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Japan 2-1 Australia · World Cup Qualification AFC

Japan beat Australia 2-1 in the World Cup Qualification AFC. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Japan and Australia met in the World Cup Qualification AFC on Tuesday, 12 October 2021.

Goalscorers

Japan: A. Tanaka 8'; A. Behich 86'. Australia: A. Hrustić 70'.

How the match went

The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Japan, 2 for Australia).

Line-ups

Japan started in a 4-3-3: Shuichi Gonda, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Yuto Nagatomo, Ao Tanaka, Wataru Endo, Hidemasa Morita, Junya Ito, Yuya Osako, Takumi Minamino.

Australia started in a 4-3-1-2: Mathew Ryan, Fran Karačić, Trent Sainsbury, Harry Souttar, Aziz Behich, Jackson Irvine, Ajdin Hrustić, Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogić, Martin Boyle, Adam Taggart.

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Minute by minute

  1. 8'Goal! Japan 1-0 Australia. A. Tanaka (Japan) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Japan 1-0 Australia.
  3. 67'VAR: penalty awarded to Australia.
  4. 70'Goal! Japan 1-1 Australia. A. Hrustić (Australia) scores.
  5. 86'Goal! Japan 2-1 Australia. Own goal by A. Behich.
  6. 90'Full-time. Japan 2-1 Australia.
Full commentary (22 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Japan vs Australia.
  2. 8'Goal! Japan 1-0 Australia. A. Tanaka (Japan) scores.
  3. 45'1 minute of added time.
  4. 45'Half-time. Japan 1-0 Australia.
  5. 46'The second half is under way.
  6. 61'Substitution, Australia: A. Mabil comes on for A. Mooy.
  7. 61'Substitution, Japan: K. Furuhashi comes on for Y. Osako.
  8. 62'Substitution, Australia: M. Duke comes on for A. Taggart.
  9. 63'Yellow card for A. Behich (Australia) for foul.
  10. 67'VAR: penalty awarded to Australia.
  11. 68'Yellow card for H. Morita (Japan) for foul.
  12. 70'Goal! Japan 1-1 Australia. A. Hrustić (Australia) scores.
  13. 78'Substitution, Japan: T. Asano comes on for T. Minamino.
  14. 82'Substitution, Australia: J. Jeggo comes on for T. Rogić.
  15. 85'Substitution, Japan: Y. Nakayama comes on for Y. Nagatomo.
  16. 85'Substitution, Japan: G. Shibasaki comes on for H. Morita.
  17. 86'Goal! Japan 2-1 Australia. Own goal by A. Behich.
  18. 89'Substitution, Australia: R. Grant comes on for F. Karačić.
  19. 89'Substitution, Australia: C. Ikonomidis comes on for M. Boyle.
  20. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  21. 90+3'Yellow card for H. Souttar (Australia) for foul.
  22. 90'Full-time. Japan 2-1 Australia.
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