0-1: Neymar gives Brazil a long-suffering victory over Japan

a little Neymar the punishment gave victory to Brazil against Japan in a friendly match held on Monday in Tokyo, where the South Americans met a fighter “blue samurai” capable of putting them in trouble at various stages of the fight.

The “canarinha” prevailed in close battles in preparation for Qatar World Cup, held under heavy rain tokyo stadiumthe same scenario where the Brazilian Olympic team won gold at the Games in the Japanese capital last year.

Japanese came to the shock of thrashing Paraguay 4-1 in another friendly played last week, while Brazil endorsed South Korea a 5-1 in. seoul on the first date of their Asian tour.

Nearly two minutes of play ended with a game in between Vinicius, Neymar and Paquetá went to Gonda’s stick. It’s a warning that with a little crack in the Japanese defense, they can do a lot of damage to their enormous quality.

Once the eleven Japanese were better organized on the fast-moving lawn of the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, locals also began to create some danger to their mobility in attack, especially in internships. Minamino and Ito.

Neymar he had another clear chance in the 18th minute cleared by the Japanese keeper, and the Japanese had a double chance from a corner kick immediately after.

The speed of the Japanese attack and retreat was alarming but the Latin Americans did not despair, touching and holding the edge of the opposing area or making long-range shots. Neymar and dribbles from Vinícius.

In the last minutes of the first half, a free kick from raphinha he left near the left post and Neymar He tried Gonda again with his right hand inside the box.

Brazil He came out in the second half with the most advanced lines to make it difficult for the Japanese ball to come out, with an omnipresent Neymar on every attack that never ended.

Japanesewith freshmen Kamada and Maeda up front, found space in the counterattack against the team led by Tite, who in turn took out Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesús for Vinícius and Raphinha, both with little participation in the second half.

Tite wanted to put more gunpowder in the 20 minutes left in the game and introduced himself Thiago Silva and Richarlison. The latter was punished by a Japanese defender when he tried to catch a rebound from Neymar’s shot.

the star of PSG He managed to convert the maximum penalty in the 77th minute to put his team ahead, and in the process close the gap against Pelé’s team’s historic goal record, with only three goals left. left.

The Japanese insisted on persuading their public in the final stage, claimed another penalty in just five minutes and had several arrivals with great intentions that they failed to materialize.

Brazil He thus achieved his eleventh victory against Japan in official matches, in which the Japanese were able to start only two draws.

The block trained by Hajime MoriyasuHowever, they once again showed their competitive growth with their focus on Qatar, where they will face Spain in the group stage.

Data sheet:

0. Japan: Gonda; Nakayama, Yoshida, Itakura, Nagatomo (Yamane, d.80); Haraguchi (Kamada, m.46), Minamino (Doan, m.73), Endo; Furuhashi (Maeda, m.67), Ito (Mitoma, m.73) and Tanaka (Shibasaki, m.80).

1. Brazil: Allison; Guilherme Arana, Militao, Marquinhos, Alves (Thiago Silva, m.70); Casemiro (Fabinho, m.85), Fred (Richarlison, m.70), Vinícius Júnior (Gabriel Martinelli, m.63), Raphinha (Gabriel Jesús, m.63); Neymar and Lucas Paquetá (Bruno Guimaraes, p.85).

The objectives: 0-1. m.77: Neymar (penalty).

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran). He advised Raphinha (m.35) and Neymar (m.80) on the visiting side and Endo (m.40) and Kamada (m.54) for the Japanese.

Incidents: The Friendly match was played at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo before 63,638 spectators.