Japan U23 vs Mexico U23

Olympics - Group Stage 25 Jul 2021, 11:00
Japan U23
Japan U23
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Mexico U23
Mexico U23
🏟 Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) 👤 Artur Soares Dias Round 2

Match report

Japan U23 edged past Mexico U23 2-1 in the Olympics - Group Stage on 25 July 2021.

Mexico U23 dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 9 shots to Japan U23's 8.

J. Vasquez was sent off in the 68th minute.

The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama), with Artur Soares Dias in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 8 - 9 On target 3 - 4 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 28 - 17 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Takefusa Kubo
Japan U23 · 1 goal
8 Roberto Alvarado 1 goal
7 Ritsu Doan 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Kosei Tani 3 saves
7 Hiroki Sakai captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 3–3
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–3
Ball Possession 34–66 —
Corners 2–2 1–2
Attacks 34–41 35–44
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
69 Attacks 85
43 Dangerous Attacks 49
4 On Target 5
4 Off Target 5
8 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 4
1 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 1
4 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 4
28 Fouls 17
3 Corners 4
2 Offsides 2
37% Ball Possession 63%
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 1
280 Passes Total 477
207 Passes Accurate 395
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Japan U23 · 4-2-3-1
12 K. Tani
2 H. Sakai 5 M. Yoshida 4 Ko Itakura 3 Y. Nakayama
17 Ao Tanaka 6 W. Endo
10 R. Doan 7 T. Kubo 16 Y. Soma
19 D. Hayashi
Mexico U23 · 4-3-3
13 G. Ochoa
2 J. Sánchez 3 C. Montes 5 J. Vásquez 14 E. Aguirre
8 C. Rodriguez 7 L. Romo 17 S. Córdova
10 D. Lainez 9 H. Martín 11 A. Vega
Japan U23
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 1 Keisuke Osako
  • 15 Daiki Hashioka
  • 8 Koji Miyoshi
  • 13 Reo Hatate
  • 11 Kaoru Mitoma
  • 9 Daizen Maeda
  • 18 Ayase Ueda
Mexico U23
Coach
J. Lozano
Substitutes
  • 1 Luis Malagón
  • 6 Vladimir Loroña
  • 4 Jesús Angulo
  • 15 Uriel Antuna
  • 21 Roberto Alvarado
  • 16 José Joaquín Esquivel
  • 18 Eduardo Aguirre
Substitutions
  • 43' ↑ V. Loroña ↓ Erick Aguirre Mexico U23
  • 57' ↑ J. Esquivel ↓ C. Rodríguez Mexico U23
  • 65' ↑ D. Maeda ↓ Y. Soma Japan U23
  • 66' ↑ U. Antuna ↓ D. Lainez Mexico U23
  • 67' ↑ R. Alvarado ↓ E. Vega Mexico U23
  • 80' ↑ K. Mitoma ↓ R. Doan Japan U23
  • 80' ↑ A. Ueda ↓ D. Hayashi Japan U23
Cards
  • 11' C. Montes Mexico U23
  • 25' C. Rodriguez Mexico U23
  • 29' J. Sanchez Mexico U23
  • 47' H. Sakai Japan U23
  • 48' A. Tanaka Japan U23
  • 68' J. Vasquez Mexico U23
Head-to-head
Japan U23 2 0 draws 1 Mexico U23
2023-10-14 Mexico U23 vs Japan U23 1 - 4
2021-08-06 Mexico U23 vs Japan U23 3 - 1
2021-07-25 Japan U23 vs Mexico U23 2 - 1
Recent form
Japan U23 W W W W W
Mexico U23 L W L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Japan U23 vs Mexico U23?
Japan U23 won 2-1 against Mexico U23 on 25 July 2021.
Who won Japan U23 vs Mexico U23?
Japan U23 won the match 2-1.
Where was Japan U23 vs Mexico U23 played?
The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama).
Who had more possession in Japan U23 vs Mexico U23?
Mexico U23 had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.