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2 June 2019
England 1-2 Japan : match report, video and game details
During the Maurice Revello Tournament 2019 opening game, Japan defeated England, the title holders of the competition (2-1). Despite the opener scored by Trevoh Chalobah in the first half (36'), the Asian team managed to equalize and take the lead after the rest.
Takuma Ominami (47') and Yoichi Naganuma (68') put Japan ahead in nearly twenty minutes. A huge victory for Japan against the triple competition winners that allow them to take the lead of the group A.
Crédits photo : Hélène Dos Santos
HIGHLIGHTS
GAME DETAILS
England - Japan : 1-2
Maurice Revello Tournament - Matchday 1
Stade de Lattre - Aubagne
Goals : Trevoh Chalobah (36’) for England ; Takuma Ominami (47’) and Yoichi Naganuma (68') for Japan
Yellow cards : Shiihashi for Japan ; Sessegnon for England
England : Balcombe – Pearce (Lowe, 73’), Guehi, Chalobah ©, Sessegnon – Field, Dasilva (Eze, 66’), Edwards (Sims, 73’) – Tavernier, McNeil, Hirst (Loader, 81’)
Coach : Paul Simpson
Japan : Obi – Koga, Shiihashi, Ominami, Okazaki – Tanaka, Naganuma, Ito (Iwasaki, 87’), Kamiya – Funaki, Ogawa
Coach : Akinobu Yokouchi
Referees : M. Gonzalez Alveal (CHI) assisté de M. Orellana Godoy (CHI) et M. Molina Bravo (CHI)
