On Tuesday, 12 September, the U-22 Japan National Team played their third match of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ Qualifiers against the U-22 Bahrain National Team at Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in Bahrain.
Having started the group stage with back-to-back wins, Japan were in a position to finish top of the group with a draw or better, while their opponents needed to win to advance.
For this match, Head Coach OIWA Go rotated nine players from their second match against Palestine. SUZUKI Zion (Sint-Truidense VV) made his third consecutive start in goal, with a defence line of UCHINO Takashi (Fortuna Dusseldorf), NISHIO Ryuya (Cerezo Osaka), KIMURA Seiji (FC Tokyo), and OHATA Ayumu (Urawa Red Diamonds). FUJITA Joel Chima (Sint-Truidense VV), MITO Shunsuke (Albirex Niigata), and MATSUKI Kuryu (FC Tokyo) were placed in the heart of the midfield, while SAITO Koki (Sparta Rotterdam) and YAMADA Fuki (Kyoto Sanga FC) were positioned in the flanks. HOSOYA Mao (Kashiwa Reysol) was given the start as the lone striker upfront. .....
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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA]【Match Report】U-22 Japan National Team secure a spot at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ with a draw against Bahrain
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