Japan v China PR Live Commentary & Result, 27/1/22, WC Qualification Asia

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	KSA Saudi Arabia	10	7	2	1	12	6	+6	23	W D L W W
2	JPN Japan	10	7	1	2	12	4	+8	22	D W W W W
3	AUS Australia	10	4	3	3	15	9	+6	15	L L D W D
4	OMA Oman	10	4	2	4	11	10	+1	14	W W D L L
5	CHN China PR	10	1	3	6	9	19	-10	6	L D L L D
6	VIE Vietnam	10	1	1	8	8	19	-11	4	D L W L L

Match ends, Japan 2, China PR 0.

90' + 3' Second Half ends, Japan 2, China PR 0.

90' + 3' Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).

90' + 3' Wei Shihao (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90' + 2' Attempt missed. Ritsu Doan (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

89' Foul by Genki Haraguchi (Japan).

89' A Lán (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Liu Yang

Wu Lei

89' Substitution, China PR. Liu Yang replaces Wu Lei.

Deng Hanwen

Zhang Linpeng

89' Substitution, China PR. Deng Hanwen replaces Zhang Linpeng.

R. Dōan

J. Ito

85' Substitution, Japan. Ritsu Doan replaces Junya Ito.

G. Haraguchi

T. Minamino

85' Substitution, Japan. Genki Haraguchi replaces Takumi Minamino.

84' Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).

84' Dai Wai-Tsun (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.

82' Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82' Foul by Jiang Guangtai (China PR).

82' Foul by Ko Itakura (Japan).

82' A Lán (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.

78' Attempt missed. Takefusa Kubo (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.

78' Foul by Takefusa Kubo (Japan).

78' Zhang Linpeng (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77' Offside, Japan. Ko Itakura tries a through ball, but Daizen Maeda is caught offside.

76' Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.

74' Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74' Foul by Jiang Guangtai (China PR).

T. Kubo

W. Endo

73' Substitution, Japan. Takefusa Kubo replaces Wataru Endo.

72' Yuta Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72' Foul by Dai Wai-Tsun (China PR).

70' Hand ball by Wei Shihao (China PR).

69' Attempt missed. Wei Shihao (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

69' Foul by Shogo Taniguchi (Japan).

69' A Lán (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

68' Attempt missed. Shogo Taniguchi (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a corner.

67' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.

65' Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).

65' Zhang Linpeng (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Dai Wai-Tsun

Zheng Zheng

64' Substitution, China PR. Dai Wai-Tsun replaces Zheng Zheng.

64' Corner, China PR. Conceded by Shogo Taniguchi.

63' Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).

63' Wang Shenchao (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62' Foul by Wataru Endo (Japan).

62' A Lán (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

J. Ito

Y. Nakayama

61' Goal! Japan 2, China PR 0. Junya Ito (Japan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuta Nakayama with a cross.

Y. Nakayama

Y. Nagatomo

58' Substitution, Japan. Yuta Nakayama replaces Yuto Nagatomo.

D. Maeda

Y. Ōsako

58' Substitution, Japan. Daizen Maeda replaces Yuya Osako.

57' Attempt missed. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Junya Ito.

Ā Lán

Zhang Yuning

56' Substitution, China PR. A Lán replaces Zhang Yuning.

Wei Shihao

Hao Junmin

56' Substitution, China PR. Wei Shihao replaces Hao Junmin.

55' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhang Linpeng.

50' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Yan Junling.

50' Attempt saved. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.

49' Junya Ito (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

49' Foul by Zheng Zheng (China PR).

46' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.

Second Half begins Japan 1, China PR 0.

45' + 1' First Half ends, Japan 1, China PR 0.

45' + 1' Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45' + 1' Foul by Wu Xi (China PR).

45' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.

44' Ko Itakura (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

44' Foul by Zhang Yuning (China PR).

42' Offside, Japan. Wataru Endo tries a through ball, but Yuya Osako is caught offside.

41' Foul by Takumi Minamino (Japan).

41' Xu Xin (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41' Foul by Yuto Nagatomo (Japan).

41' Wu Lei (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.

38' Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.

37' Hand ball by Hiroki Sakai (Japan).

36' Foul by Junya Ito (Japan).

36' Zheng Zheng (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36' Takumi Minamino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

36' Foul by Wu Xi (China PR).

Wu Lei

Yellow Card

35' Wu Lei (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

34' Hidemasa Morita (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

34' Foul by Wu Lei (China PR).

34' Wataru Endo (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

34' Foul by Hao Junmin (China PR).

30' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jiang Guangtai.

28' Attempt saved. Yuya Osako (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.

25' Attempt missed. Hiroki Sakai (Japan) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a corner.

25' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Wu Xi.

24' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhang Yuning.

23' Hiroki Sakai (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

23' Foul by Zheng Zheng (China PR).

20' Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito following a corner.

19' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zhu Chenjie.

15' Yuya Osako (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

15' Foul by Zhu Chenjie (China PR).

Y. Ōsako

Penalty Goal

13' Goal! Japan 1, China PR 0. Yuya Osako (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

11' Penalty conceded by Wang Shenchao (China PR) with a hand ball in the penalty area.

10' Offside, Japan. Hidemasa Morita tries a through ball, but Junya Ito is caught offside.

8' Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

7' Corner, Japan. Conceded by Jiang Guangtai.

7' Attempt blocked. Yuya Osako (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.

7' Attempt missed. Hiroki Sakai (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.

6' Attempt missed. Junya Ito (Japan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Japan v China PR Live Commentary, 27/1/22

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