International Friendlies ｜ International Friendly ｜ 2026-09-28 19:25 JST
Match summary Japan and Venezuela met in the International Friendlies International Friendly on September 28. Japan held on to beat Venezuela 2-1. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, Japan scored 2 and Venezuela scored 1, with Japan coming out on top.
Scorers: Japan – A. Ueda (2 goals); Venezuela – Kevin Kelsy. Assists: Japan – Junya Ito; Venezuela – L. Balbo.
Japan controlled the game with 52% possession and 12 shots (9 for their opponents). Japan scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Japan 1, Venezuela 3.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 12 Kokubo 25 Suzuki 3 Seko 5 Watanab 7 Soma 15 Kamada 30 Kuma sak 2 Nakano 29 Saito 27 Sato 9 Goto
3-4-1-2 1 Contrer 14 Makoun 2 Ferrare 24 Osorio 13 Balbo 6 Herr era 18 Libra 4 Aram bur 10 Pereira 20 Castill 19 Kelsy
View as table Japan Stat Venezuela 3-4-2-1 Formation 3-4-1-2 52% Possession 48% 12 Shots 9 4 Shots on target 5 5 Shots off target 3 3 Blocked shots 1 10 Shots inside the box 7 2 Shots outside the box 2 1 Corner kicks 7 0 Offsides 3 14 Fouls 15 473 Passes 439 415 Accurate passes 381 88% Pass accuracy 87% 3 Goalkeeper saves 2 1 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Timothy Danaskos, Australia
Player stats Japan Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK L. Kokubo 0 11(61%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 DF T. Watanabe 1 0 1 51(94%) 0 0 0 6.3 86 1 4(2) DF Ayumu Seko 0 1 68(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 72 2 3(1) DF J. Suzuki 0 2 42(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 6(4) MF S. Nakano 0 28(90%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.2 72 12(2) MF K. Kumasaka 0 1 0 0 0 1 6.6 8 2(2) MF D. Kamada 0 1 1 30(97%) 0 0 0 3 7.6 45 1 2 5(4) MF Y. Soma 2 1 0 1 11(92%) 0 0 0 3 3 6.6 72 1 9(5) FW R. Sato 0 1(50%) 1 24(89%) 0 0 0 7 45 5(2) FW Shunsuke Saito 3 1 0 1(100%) 3 11(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 45 2 1 5(4) FW K. Goto 1 0 6(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 45 2 1 4(1) DF S. Tanaka 0 1(33%) 41(87%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.3 73 1 7(3) GK Z. Suzuki 0 13(68%) 0 0 0 6.7 45 MF A. Tanaka 0 1 24(100%) 0 1 0 2 6.5 45 2(None) FW Junya Ito 0 14(74%) 1 0 0 1 1 7.5 45 2 2 2(1) FW Takefusa Kubo 0 1 20(77%) 0 0 0 2 7.7 45 4(3) FW A. Ueda 2 2 2 8(80%) 0 0 0 8 45 2(1) DF H. Ito 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.6 18 MF R. Dōan 0 3(38%) 0 0 0 6.7 18 FW Keito Nakamura 0 1(100%) 4(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 18 1(1) FW K. Tanimura 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 9 GK T. Hayakawa 0 0 0 0 MF Y. Suzuki 0 0 0 0 MF K. Sano 0 0 0 0 MF K. Sano 0 0 0 0 FW D. Maeda 0 0 0 0
Venezuela Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK José Contreras 0 31(84%) 0 1 0 6.3 90 DF Y. Osorio 0 1 36(82%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 3 2(2) DF Nahuel Ferraresi 0 1 56(90%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 1 1 2(1) DF C. Makoun 1 1 0 1(100%) 3 61(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 7(5) MF J. Aramburu 0 1 26(90%) 0 1 0 4 3 5.6 90 14(3) MF M. Libra 0 1 21(78%) 0 0 0 1 4 6.5 71 11(6) MF Y. Herrera 0 2(100%) 60(88%) 0 1 0 5 1 5.9 90 11(3) MF L. Balbo 0 1(100%) 3 14(78%) 1 0 0 1 2 7.5 90 2 8(6) FW D. Pereira 0 1 28(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 60 3(1) FW Kevin Kelsy 2 1 1 2(67%) 1 18(82%) 0 0 0 1 2 8.5 71 1 9(7) FW B. Castillo 2 1 0 1 10(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 59 3(1) FW Jesús Ramírez 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.7 31 MF C. Cásseres 1 1 0 1 17(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 30 1 1(1) MF W. Carmona 0 0 0 0 6.2 19 1(None) MF Gleiker Mendoza 0 3(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 19 1(1) GK J. Graterol 0 0 0 0 GK C. Varela 0 0 0 0 DF I. Shu 0 0 0 0 DF B. Tamayo 0 0 0 0 DF C. Vivas 0 0 0 0 DF Teo Quintero 0 0 0 0 DF D. Alfonzo 0 0 0 0 MF S. Mendoza 0 0 0 0 MF E. Tortolero 0 0 0 0 FW Jhonder Cádiz 0 0 0 0 FW J. Bolivar 0 0 0 0
