Kirin Cup | Semi-final | 2026-10-01 19:10 JST
0–0
- 91' A. Ueda
- 92' D. Kamada
- 93' H. Ito
- 95' Y. Soma
- 97' D. Maeda
- 91' Jordy Caicedo
- 91' A. Minda
- 94' J. Sarmiento
- 96' A. Valencia
Match summary
The Kirin Cup Semi-final fixture between Japan and Ecuador was played on October 1. Neither side found the net in a goalless draw.
Possession: Japan 47%, Ecuador 53%. Shots: Japan 7, Ecuador 5.
Team stats
3-4-2-1
4-4-1-1
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| Japan | Stat | Ecuador |
|---|
| 3-4-2-1 | Formation | 4-4-1-1 |
| 47% | Possession | 53% |
| 7 | Shots | 5 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 5 | Shots inside the box | 3 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 2 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 466 | Passes | 521 |
| 392 | Accurate passes | 441 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon
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 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | K. Goto | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Shunsuke Saito | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Y. Soma | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) |
| MF | D. Kamada | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 15(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) |
| DF | J. Suzuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 8(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Ayumu Seko | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 48(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.85 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 7(3) |
| MF | Keito Nakamura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 3 | 0 | 25(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.65 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 13(4) |
| DF | H. Araki | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | T. Hayakawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | K. Tanimura | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 5(3) |
| MF | Y. Suzuki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 0 | 25(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) |
| MF | Takefusa Kubo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 2 | 1 | 31(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.42 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 13(9) |
| FW | K. Shiogai | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) |
| FW | Junya Ito | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 7(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.31 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3(2) |
| MF | K. Sano | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | K. Matsuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | D. Maeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) |
| FW | A. Ueda | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 5(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) |
| MF | A. Tanaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 1 | 47(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.09 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 11(6) |
| MF | K. Sano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 4 | 0 | 46(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.92 | 86 | 0 | 6 | 10(8) |
| MF | R. Dōan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 14(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.22 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 11(4) |
| DF | H. Ito | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 36(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.95 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 6(3) |
| DF | K. Itakura | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 53(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.08 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 4(0) |
| GK | Z. Suzuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 23(64%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) |
| DF | H. Mochizuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ecuador
| 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 | H. Galíndez | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 18(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 90 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | J. Mercado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 3 | 0 | 19(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 14(6) |
| MF | N. Angulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(83%) | 2 | 0 | 27(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.41 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 16(10) |
| FW | J. Yeboah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 1 | 0 | 22(96%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.36 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 7(3) |
| MF | K. Arroyo | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 20(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) |
| MF | J. Alcívar | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 22(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.69 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 3(2) |
| MF | P. Vite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 0 | 46(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6.23 | 86 | 0 | 2 | 13(3) |
| DF | P. Estupiñán | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 67(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.67 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 9(3) |
| DF | W. Pacho | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 64(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.16 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5(4) |
