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The trip. Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have been on a goodwill visit to Japan this summer, and played friendly matches with Kawasaki Striker, Urawa Red Diamonds and Osaka Flyers in the JSL, and we'll be reviewing these matches today.
●2022.7.20 Kawasaki Frontale 1:2 Paris Saint-Germain
As the Japanese national team has to deal with the final week of the East Asian Cup at the end of July, the Nippon Professional Football League (JPFL) has to make way for the final week of the East Asian Cup, thus giving the Nippon Professional Football League (JPFL) teams a chance to play friendly matches against visiting European champions, and Kawasaki Frontale will be the first team to challenge Paris Saint-Germain.
The visiting Paris Saint-Germain, with Zimmermann, Kylian McBarbee and Nima in the match, along with the home team's supporters, attracted 64,922 fans to the Tokyo National Stadium to watch the match. In addition, the live TV ratings of this friendly match reached 9.2%, which is even higher than the 7.9% of the subsequent East Asian Cup match between Japan and China, showing the strong attraction of this friendly match.
Kawasaki Strikers have three main players, Akigo Taniguchi, Sirai Yamane and Taidou Wakizaka, out for the East Asian Cup with Japan, but Cheng Sung-ryong, Shintaro Cheya, Chainat, Lee Ando D'Amio and Parent Chiu-bo are still in the regular lineup, and their strength is not too bad. For St. Germain, apart from the above mentioned three stars, Sajio Ramos, Kianluckie Danganronma and Marquinhos are also in the starting lineup, so it can be said that the visiting team is full of elites.
St. Germain is now coached by Gadea, and the players naturally showed their best to win the new coach's heart. Early in the match, St. Germain already took the initiative and created danger in front of the Kawasaki Strikers' goal for many times, but the attacks were solved by Kawasaki Strikers' keeper Zheng Chenglong, including blocking a half-solo shot by McBarbee. The passive Kawasaki Strikers could only rely on occasional raids to threaten the visitors' goal, but Marciano and Kintaro Cheyenne's shots could not escape the fingers of Italian international goalkeeper Donna Lomma.
In the middle of the first half, Saint-Germain began to increase the intensity of the attack, but McBarbee's series of shots were saved by Zheng Chenglong, who had a good performance this game, and Mace's goal was also saved by Chainatai. In the 32nd minute, Saint-Germain finally broke through the gap. Mays took a pass from Ashraf on the right side of the penalty area and fired a right-footed shot, which hit the defender Deng Li Xiangping and went into the net, and Zheng Chenglong, who had a great game, was unable to make a save. St. Germain also took a 1-0 lead in the first half.
In the second half of the match, Saint-Germain took away some of their main players, and McBarbee and Nima were replaced at the same time; while Kawasaki Striker also replaced Kei Zhinen and Kazuya Yamakawa, in order to achieve the effect of playing the match in the game. After the restart of the match, Seguruju got a golden opportunity in the penalty area of Saint-Germain, but he was unattended and shot high at the goal. After that, Seguruju took another long-distance shot from outside the penalty area, but it was also saved by Donna Lomas, and the Kawasaki Strikers were unable to tie the match quickly after the start of the second half.
Saint-Germain's offense slowed down in the second half, but they were able to capitalize on their few chances to extend their lead with better quality. In the 13th minute of the second half, Mays and Zuan Barnett worked together on the left side of the field, and the latter played a cross into the center of the field, where youngster Carrie Mundo, who was also a substitute, scored to give Saint-Germain a 2-0 lead.
Saint-Germain took a two-goal lead and then put away their main players such as Mays, and Kawasaki Strikers slowly regained the dominance of the match and kept on attacking the visitors with their closer strength. In the 38th minute of the second half, Furuki Segura took his third shot on goal, but it was saved by backup goalkeeper Oleg Saji. However, in the ensuing corner kick, Furuki Segura's cross from the left side was headed in by backup Kazuya Yamakawa, bringing Kawasaki Strikers to a closer record of 1-2, and Kawasaki Strikers returned with the same score, while Saint-Germain started their trip to Japan with a victory.
●2022.7.23 Urawa Red Diamonds 0:3 Paris Saint-Germain
Three days later, Paris Saint-Germain moved to the Saitama 2002 World Cup Stadium to face Urawa Red Diamonds, a traditional major soccer club in the Nippon Professional League. The home team Urawa Red Diamonds has always been famous for their passionate fans, and with the real home advantage and the attraction of the visiting team, the match attracted 61,175 fans, which is quite a great scene.
St. Germain's starting lineup for this game is different from the previous game, although there is still McBarbee at the helm, but Mays and Nyema have been put away. On the contrary, international players such as Kieronawas, Mago Waratahi, Sharabia, and Molu Icardi have been given the role of full-time players for this game, so the star flavor is still not weak. As for Urawa Red Diamonds, there is no worry about the absence of the main players, Nishikawa Chusaku, Sakai Hiroki, Ito Atsushi, Carlson, Sekine Guida and other main players are all in the regular lineup, the card is not weak.
In less than three minutes, the hosts took advantage of the visitors' unsettled position and immediately attacked. Striker Yusuke Matsuo received a long pass and broke into the penalty area, but unfortunately, he failed to get past Kieronawas and was forced to shoot diagonally; then Urawa Red Diamonds had a 30-yard shot by Atsuki Ito, but it also failed to reach Kieronawas, and Urawa Red Diamonds missed a chance to open the scoring first.
