Goal and Highlights: Japan 1-0 Serbia Friendly Game

93' Full time. Japan wins Serbia 1-0.

90' Three minutes to end the second half

86' Asano shoots from the edge of the box with his right foot, Rajkovic stretches out and saves

82' Haraguchi and Ogawa in place of Minamino and Nagatomo

78' Ivan Ilic replace Nemanja Maksimovic

76' Takuma Asano in place of Junya Ito

73' Morita saves a scissors kick from the edge of the box, but shoots over the crossbar 

72' Sava Cestic replace Mitrovic 

70' Morita plays to Kamada, who shoots from outside the box with his right foot, but the goalkeeper saves

65' Yamane replace Muroya

64' Ado Onaiwu receives from Ito and shoots for goal, but the referee signals offside

61' Pavlovic, of Serbia

58' Zeljko Gavric replace Nemanja Jovic

53' Mitrovic takes a free-kick on goal, Gonda saves without giving a rebound

52' Muroya commits a harsh foul, Terzic sets the ball free

48' Shogo Taniguchi deflects a header into the box and Junya Ito completes it into the net

47' Morita crosses from the right and wins a corner.

00' Second half begins

Petkovic and Vulic replace Grujic and Makaric

Kawabe and Onaiwu in place of Hashimoto and Furuhashi

Djordje Nikolic, Marko Petkovic, Marko Ilic, Ivan Ilic, Milos Vulic, Zeljko Gavric, Sava-Arangel Cestic

Kawashima, Shoji, Nakamura, Kawabe, Asano, Sasaki, Haraguchi, Nakatani, Ogawa, Yamane, Onaiwu, Schmidt, Sakamoto

46' Referee ends the 1st half in Kobe. The score is level for the time being.

46' Joveljic, of Serbia

45' One minute

43' Outraged at the missed chance, coach Dragan Stojkovic gets angry and throws his protective mask on the floor

43' Makaric receives in the area, shoots a cross and the ball is close to the right post

41' Joveljic shoots at the angle, the ball goes to the right of the goal

38' Jovic crosses dangerously, defender moves away from the area

33' Junya Ito shoots to the right corner, goalkeeper Rajkovic stretches out and makes the save

32' Furuhashi takes off from the right and raises in the area, defense moves away

29' Furuhashi tries a deep pass, but the ball runs too far.

24' After a fast triangulation on the left side, Japan sends a ball into the box and the defender cuts it off with a header

21' Serbia's defense fumbles to get out of the game, misses a pass, then the ball is lifted to Kamada inside the box, but he can't reach it.

19' At this point, Serbia's players all position themselves behind the ball, Japan exchange passes

17' Japan: 65%, Serbia: 35%

15' Gudelj takes a frontal free-kick in the middle of the penalty area, but the defense pulls it away

12' Furuhashi breaks quickly down the right and shoots, Rajkovic fumbles

9' Nagatomo goes forward on the left and lifts the ball into the box, but the defense takes it away

8' Defensive midfield pass to Furuhashi on the right side, but he was ahead of schedule

7' Japan pass from foot to foot, looking for space, Serbia position themselves behind the ball

2' Pavlovic brings down Hashimoto at midfield height

1' Gonda tries to launch into the attack field, the ball travels to the midfield and Serbia regains possession

00' The first half begins. Serbia touch the ball for the first time. 

Playing the national anthems of Japan and Serbia

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Ahmed Eisa Mohamed (UAE) is the head referee for this match. In the 2020/21 season he has worked in 19 matches, handed out 96 yellow and 11 red cards and scored 16 penalties.

Japan is the highest ranked Asian team, in 28th place, while Serbia is in 25th place. The lead is held by Belgium, followed by France, Brazil, England and Portugal.

Rajkovic, Pavlovic, Spajic, Maksimovic, Gudelj, Joveljic, Nemanja Jovic, Mitrovic, Grujic, Terzic, Makaric.

Shuichi Gonda; Taniguchi, Muroya, Ueda e Nagatomo; Morita, Hashimoto, Furuhashi, Minamino e Junya Ito; Kamada. Coach: Hajime Moriyasu.

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Balance marks the historical confrontation between Japan and Serbia, with three victories for the Asians and four for the Europeans, who scored seven goals and conceded three.

Nikolic; Petkovic, Cestic, S. Mitrovic, Terzic; Grujic, Gudelj, Ilic, Gavric; Joveljic, N. Jovic.

Former midfielder Dragan Stojkovic has been in charge of the national team since February. Since then he has played only four games, with two wins (Ireland and Azerbaijan) and two draws (Portugal and Jamaica). The 56-year-old Serb even began his career at Nagoya Grampus (Japan), where he worked from 2008 to 2013.

Goalkeepers: Pedrag Rajkovic, Djordje Nikolic, Marko Ilic
Defenders: Stefan Mitrovic, Marko Petkovic, Uros Spajic, Aleksa Terzic, Sava Angel Cestic, Strahinja Pavlovic
Midfielders: Nemanja Gudelj, Nemanja Maksimovic, Marko Grujic, Milos Vulic, Ivan Ilic
Forwards: Dejan Makaric, Dejan Joveljic, Zeljko Gravic, Nemanja Jovic

Gonda; Shoji, Sasaki, Nakatani, Yamane, Hashimoto, Haraguchi, Kawabe, Minamino, Asano, Furuhashi.

The 52-year-old Hajime Moriyasu has been in charge of his home country's national team since July 2018. He was hired after working at Sanfrecce Hiroshima and there he was J-League champion in 2012, 2013 and 2015. 

Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima, Stuichi Gonda, Daniel Schmidt, Kosuke Nakamura
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Sho Sasaki, Shogo Taniguchi, Gen Shoji, Miki Yamane, Seo Muroya, Naomichi Ueda, Shinnosuke Nakatani, Ryoya Ogawa
Midfielders: Genki Haraguchi, Junya Ito, Kento Hashimoto, Takumi Minamino, Kyogo Furuhashi, Hidemasa Morita, Hayo Kawabe, Daichi Kamada, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Forwards: Takuma Asano, Ado Onaiwu

Despite playing in the last World Cup, the team struggled to keep up the pace and fell in the European Championship Qualifiers, losing in the playoffs to Scotland on penalties 5-4 after a draw in normal time (1-1).

The Samurai Blues have a 100% record in Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. The Japanese team played only four times in 2021 - they beat South Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar and Tajikistan, scored 31 goals and conceded only one.

Noevir Stadium Kobe is located in the city of Kobe, in the Kansai region, and has a capacity of about 42,000 fans. The stadium hosted three matches in the 2002 World Cup (Russia 2-0 Tunisia, Sweden 2-1 Nigeria, and Brazil 2-0 Belgium).

The Japan vs Serbia match will be played at the Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Kobe, Japan. The kick-off is scheduled at 6:25am ET.

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