This Tuesday, Japan faced Peru in an international friendly held at Panasonic Stadium Suita, in Osaka. With a goal and an assist, striker Kaoru Mitoma commanded the home team’s 4-1 rout.
In the 22nd minute of the match, defensive midfielder Hiroki Ito opened the scoring when he risked a strong shot in the corner of the Peruvian goalkeeper, Pedro Gallese, who even touched the ball before entering the goal. Japan’s second goal came in the 37th minute, after a play built from the back half, which ended up at Mitoma’s feet to extend the advantage.
On the way back from the break, both teams made substitutions, but the Japanese continued with superiority. In the 17th minute of the second stage, Mitoma received a pass on the left side and served Junya Ito in the area, who calmly sent the ball into the net.
Japan opened a four-goal lead in the 29th minute. Taking advantage of a pass error by the Peruvian defense, striker Daizen Maeda came face to face with the goal and touched the goalkeeper’s exit. At the end of the game, at 38 minutes, Christofer Gonzales was left with the ball thrown in the area and kicked first to score the goal of honor for Peru.
A japanese national team wins its second friendly on this date Fifa and again by an elastic score. Last Thursday, Samurai thrashed El Salvador 6-0in a match held in the city of Toyota.
🔹️Match over🔹️
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Source: Gazetaesportiva
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