Japan v Syria, 29 March 2016

Score5-0 to Japan
RefereeAlireza Faghani
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Asia group E
VenueSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance57,475
Kick Off: 19:34 Local (11:34 BST). Also AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualification (2nd round, Group E)

5  Japan

Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić

0  Syria

Manager: Fajr Ibrahim

Goals:

Hamdi Al Masri own goal 17 OG
Shinji Kagawa 66 G
Keisuke Honda 86 G
Genki Haraguchi 90 G
Shinji Kagawa 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender Masato Morishige
Defender Yūto Nagatomo
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder Keisuke Honda
Midfielder Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder Takashi Usami
Midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward Shinji Okazaki (captain)

Starting lineup:

Ibrahim Alma Goalkeeper
Mouaiad Al Ajaan Defender
Hamdi Al Masri Defender
Amr Al Midani Defender
Ahmad Kalasi Defender
Nadim Sabag Defender (captain)
Mahmoud Al Mawas Midfielder
Khaled Al Mbayed Midfielder
Zaher Al Medani Midfielder
Osama Omari Midfielder
Omar Khribin Forward

Substitutions:

Genki Haraguchi for Hotaru Yamaguchi 58
Mu Kanazaki for Shinji Okazaki 77
Hiroshi Kiyotake for Takashi Usami 85

Substitutions:

Saad Al Ahmad for Ahmad Kalasi 46
Abdelrazaq Al Hussain for Osama Omari 60
Ahmad Al Ashkar for Khaled Al Mbayed 77

Cards:

Yūto Nagatomo 65 Y

Cards:

Khaled Al Mbayed 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima
Defender Hiroki Fujiharu
Defender Tomoaki Makino
Defender Hiroki Sakai
Defender Gen Shoji
Midfielder Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder Mu Kanazaki
Midfielder Yosuke Kashiwagi
Forward Mike Havenaar
Forward Manabu Saito

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Moussab Balhous
Goalkeeper Ahmad Madania
Defender Saad Al Ahmad
Midfielder Ahmad Al Ashkar

Comments:

Japan recorded an 8th consecutive win against Syria and were unbeaten in all 10 matches played against Syria (P10 W9 D1)

5  Japan

Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić

Goals:

Hamdi Al Masri own goal 17 OG
Shinji Kagawa 66 G
Keisuke Honda 86 G
Genki Haraguchi 90 G
Shinji Kagawa 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa
Defender Masato Morishige
Defender Yūto Nagatomo
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder Keisuke Honda
Midfielder Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder Takashi Usami
Midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward Shinji Okazaki (captain)

Substitutions:

Genki Haraguchi for Hotaru Yamaguchi 58
Mu Kanazaki for Shinji Okazaki 77
Hiroshi Kiyotake for Takashi Usami 85

Cards:

Yūto Nagatomo 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima
Defender Hiroki Fujiharu
Defender Tomoaki Makino
Defender Hiroki Sakai
Defender Gen Shoji
Midfielder Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder Mu Kanazaki
Midfielder Yosuke Kashiwagi
Forward Mike Havenaar
Forward Manabu Saito

Comments:

Japan recorded an 8th consecutive win against Syria and were unbeaten in all 10 matches played against Syria (P10 W9 D1)

0  Syria

Manager: Fajr Ibrahim

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ibrahim Alma Goalkeeper
Mouaiad Al Ajaan Defender
Hamdi Al Masri Defender
Amr Al Midani Defender
Ahmad Kalasi Defender
Nadim Sabag Defender (captain)
Mahmoud Al Mawas Midfielder
Khaled Al Mbayed Midfielder
Zaher Al Medani Midfielder
Osama Omari Midfielder
Omar Khribin Forward

Substitutions:

Saad Al Ahmad for Ahmad Kalasi 46
Abdelrazaq Al Hussain for Osama Omari 60
Ahmad Al Ashkar for Khaled Al Mbayed 77

Cards:

Khaled Al Mbayed 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Moussab Balhous
Goalkeeper Ahmad Madania
Defender Saad Al Ahmad
Midfielder Ahmad Al Ashkar