Thank you all!
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
END OF MATCH | JAPAN ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINALS
FT | 🇧🇭 Bahrain 1️⃣-3️⃣ Japan 🇯🇵
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⏱️ 90+4'
Lutfalla avoids a fourth after beating Asano one-on-one
🔄 90+2'
Bahrain exhausts the changes.
⏱️ 90'
The referee added ten minutes of added time.
⏱️ 85'
Entering the last five minutes, Japan is very close to qualifying for the quarterfinals.
🔄 81'
Japan exhausts the changes. Scorers Ueda and Doan are replaced by Asano and Machida.
🟨 79'
Yellow for Waleed Al-Hayam for a foul on Ueda and a dangerous foul for Japan;
🔄 77'
Double change for Bahrain, looking to turn the tide
⚽ GOOOOOAAALLL
GOAL BY JAPAN. UEDA'S GOAL.
Ayase Ueda makes his own goal his own goal and after getting past several defenders, he scores the third goal, which leaves the game practically sealed for Japan.
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🔄 68'
Double change in Japan. Minamino and Mitoma come in. The Japanese team already made a change in the first half due to Hatate's injury.
⚽ GOOOOOAAALLL
GOAL IN BAHRAIN. OWN GOAL.
Baqer takes a corner kick and in the clearance attempt between the goalkeeper and Ueda they score an own goal.
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🟨 57'
Yellow now to Seiya Maikuma, who prevented the opponent's player from advancing. One yellow for each team
🟨 53'
Abdullah Yusuf is shown the yellow card for his foul. The first caution of the match goes to the Bahrain player.
⚽ GOOOOOAAALLL
GOAL FOR JAPAN. GOAL BY KUBO.
It fell to the Real Sociedad player inside the box, who struck the long post to score Japan's second goal and increase their lead on the scoreboard.
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⏱️ 46'
The second 45 minutes start with the same 22 players on the pitch.
HALF TIME
At the end of the first half, the Japanese team has a minimal advantage and is now qualified for the quarterfinals.
⏱️ 45'
The referee adds three minutes of stoppage time to the first half.
⏱️ 40'
We are entering the last five minutes of the first half and Japan is now in the lead.
🔃 36'
Japan have made an injury-enforced substitution. Hatate is ruled out and Morita replaces him.
This is how Ritsu Doan scored the goal
قول اول لليابان على البحرين
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⚽ GOOOOOAAALLL
GOAL BY JAPAN. GOAL BY RITSU DOAN.
Seiya Maikuma's shot hit the post, but the rebound fell to Ritsu Doan who slotted the ball into the back of the net to put Japan ahead.
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⏱️ 25'
Tomiyasu tried to head in a corner kick, but did not hit the ball well.
⏱️ 21'
Japan's first goal almost came, but center-back Mahdi Baqer appeared to clear the ball for a corner.
⏱️ 15'
Tomiyasu's pass is too powerful and therefore Bahrain will keep the ball out of Bahrain's net.
⏱️ 9'
Kubo's corner kick was headed in by Ayase Ueda, but the Bahrain goalkeeper saved the Bahrain keeper's hand to keep out Japan's first goal.
⏱️ 5'
First few minutes of play with a lot of inaccurate passing by both teams.
⏱️ 1'
THE MATCH BEGINS. First possession goes to Japan
ALL READY
The national anthems of both teams are playing. The match between Bahrain and Japan kicks off in no time.
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We review the formations
These are the line-ups chosen by both teams in their quest to qualify for the quarterfinals
Match Referee
Kim Jong-Hyeok, a South Korean referee who has been a FIFA referee since 2009, is in charge of the match between Bahrain and Japan.
Iran or Syria in the quarterfinals
The winner of this match will face either Iran or Syria, a tie that will also be played today.
The two selections are already
Bahrain and Japan's expeditions have arrived at the stadium
🇧🇭 Bahrain have arrived at Al Thumama Stadium!
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🎌 Here come the Samurai Blue!
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XI Japan
Suzuki; Tomiyasu, Maikuma, Itakura, Nakayama; Endo, Nakamura; Kubo, Doan, Hatate; Ueda.
XI Bahrein
Ebrahim; Waleed, Mahdi, Hazza, Adel; Al Shaikh, Komail; Madan, Mahroon, Alhardan; Yusuf
WE RETURN
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Argentina: 5:30 AM
Bolivia: 4:30 AM
Brazil: 5:30 AM
Chile: 4:30 AM
Colombia: 3:30 AM
Ecuador: 3:30 AM
USA: 6:30 AM
Spain: 12:30 PM
Mexico: 5:30 AM
Paraguay: 6:30 AM
Peru: 6:30 AM
Uruguay: 7:30 AM
Venezuela: 6:30 AM
England: 10:30 AM
Australia : 19:30 AM
India: 15:45 AM
Watch out for this player from Japan
Feyenoord striker Ayase Ueda, who has scored one goal in 19 games this season. It is his first season in the Dutch club after his good role in Belgium. He has scored three goals in this Asian Cup, scoring a brace in his last match. He has only started one game in this group stage. In 22 international appearances for Japan, he has ten goals to his name.
Watch out for this Bahrain player
Ali Madan, a 28-year-old right winger, plays for Ajman in the Emirates league. For his club this season he has five goals and four assists in 14 games. In this AFC Asian Cup he has scored one goal and provided one assist. In addition, he has started all the matches in the group stage. In 66 caps for Bahrain, he has 11 goals and two assists.
News - Japan
They came into the Asian Cup undefeated, with a total of 10 consecutive victories. Their last defeat was against Colombia in March 2023 in a friendly match. They closed 2023 with two important victories in their fight to reach the 2026 World Cup. While they have played two preparatory matches for the Asian Cup where they scored two thrashings, 5-0 against Thailand and 6-1 against Jordan. In their last major tournament, the 2022 World Cup they reached the round of 16 defeating Spain and Germany in the group stage.
This will be Japan's tenth position in the Asian Cup where in their last edition they finished second after losing 1-3 to Qatar in the final. A total of four times they have won this tournament and also in 2011, the last time the Asian Cup was held in Qatar they managed to lift the title.
They started by coming from behind against Vietnam to take the first three points. In the second match they lost 2-1 to Iraq and closed the group stage with a 3-1 win over Indonesia. With six points, they qualified for the round of 16 as runners-up in group D.
News - Bahrain
They came to the Asian Cup after finishing 2023 by playing two qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup where they won against Yemen, but lost against United Arab Emirates. In preparation they have played two friendly matches before playing in the Asian Cup after losing against Angola 0-3 and against Australia.
This is the seventh time they have qualified for the Asian Cup and the fifth time in a row. Their best position was the fourth place they achieved in 2004. While in the last edition they were eliminated in the round of 16.
In this edition they started with a defeat against South Korea, although they managed to recover to beat Malaysia and Jordan by the narrowest of margins. In the end, they finished first in Group E with six points.
Background
A total of ten times these two teams have faced each other with a favorable balance for Japan, which has won eight times, twice Bahrain has won. They have not met since 2010 in the Asia Cup qualifiers where Japan won 2-0. There is only one precedent of these two teams in the Asia Cup was in 2004 where Japan beat Bahrain 3-4 in the semifinals.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Al Thumama Stadium, which is located in Doha, Qatar. It was inaugurated in October 2021 and has a capacity for 44400 spectators.
Preview of the match
Bahrain and Japan will meet in the round of 16 of the AFC Asian Cup 2024 on January 31, 2024.
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