Goals and highlights: Japan 5-2 Senegal in Semifinal Beach World Cup 2021

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Japan overcame Senegal to advance to the Final of the Beach Soccer World Cup 2021, which will be played tomorrow against Russia, the host.

For its part, the Senegalese team will play the match for third place against Japan, also this Sunday.

Babacar Fall misses a penalty, and misses the opportunity for Senegal to close the gap on the scoreboard.

With an assist from Yuskue Kawai, Takuya Akaguma scores his brace to extend his country's lead; Senegal are already being beaten.

With an assist from Yuskue Kawai, Takuya Akaguma scores his brace to extend his country's lead; Senegal are already being beaten.

Captain Ozu Moreira assists Masanori Okuyama, who increases the difference in favor of the Japanese.

After being assisted by Masanori Okuyama, Takaaki Oba scores to give the Asians the lead back.

On a pass from Raoul Mendy, Bacabar Fall gets on the scoresheet for the Africans to level the score.

The last half of the match between Japan and Senegal, corresponding to the semifinals of the Beach World Cup, is already in play.

After just over 24 minutes, Japan is beating Senegal, who have failed to convert their chances into goals.

Senegal's Amar Samb is the first cautioned player of the match.

Takuya Akaguma takes the penalty correctly and gives the Nipponese the lead.

Papa N'Dour commits a penalty; Japan will have a great chance to take the lead.

Japan and Senegal will be looking to be more decisive, something they lacked in the first half.

The score remains scoreless; both teams have played continuously against each other.

Japan and Senegal are looking to advance to the final, a phase in which Russia, who defeated Switzerland on penalties, is already in.

Japan: Ryunosuke Miyama, Shotaro Haraguchi, Naoya Matsuo, Shusei Yamauchi, Masanori Okuyama, Tomoya Ginoza, Yu Shirota.

Senegal: Pepe Mar, Amar Samb, Babacar Fall, Ibrahima Balde, Issa Diagne and Limamou Thiaw.

Japan: Yusuke Kawai; Takuya Akaguma, Takaaki Oba, Ozu Moreira and Takumi Uesato.

Senegal: Amadou Ba; Ninou Diatta, Papa Ndour and Mandione Diagne.

For their part, the Japanese have 15 goals to their name; their top scorer so far is striker Shusei Yamauchi, who has contributed 5.

So far, the Senegalese squad has scored 18 goals, with seven of them coming from striker Raoul Mendy.

Russia 2021 is the eighth tournament in which the Africans have participated; likewise, by advancing to this stage they are having the best participation in their history, since they had also reached the quarterfinals four times.

The Japanese team has been one of the few that has competed in all eleven tournaments of this world championship; this edition has been the one in which it has had the best participation, since it got past the quarterfinals, an instance in which it had remained five times. 

The teams of Japan and Senegal will define the second finalist of the competition; the winner will face the winner of the key between Russia and Switzerland, who are playing at the moment.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Japan vs Senegal live, as well as the latest information from Luzhniki Beach Soccer Arena. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live coverage of the match on VAVEL.

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AL Seynir Ndiaye (C); Ninuo Diata, Mmadou Sylla, Raoul Mendy and Mamour Diagne.

Yusuke Kawai; Takuya Akaguma, Takaaki Oba, Naoya Matsuo and Orzu Moreira (C).

The referee for this match will be Lukasz Ostrowski; Vitalij Gomolko, first assistant referee; Juan Angeles, second assistant referee; and Turki Al Salehi, fourth official.

The Africans topped Group D with six points from two wins and one loss; they beat Uruguay and Portugal, while losing to Oman. Then, in the quarterfinals, they overcame Brazil, one of the great favorites to become champions, in extra time.

The Asians finished second in Sector A with six points, after accumulating two wins and one loss; they won against Paraguay and the United States, but were defeated by Russia. In the last round, they eliminated Tahiti in extra time.

The tournament is divided into two phases: the group stage and the knockout stage. In the first, the 16 countries were divided into four sectors, each with four members; they will face their three rivals, and the first two places in each group will advance to the next round.

The qualifiers will play in the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals, the third-place match and the final. All these rounds will be played in a single match.

This is the eleventh time that FIFA organizes a Beach Soccer World Cup, and this edition is being held in Moscow, Russia; the competition was made up of 16 teams.

My name is Alan Rodriguez and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.