On Tuesday, 12 September, the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) faced the Turkiye National Team in the KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 held at Genk, Belgium, where they scored four goals to secure their second straight victory in this tour to Europe.
ITO Atsuki (Urawa Red Diamonds) scored his first international goal in his first start, followed by a brace from NAKAMURA Keito (Stade de Reims) and a second-half penalty scored by ITO Junya (Stade de Reims).
For this match, Head Coach MORIYASU Hajime made 10 changes from the starting line-up against Germany. NAKAMURA Kosuke (Portimonense) was given the start in goal, while ITO Hiroki (VfB Stuttgart), the only player to make back-to-back starts, formed a four-man defence line alongside TANIGUCHI Shogo (Al-Rayyan SC), MACHIDA Koki (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise), and national team debutant MAIKUMA Seiya (Cerezo Osaka). Ito Atsuki and TANAKA Ao (Fortuna Dusseldorf) anchored the midfield, while DOAN Ritsu (SC Freiburg), KUBO Takefusa (Real Sociedad), and Nakamura Keito were positioned beneath the lone striker FURUHASHI Kyogo (Celtic FC). .....
EAST ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION
NEWS / RELEASE
10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA]【Match Report】SAMURAI BLUE score four goals against Turkiye to notch back-to-back victories in Europe
+
10passion
![10MA TOPICS! [HONG KONG, CHINA FA][AFC U23 ASIAN CUP] Qualifiers - Group E: Uzbekistan upstage IR Iran to seal passage](https://image.eaff.com/index/7175.jpg)
![10MA TOPICS! [GUAM FA][AFC U23 ASIAN CUP] Qualifiers - Group C: Vietnam denied perfect finish by Singapore](https://image.eaff.com/index/7174.jpg)
![10MA TOPICS! [KOREA FA] Team Sunhong beat Myanmar to reach Asian Cup finals](https://image.eaff.com/index/7173.jpg)
![10MA TOPICS! [HONG KONG, CHINA FA] INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY – HONG KONG, CHINA 10:0 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM](https://image.eaff.com/index/7169.jpg)
![10MA TOPICS! [GUAM FA] Guam, Singapore settle with 1-1 draw in AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers](https://image.eaff.com/index/7168.jpg)
![10MA TOPICS! [MACAU FA][AFC U23 ASIAN CUP] Qualifiers - Group F: Macau 0-3 Kuwait](https://image.eaff.com/index/7167.jpg)
![10MA TOPICS! [MONGOLIA FA][AFC U23 ASIAN CUP] Qualifiers - Group J: Mongolia 1-2 Cambodia](https://image.eaff.com/index/7166.jpg)
![10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA]【Match Report】U-22 Japan National Team maintain group lead with win over Palestine - AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ Qualifiers](https://image.eaff.com/index/7165.jpg)
![10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA]【Match Report】SAMURAI BLUE win over Germany 4-1 in an international friendly match](https://image.eaff.com/index/7171.jpg)