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Japan vs Venezuela

Champions League
2-1
Final
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
TV: DAZN

Match pulse

JPNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTVEN
52%Possession48%
12Shots9
4On target5
1Corners7
3Saves2
14Fouls15
65'Jon AramburuVEN90'+5'José ContrerasVEN90'+7'Yangel HerreraVEN90'+8'Ao TanakaJPN
Team1H2HT
JPN022
VEN011

Who won: Japan 2-1

Japan beat Venezuela 2-1 on Monday, September 28, 2026 at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Goals for Japan: Ayase Ueda (49', 90'+6' pen). Goals for Venezuela: Kevin Kelsy (46').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Ayase UedaSUB
  2. 26.9Junya ItoSUB
  3. 36.9Kevin KelsyCF-R
  4. 46.6Leo Brian KokuboG
  5. 56.5Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. 66.5Yuki SomaLM
  7. 76.5Shunsuke SaitoCF-L
  8. 86.4Tsuyoshi WatanabeCD-R
  9. 96.4Takefusa KuboSUB
  10. 106.4Luís BalboLM
  11. 116.3Shuto NakanoRM
  12. 126.3Keisuke GotoF

Team stats

JPNVEN
14Fouls15
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides3
1Corner Kicks7
3Saves2
51.9Possession48.1
12SHOTS9
4ON GOAL5
0.3On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
415Accurate Passes381
473Passes439
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
5Accurate Crosses1
15Crosses14
0.3Cross %0.1
30Long Balls34
13Accurate Long Balls18
0.4Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots1
4Effective Tackles4
11Tackles11
0.4Tackle %0.4
9Interceptions6
13Effective Clearances24
13Clearances24

Player of the game

Ayase Ueda

JPN · 2 G

8.3

Deserved to win

58%
JPN · 2.22 xG
24%
Draw
18%
VEN · 1.54 xG

Japan created better chances: they win this game 58% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Japan 2, Venezuela 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Japan 2, Venezuela 1.
  3. 90'+8'

    Yellow card

    Ao Tanaka (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Tanaka

  4. 90'+8'

    Foul

    Foul by Ao Tanaka (Japan).

  5. 90'+8'

    Free kick won

    Gleiker Mendoza (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  6. 90'+7'Yangel Herrera

    Yellow card

    Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.

    Y. Herrera

  7. GOAL90'+6'

    Goal! Penalty

    A. Ueda

    Goal! Japan 2, Venezuela 1. Ayase Ueda (Japan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    JPN 2 - 1 VEN
  8. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    José Contreras (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Contreras

  9. 90'+4'JPN

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: Penalty Japan.

  10. 90'+1'

    Penalty Japan. Takefusa Kubo draws a foul in the penalty area.

  11. 90'+1'Yangel Herrera

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) after a foul in the penalty area.

  12. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  13. 90'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  14. 90'VEN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Junnosuke Suzuki.

  15. 86'Tsuyoshi Watanabe

    Retired

    Tsuyoshi Watanabe went off injured after Japan had used all subs.

  16. 85'

    Offside

    Offside, Venezuela. Yordan Osorio is caught offside.

  17. 84'VEN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Junya Ito.

  18. 82'VEN

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Tsuyoshi Watanabe.

  19. 82'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Jesús Ramírez (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan). Assisted by Nahuel Ferraresi with a through ball.

    J. Ramírez

  20. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Tanaka

    Substitution, Japan. Kaina Tanimura replaces Satoshi Tanaka.

    K. Tanimura

  21. 80'

    Free kick won

    Takefusa Kubo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 80'Yangel Herrera

    Foul

    Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).

  23. 79'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Satoshi Tanaka (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junya Ito.

    S. Tanaka

  24. 77'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jesús Ramírez (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

  25. 77'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Zion Suzuki (Japan).

    Cristian Cásseres Jr.

Leaders

JPNVEN
Total Shots
Yuki Soma
3
Kevin Kelsy
2
Accurate Passes
Ayumu Seko
68
Christian Makoun
61
Defensive Interventions
Tsuyoshi Watanabe
6
Jon Aramburu
10
Saves
Zion Suzuki
2
José Contreras
2