| DF | J. Porozo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 51(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.07 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7(6) |
| DF | A. Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 26(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 5(4) |
| DF | A. Preciado | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | M. Ramírez | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | G. Valle | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | F. Torres | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 24(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1(0) |
| DF | F. Caicedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | J. Hurtado | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | L. Realpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | J. Sarmiento | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 9(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.05 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2(0) |
| MF | D. Castillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 15(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) |
| FW | A. Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 0 | 6(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4(3) |
| FW | A. Minda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) |
| FW | J. Angulo | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 5(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) |
| J. Caicedo | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.89 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) |
Lineups
Japan
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | Z. Suzuki |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Ayumu Seko |
| Starter | DF | 4 | K. Itakura |
| Starter | DF | 21 | H. Ito |
| Starter | MF | 10 | R. Dōan |
| Starter | MF | 24 | K. Sano |
| Starter | MF | 17 | A. Tanaka |
| Starter | MF | 13 | Keito Nakamura |
| Starter | MF | 20 | Takefusa Kubo |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Y. Suzuki |
| Starter | FW | 31 | K. Tanimura |
| Bench | FW | 26 | K. Shiogai |
| Bench | FW | 14 | Junya Ito |
| Bench | FW | 11 | D. Maeda |
| Bench | FW | 18 | A. Ueda |
| Bench | DF | 25 | J. Suzuki |
| Bench | MF | 15 | D. Kamada |
| Bench | FW | 7 | Y. Soma |
Show unused substitutes (8)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|
| Bench | DF | 22 | H. Araki |
| Bench | GK | 23 | T. Hayakawa |
| Bench | MF | 28 | K. Sano |
| Bench | MF | 19 | K. Matsuki |
| Bench | FW | 29 | Shunsuke Saito |
| Bench | FW | 9 | K. Goto |
| Bench | GK | 12 | L. Kokubo |
| Bench | DF | 32 | H. Mochizuki |
Ecuador
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | H. Galíndez |
| Starter | DF | 21 | A. Franco |
| Starter | DF | 25 | J. Porozo |
| Starter | DF | 6 | W. Pacho |
| Starter | DF | 7 | P. Estupiñán |
| Starter | MF | 23 | J. Mercado |
| Starter | MF | 5 | J. Alcívar |
| Starter | MF | 15 | P. Vite |
| Starter | MF | 20 | N. Angulo |
| Starter | MF | 11 | K. Arroyo |
| Starter | FW | 10 | J. Yeboah |
| Bench | FW | 16 | J. Sarmiento |
| Bench | MF | 18 | D. Castillo |
| Bench | FW | 8 | A. Valencia |
| Bench | FW | 14 | A. Minda |
| Bench | DF | 2 | F. Torres |
| Bench | FW | 13 | J. Angulo |
Show unused substitutes (6)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|
| Bench | DF | 3 | F. Caicedo |
| Bench | DF | 19 | J. Hurtado |
| Bench | DF | 24 | L. Realpe |
| Bench | GK | 22 | G. Valle |
| Bench | GK | 12 | M. Ramírez |
| Bench | DF | 17 | A. Preciado |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|
| 1H 38' | Ecuador | 🟨 Yellow card | J. Yeboah | |
| 1H 45' | Japan | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Tanimura → IN A. Ueda | |
| 1H 45' | Ecuador | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Franco → IN F. Torres | |
| 2H 22' | Ecuador | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Yeboah → IN J. Sarmiento | |
| 2H 22' | Ecuador | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Alcívar → IN D. Castillo | |
| 2H 22' | Ecuador | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Arroyo → IN J. Angulo | |
| 2H 23' | Japan | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Y. Suzuki → IN J. Suzuki | |
| 2H 23' | Japan | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Dōan → IN Junya Ito | |
| 2H 23' | Japan | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Takefusa Kubo → IN D. Kamada | |
| 2H 34' | Ecuador | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Mercado → IN A. Valencia | |
| 2H 34' | Japan | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Keito Nakamura → IN Y. Soma | |
| 2H 34' | Japan | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Tanaka → IN D. Maeda | |
| 2H 41' | Ecuador | 🔄 Substitution | OUT P. Vite → IN Jordy Caicedo | |
| 2H 41' | Ecuador | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Angulo → IN A. Minda | |
| 2H 41' | Japan | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Sano → IN K. Shiogai | |
| 延長91分 | Ecuador | ⚽ Goal | Jordy Caicedo | 0-1 |
| 延長91分 | Japan | ⚽ Goal | A. Ueda | 1-1 |
| 延長91分 | Ecuador | ⚽ Goal | A. Minda | 1-2 |
| 延長92分 | Japan | ⚽ Goal | D. Kamada | 2-2 |
| 延長93分 | Ecuador | ❌ Penalty missed | D. Castillo | |
| 延長93分 | Japan | ⚽ Goal | H. Ito | 3-2 |
| 延長94分 | Ecuador | ⚽ Goal | J. Sarmiento | 3-3 |
| 延長95分 | Japan | ⚽ Goal | Y. Soma | 4-3 |
| 延長96分 | Ecuador | ⚽ Goal | A. Valencia | 4-4 |
| 延長97分 | Japan | ⚽ Goal | D. Maeda | 5-4 |
Match info
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Match | Japan vs Ecuador |
| Competition | Kirin Cup |
| Round | Semi-final |
| Kickoff (JST) | October 1, 2026 19:10 |
| Venue | 日産スタジアム |
| Attendance | 65,012 |
| Humidity | 0.9% |
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