RemontadaIt's not over until the final whistle

Remontada Japan vs Venezuela in Friendly International

Friendly International Mon 28/9·13:25
Japan
2-1 FT
Venezuela
  • Ueda49', 90+6' (pen)
  • Kelsy46'
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima27,882 spectatorsReferee: Tim Danaskos
Remontada
Difficulty
57

Japan trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 46'Trailed by one goal
  2. 49'Equaliser
  3. 90+6'Winner

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 46: Japan had 5 shots to 8 for Venezuela, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Changes by coach H. Moriyasu

Ito came on for Saito (46') and assisted, Ueda came on for Goto (46') and scored, Tanaka came on for Kamada (46').

The last 15 minutes

One of Japan's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 67% of fans backed Japan to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT46'90+6'Substitution 8'Substitution 46'Substitution 46'Substitution 46'Substitution 46'Substitution 46'Substitution 72'Substitution 72'Substitution 72'Substitution 81'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadJapan goal Venezuela goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Japan chances, below: Venezuela. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
JapanVenezuela04590

Match story

  1. 46'

    Kelsy opened the scoring for Venezuela, assisted by Balbo, putting Venezuela ahead 1-0.

  2. 49'

    Ueda equalised for Japan, assisted by Ito, to make it 1-1.

  3. 90+6'

    Ueda completed the turnaround for Japan from the penalty spot, putting Japan ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

JapanVenezuela
52%Possession48%
2.51Chance quality (xG)1.43
12Shots9
4On target5
3Big chances4
1Corners7
473Passes439

Top players

1
UedaJapan · Centre Forward
8.0
2
KelsyVenezuela · Centre Forward
7.9
3
ItoJapan · Right Forward
7.8
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Japan 67%Draw 11%Venezuela 22%
from 6,915 votes

Line-ups

Venezuela3-4-1-2
6.6 Kokubo 6.4 Suzuki 6.8 Seko 6.8 Watanabe 6.8 Soma 7.0 Kamada Kumasaka 6.0 Nakano 7.3 Saito 6.6 R. Sato 6.6 Goto 5.8 Contreras 6.4 Makoun 6.8 Ferraresi 7.0 Osorio 7.2 Balbo 4.9 Herrera 5.9 Libra 6.0 Aramburu 6.4 Pereira 6.0 Castillo 7.9 Kelsy
Japan3-4-2-1
Japan coach: H. Moriyasu Venezuela coach: Vizcarrondo

Match events

JapanVenezuela
  1. TanakaSubstitution · for Kumasaka
    8'
  2. TanakaSubstitution · for Kamada
    46'
  3. ItoSubstitution · for Saito
    46'
  4. SuzukiSubstitution · for Kokubo
    46'
  5. KuboSubstitution · for R. Sato
    46'
  6. UedaSubstitution · for Goto
    46'
  7. KelsyGoal · assist: Balbo
    46'
  8. UedaGoal · assist: Ito
    49'
  9. RamirezSubstitution · for Castillo
    59'
  10. CásseresSubstitution · for Pereira
    60'
  11. AramburuYellow card
    65'
  12. CarmonaSubstitution · for Libra
    71'
  13. MendozaSubstitution · for Kelsy
    71'
  14. DoanSubstitution · for Nakano
    72'
  15. NakamuraSubstitution · for Soma
    72'
  16. ItoSubstitution · for Seko
    72'
  17. TanimuraSubstitution · for Tanaka
    81'
  18. ContrerasYellow card
    90+1'
  19. UedaPenalty goal
    90+6'
  20. HerreraYellow card
    90+7'
  21. TanakaYellow card
    90+8'