Japan vs Spain 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Japan beat Spain 2-1 on Thursday, 01 December 2022 in World Cup. The match was refereed by V. Gomes. It was played at Unknown Venue 22430.
First half: Spain took the lead at 11' when Álvaro Morata scored, with the assist credited to César Azpilicueta, making the score 0-1. K. Itakura received a yellow card for Japan at 39'. S. Taniguchi received a yellow card for Japan at 44'. M. Yoshida received a yellow card for Japan at 45'.
Second half: Japan made their 1st substitution at 46', with Y. Nagatomo replacing K. Mitoma. Japan made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Kubo replacing R. Dōan. Spain made their 1st substitution at 46', with César Azpilicueta replacing Dani Carvajal. Japan leveled the score at 48' when R. Dōan scored, with the assist credited to J. Ito, making the score 1-1. Japan took the lead at 51' when A. Tanaka scored, with the assist credited to K. Mitoma, making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 52' for Japan (Goal confirmed). Spain made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Nico Williams replacing Ferran Torres. Spain made their 3rd substitution at 57', with Álvaro Morata replacing Marco Asensio. Japan made their 3rd substitution at 62', with D. Maeda replacing T. Asano. Spain made their 4th substitution at 68', with Gavi replacing Ansu Fati. Spain made their 5th substitution at 68', with Alejandro Balde replacing Jordi Alba. Japan made their 4th substitution at 69', with D. Kamada replacing T. Tomiyasu. Japan made their 5th substitution at 87', with A. Tanaka replacing W. Endo.
Japan used 5 substitutions while Spain used 5 substitutions. Japan got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Spain outshot their opponent (6-12).
- Spain controlled possession (82%).
- Spain had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).