At 03:00 on July 31, Matchday 3 of Group D in the Olympic Men’s Football, Israel faced off against Japan.
Key Events
In the 7th minute, Gandelman played a through ball into the space behind Japan’s defense, and Abada’s one-on-one shot in the right side of the box was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 91st minute, Sato Eijun sent in a cross from the right flank, and Shin Dai Hoizumi scored with a push shot in the center, putting Japan ahead 1-0.
Match Report
In the 10th minute, Gluck took a low shot from the right side of the penalty area, but Koubou Kobayashi quickly got down to claim the ball.
In the 18th minute, Israel launched a quick counterattack, with Gluck advancing through the middle and then passing wide. Madmon received the ball on the left and took a low shot toward the far corner, but it narrowly missed the left post.
In the 34th minute, responding to a cutback pass from the left by teammate Sato Eijun, Kawasaki Satohito took a left-footed volley from the penalty spot but failed to connect properly, sending the ball straight out of play.
In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Japan delivered a corner kick from the left, and Kimura Seiji headed for goal, but the ball was caught by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 57th minute, Revivo flicked the ball back with his heel, and Gluck followed up with a low shot that went wide of the left post.
In the 66th minute, after cutting inside from the left side of the box, Mikado Junnosuke curled a shot, which was punched away by the goalkeeper with both fists.
In the 80th minute, a Japanese defensive clearance was intercepted, and Abada broke into the box from the right and took a shot, which was again saved by Koubou Kobayashi.
In the 81st minute, Koubou Kobayashi saved another shot from an Israeli player in the middle, and then Yona blasted a shot over the bar from the left side of the penalty area.
In the 86th minute, from a corner kick on the left, Shin Dai Hoizumi headed for goal at the far post, but the ball was claimed by the opposing goalkeeper.
Squad Lists
Israel U23 starting lineup: 1-Niron; 3-Goldberg; 4-Lemkin; 5-Revivo; 2-Fingold; 17-Shaha (46’14-Fried); 8-Azulai (69’15-Yona); 11-Abada; 6-Gandelman (84’7-Davida); 10-Gluck; 13-Madmon (46’9-Tugman); Substitutes: 18-Eliahu; 16-Isslerov; 12-Harush; 7-Davida; 15-Yona; 14-Fried; 9-Tugman;
Japan U23 starting lineup: 1-Koubou Kobayashi; 2-Suzuki Kaiin; 5-Kimura Seiji; 3-Nishioka Takaya; 21-Ueno Takashi; 7-Yamamoto Rijin (46’19-Uechi Asahi); 13-Aragi Raitaro (79’11-Shin Dai Hoizumi); 20-Yamada Fuuki (61’14-Mikado Junnosuke); 6-Kawasaki Satohito (79’8-Fujita Jouro); 18-Sato Eijun; 9-Fujio Shota; Substitutes: 12-Nozawa Daishi; 15-Takai Koudai; 4-Sekine Daisuke; 8-Fujita Jouro; 11-Shin Dai Hoizumi; 14-Mikado Junnosuke; 19-Uechi Asahi;