The St-Truiden midfielder was instrumental to the success of Go Oiwa’s side at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium alongside goal scorer Kuryu Matsuki after Nishio’s 17th minute expulsion forced the Japanese into a tactical rejig.
Matsuki had started the game in a more advanced role but, with central defender Nishio dismissed for lashing out at China PR’s Jia Feifan, Oiwa replaced Rihito Yamamoto with defender Seiji Kimura and the Japanese took a more conservative approach as a result. .....
FT | 🇯🇵 Japan 1️⃣-0️⃣ China PR 🇨🇳
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10-man Japan defend their lead against China PR in a closely contested match to secure the win!#AFCU23 | #JPNvCHN pic.twitter.com/iH0X3eNKHv
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