Japan vs Costa Rica 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Costa Rica beat Japan 1-0 on Sunday, 27 November 2022 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Contreras received a yellow card for Costa Rica at 41'. M. Yamane received a yellow card for Japan at 44'.
Second half: Japan made their 1st substitution at 46', with Y. Nagatomo replacing H. Ito. Japan made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Ueda replacing T. Asano. C. Borges received a yellow card for Costa Rica at 61'. Japan made their 3rd substitution at 62', with M. Yamane replacing K. Mitoma. Costa Rica made their 1st substitution at 65', with G. Torres replacing B. Aguilera. Costa Rica made their 2nd substitution at 65', with A. Contreras replacing J. Bennette. Japan made their 4th substitution at 67', with R. Dōan replacing J. Ito. F. Calvo received a yellow card for Costa Rica at 70'. Costa Rica took the lead at 81' when K. Fuller scored, with the assist credited to Y. Tejeda, making the score 0-1. Japan made their 5th substitution at 82', with Y. Soma replacing T. Minamino. K. Itakura received a yellow card for Japan at 84'. Costa Rica made their 3rd substitution at 89', with C. Borges replacing Y. Salas. W. Endo received a yellow card for Japan at 90+3'. Costa Rica made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with J. Campbell replacing D. Chacón.
Japan used 5 substitutions while Costa Rica used 4 substitutions. Japan got 3 yellow cards, while Costa Rica got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Japan outshot their opponent (13-4).
- Japan controlled possession (57%).
- Japan had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).