.
Substitutions
Japan made 5 changes: Y. Nagatomo for Y. Nakayama (63′), T. Minamino for T. Asano (63′), A. Tanaka for K. Furuhashi (75′), Y. Osako for G. Shibasaki (75′) and H. Morita for G. Haraguchi (88′).
Best player: Junya Ito
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Japan was Junya Ito.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Asia.
- Korea Republic – United Arab Emirates – 1-0
- Iraq – Syria – 1-1
- Lebanon – IR Iran – 1-2
- Australia – Saudi Arabia – 0-0
- China PR – Oman – 1-1
- Vietnam – Japan – 0-1
