Mexico U23 vs Japan U23

Olympics - 3rd Place Final 6 Aug 2021, 09:00
Mexico U23
Mexico U23
3–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Japan U23
Japan U23
🏟 Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama) 👤 T. Bamlak

Match report

Mexico U23 beat Japan U23 3-1 in the Olympics - 3rd Place Final on 6 August 2021.

Japan U23 had 21 shots to Mexico U23's 9.

The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama), with T. Bamlak in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 9 - 21 On target 4 - 6 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 16 - 13 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Johan Vásquez
Mexico U23 · 1 goal
8 Sebastián Córdova 1 goal, 2 assists
8 Kaoru Mitoma 1 goal
8 Takefusa Kubo 1 assist
7 Alexis Vega 1 goal
First half vs second half
Japan U23 came out stronger after half-time, with 16 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 6–16
Shots On Goal 2–2 2–4
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 1–1 1–2
Attacks 39–36 35–31
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
74 Attacks 67
59 Dangerous Attacks 42
7 On Target 4
9 Off Target 3
9 Shots Total 21
4 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 9
2 Shots Blocked 6
8 Shots Inside Box 10
1 Shots Outside Box 11
16 Fouls 13
2 Corners 3
3 Offsides 0
42% Ball Possession 58%
3 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 1
386 Passes Total 521
297 Passes Accurate 451
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Mexico U23 · 4-2-3-1
13 G. Ochoa
2 J. Sánchez 3 C. Montes 5 J. Vásquez 4 J. Angulo
7 L. Romo 8 C. Rodriguez
10 D. Lainez 17 S. Córdova 11 A. Vega
9 H. Martín
Japan U23 · 4-4-1-1
12 K. Tani
2 H. Sakai 5 M. Yoshida 14 T. Tomiyasu 3 Y. Nakayama
10 R. Doan 6 W. Endo 17 Ao Tanaka 16 Y. Soma
7 T. Kubo
19 D. Hayashi
Mexico U23
Coach
J. Lozano
Substitutes
  • 22 Sebastián Jurado
  • 6 Vladimir Loroña
  • 16 José Joaquín Esquivel
  • 20 Fernando Beltran
  • 21 Roberto Alvarado
  • 15 Uriel Antuna
  • 18 Eduardo Aguirre
Japan U23
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 1 Keisuke Osako
  • 4 Ko Itakura
  • 11 Kaoru Mitoma
  • 8 Koji Miyoshi
  • 13 Reo Hatate
  • 9 Daizen Maeda
  • 18 Ayase Ueda
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Hatate ↓ Y. Soma Japan U23
  • 57' ↑ U. Antuna ↓ D. Lainez Mexico U23
  • 62' ↑ K. Mitoma ↓ Y. Nakayama Japan U23
  • 63' ↑ A. Ueda ↓ D. Hayashi Japan U23
  • 71' ↑ K. Itakura ↓ A. Tanaka Japan U23
  • 78' ↑ R. Alvarado ↓ E. Vega Mexico U23
  • 79' ↑ F. Beltrán ↓ F. Córdova Mexico U23
  • 80' ↑ K. Miyoshi ↓ W. Endo Japan U23
  • 86' ↑ J. Esquivel ↓ C. Rodríguez Mexico U23
  • 87' ↑ Eduardo Aguirre ↓ H. Martín Mexico U23
Cards
  • 19' W. Endo Japan U23
  • 27' J. Vasquez Mexico U23
  • 42' J. Sanchez Mexico U23
  • 80' A. Ueda Japan U23
  • 90+3' G. Ochoa Mexico U23
Head-to-head
Mexico U23 1 0 draws 2 Japan 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
Mexico U23 W W L W W
Japan U23 W W D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Mexico U23 vs Japan U23?
Mexico U23 won 3-1 against Japan U23 on 6 August 2021.
Who won Mexico U23 vs Japan U23?
Mexico U23 won the match 3-1.
Where was Mexico U23 vs Japan U23 played?
The match was played at Saitama Stadium 2002 (Saitama).
Who had more possession in Mexico U23 vs Japan U23?
Japan U23 had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.