Lineups Japan Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 12 L. Kokubo Starter DF 5 T. Watanabe Starter DF 3 Ayumu Seko Starter DF 25 J. Suzuki Starter MF 2 S. Nakano Starter MF 30 K. Kumasaka Starter MF 15 D. Kamada Starter MF 7 Y. Soma Starter FW 27 R. Sato Starter FW 29 Shunsuke Saito Starter FW 9 K. Goto Bench GK 1 Z. Suzuki Bench DF 21 H. Ito Bench DF 6 S. Tanaka Bench MF 10 R. Dōan Bench MF 17 A. Tanaka Bench FW 13 Keito Nakamura Bench FW 31 K. Tanimura Bench FW 14 Junya Ito Bench FW 20 Takefusa Kubo Bench FW 18 A. Ueda
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 T. Hayakawa Bench MF 24 K. Sano Bench MF 28 K. Sano Bench FW 11 D. Maeda Bench MF 8 Y. Suzuki
Venezuela Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 José Contreras Starter DF 24 Y. Osorio Starter DF 2 Nahuel Ferraresi Starter DF 14 C. Makoun Starter MF 4 J. Aramburu Starter MF 18 M. Libra Starter MF 6 Y. Herrera Starter MF 13 L. Balbo Starter FW 10 D. Pereira Starter FW 19 Kevin Kelsy Starter FW 20 B. Castillo Bench MF 16 W. Carmona Bench MF 8 C. Cásseres Bench FW 9 Jesús Ramírez Bench MF 7 Gleiker Mendoza
Show unused substitutes (11) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 C. Varela Bench GK 22 J. Graterol Bench DF 5 Teo Quintero Bench DF 3 C. Vivas Bench DF 15 D. Alfonzo Bench DF 27 B. Tamayo Bench 26 J. Sanchez Bench MF 17 E. Tortolero Bench MF 21 S. Mendoza Bench FW 29 Jhonder Cádiz Bench FW 11 J. Bolivar
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 8' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Kumasaka → IN S. Tanaka 2H 1' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Kokubo → IN Z. Suzuki 2H 1' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Kamada → IN A. Tanaka 2H 1' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Shunsuke Saito → IN Junya Ito 2H 1' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Sato → IN Takefusa Kubo 2H 1' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Goto → IN A. Ueda 2H 1' Venezuela ⚽ Goal Kevin Kelsy 0-1 2H 4' Japan ⚽ Goal A. Ueda 1-1 2H 14' Venezuela 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Castillo → IN Jesús Ramírez 2H 15' Venezuela 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Pereira → IN C. Cásseres 2H 20' Venezuela 🟨 Yellow card J. Aramburu 2H 26' Venezuela 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Libra → IN W. Carmona 2H 26' Venezuela 🔄 Substitution OUT Kevin Kelsy → IN Gleiker Mendoza 2H 27' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Ayumu Seko → IN H. Ito 2H 27' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Nakano → IN R. Dōan 2H 27' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Soma → IN Keito Nakamura 2H 36' Japan 🔄 Substitution OUT → IN K. Tanimura 2H 45+8' Japan 🟨 Yellow card A. Tanaka 2H 45+4' Japan 📺 VAR Takefusa Kubo 2H 45+7' Venezuela 🟨 Yellow card Y. Herrera 2H 45+5' Venezuela 🟨 Yellow card José Contreras 2H 45' Japan ⚽ Goal A. Ueda 2-1
Match info Item Detail Match Japan vs Venezuela Competition International Friendlies Round International Friendly Kickoff (JST) September 28, 2026 19:25 Venue エディオンピースウイング広島 Attendance 27,882 Humidity 0.9%
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