Rafael Santos Borré signed the comeback of Colombia in view of Japan2-1, with a great Chilean goal, in the second friendly match played by the coffee team on their Asian preparatory tour for the World Cup 2026.
Japan and Columbia measured their forces this Tuesday in Osaka after facing last Friday Uruguay and South Korearespectively, in matches that ended in both cases with a tie, and with an eye on the qualifying phase for the next world tournament that they will co-organize United States, Canada and Mexico.
The selector Nestor Lawrence introduced changes in almost all its lines with respect to the meeting in Ulsan, highlighting the ownership for Jhon Durán and Jhon Ariaswho played the last minutes in the previous friendly, and without being able to count on James Rodríguez, scorer in that match.
Rodriguez He did not finally enter the squad for today’s game after suffering discomfort in training last Sunday, and thus added to the already well-known absence due to Juan’s injury Fernando Quintero.
The 2nd minute was running with the teams barely located on the pitch when the Japanese, this time dressed in blue and black, hung a ball into the area from the right through Morita who was headed into the net by mitomawho managed to anticipate Machado and adjust the ball to the stick.
The “blue samurai” thus presented their credentials of intensity and electric football that led them to be one of the great revelations in the Qatar World Cup 2022, although they did not manage to maintain that level during the 90 minutes.
Colombia He tried to react with several repelled attacks between the defense and the Japanese goalkeeper. It was difficult for the coffeemaker to unravel the order of the Japanese until after minute 30 Machado found a clear path on the left and launched a cross to the front that was finished off impeccably into the net by Duran.
Japan they refreshed their attack in the second half bringing on Endo, Ayase Ueda and Ritsu Doan, as well as Kubo, who had not played a minute against Uruguay, while Lorenzo continued to bet on his starting eleven.
carrascal he brushed the goal with a shot from outside the box that bounced off a defender and hit the top of the crossbar, and in the ensuing corner another long shot from the coffee maker forced the Japanese goalkeeper to stretch.
Was Colombia the team that pressed the most in the decisive phase and managed to take the lead thanks to an acrobatic goal from a Chilean kick from Santos Borré, who thus took advantage of an aerial ball rejected by Schmidt.
Ayase Ueda he could have equalized the game again with the head if it hadn’t been for two good interventions by Vargas. Lorenzo searched for more oxygen and mordant to seal the match, bringing on Falcao for Santos Borré (min.73), as well as Diego Valoyes for Arias (min.72).
Japan He tried in the final stretch with a very active Kubo but without power with the Colombian defense, very firm in positioning and quick to stop the mobility of the Japanese. falcao He even made it 3-1 but his weak header didn’t put Schmidt in too much trouble.
Data sheet:
1 – Japan: Schmidt; Bangnagande (Seko m.59), Hiroki Ito, Itakura, Sugawara; Machino (Ueda, m.46), Morita (Asano, m.78), Kamada (Endo, m.46); Junya Ito, Mitoma (Doan, m.54), Nishimura (Kubo, m.59).
2 – Colombia: Vargas; Machado, Lucumi, Sanchez, Munoz; Uribe, Carrascal (Borrero, m.89), Castaño, Arias (Valoyes, m.72); Santos Borré (Falcao, m.73), Durán (Cuesta Figueroa, m.83).
Goals: 1-0, m.2: Mitoma. 1-1, m.33: Durán. 1-2, m.61: Santos Borré.
Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN). He admonished Machado (m.17) and Valoyes (m.91) for Colombia and Sugawara (m.31) for Japan.
Incidents: Friendly match of the Kirin Cup Challenge played at the Yodoko Sakura Stadium in Osaka, before some 24,000 spectators.
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