After the disaster, Saint-Germain gradually stabilized their position and began to take the lead in the game, and the popular fry McBarbee even broke through the Urawa Red Diamonds' defense several times with one man, which made the whole crowd's blood boil. In the sixteenth minute of the match, Mababi and Moro Icardi worked together in front of the field, and then the latter passed back to the top of the penalty area to Sharabia to shoot in, and Saint-Germain gained a 1-0 advantage with the first goal of the Dragon.
After Urawa lost the first goal, Urawa lost their initial momentum and Saint-Germain dominated the game. Although Yusuke Matsuo had a close-range chance inside the penalty area in the middle of the first half, the Saint-Germain keeper blocked it. In the 36th minute, it was another individual performance by McBarbee, the French international dodged Carlson on the left and entered the penalty area, facing Nishikawa at a narrow angle with a right-footed shot to the top of the net to give his team the lead of 2-0. Though Urawa Red Diamonds had another close-range shot from Koizumi Yoshiho at the end of the first half, Kieronawa continued to protect the game, and as a result, Saint-Germain led the first half of the game with a lead of 2-0.
Urawa Red Diamonds didn't give up after the second half, and continued to press aggressively to get closer. Dutch shot-stopper Bryan Lenschen took a long pass from Ren Ezaka and fired a smooth shot, but was once again blocked by Kieronawaas, and couldn't make it closer than that.
Saint-Germain then brought in Mace, Nima and Sergio Ramos, but at the same time, they also brought in McBarbie, so the home fans were not able to see the power of the trident at the same time. Despite the substitutions, St. Germain did not continue to put too much pressure on Urawa Red Diamonds as they held on to their two-goal lead. Unfortunately, Kazuaki Madu failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity at the near post in the 20th minute of the second half, and his shot was blocked by backup goalkeeper Sergei Oleksandar.
However, Saint-Germain's quality has always been higher, and they still managed to produce high quality attacks in the middle of the match without dominating the game. In the 30th minute of the second half, Mays attacked in the midfield and gave a cross to Nunavendis Alexandre, which was met by youngster Cali Muendu in the penalty area and scored his second goal of the trip to Japan, giving Saint-Germain the lead to 3-0.
Despite being down by 3 goals, Urawa Red Diamonds continued to work hard for the rest of the match, trying to score a breakthrough goal, but they were unable to break through Saint-Germain's defense. The two stars of the game, Mays and Nima, continued to pose a threat to the home team's defense towards the end of the match, but to no avail. The match ended with a 3-0 record, Saint-Germain won twice in a row on their trip to Japan, but the hosts Urawa Red Diamonds did not disappoint.
●2022.7.25 Hida Osaka 2:6 Paris Saint-Germain
Just two days later, Paris Saint-Germain will move to Kansai to play their third friendly match in Japan against Osaka Flyers at the Municipal Suita Soccer Stadium. The hosts, Osaka Flyers, have a poor record in the JLF this season, and the defense is missing Kwon Kyung-won, who is playing with South Korea in the final week of the East Asian Cup, so the chances of a win in this match are also underestimated before the match.
St. Germain's trip to Japan has been well received by the local community, and their friendly against Flying Foot of Osaka is also a full house. The Ligue 1 champions have replaced Mababi with Sarabia to form an attacking triangle with Mace and Nyema, while the backline is made up of three key players, namely Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos and Paisano Gambeti. The hosts, Osaka Flyers, are mainly local players, with only Brazilian midfielder Tohan in the starting eleven, while other key players such as Ginta Miura, Aki Kurata, Musashi Suzuki and Ryotaro Fukino are all in the starting eleven.
As in the previous two matches, Saint-Germain took the initiative right after the match started and tried to threaten Osaka Flyers' goal for many times. Mays, Sarabia, and Nima had their shots on goal, but all of them were deflected by Osaka Flyers' keeper, Shunsho Higashiguchi. As for Osaka, who relied on blitz attacks, they also threatened St. Germain's goal occasionally, but they could not get past the goal guarded by Donna Longma.
In the 28th minute, Saint-Germain finally opened the scoring as Mies' shot was blocked by Shunaki Higashiguchi, but Sarabia was able to make up the difference. Two minutes later, Saint-Germain had another chance to score. Nima was suspected to have taken a shot from the left side of the penalty area, but the Brazilian international got up and scored by himself to make the lead 2-0.
Osaka didn't give up, and only one minute later, Keisuke Kurokawa scored at the near post to make it 1-2. However, Osaka's defensive problems surfaced later in the game, allowing the visitors to take advantage of the situation, and Nunavutis Alexandre and Mays scored back-to-back goals, resulting in a 1-4 halftime deficit.
After the change of sides, Osaka Flyers brought in a number of new players to adjust their lineup, hoping to get back to a closer record, but the game did not develop as the hosts expected. In 15 minutes of the second half, Nima broke through the offside and scored into the empty net past Shunsho Higashiguchi to give Saint-Germain a 5-1 win. Although they were trailing by a huge margin, Osaka Flyers didn't give up to give back to the home fans, and in the 25th minute of the second half, backup right back Hiromu Yanagisawa crossed into the penalty box, and Daito Yamami-also a backup-substitute-substitute-substitute-substitute-substitute-substitute-substitute-substituted Yamami Daido shot into the goal with the easiest of work, bringing the score to 2-5 for Osaka Flyers. Osaka Flying Kicks made it 2-5 in the second half.
Saint-Germain gradually withdrew their main force in the latter part of the match, but Mai Babi, who came on in the 15th minute of the second half, still didn't let go of Osaka Athletic's defense, and threatened the home team's goal with many individual breakthroughs. Finally, four minutes before the end, the Frenchman scored a 12-yard goal inside Osaka Athletic's penalty box, and Mai Babi scored the goal for the team, which resulted in Paris Saint-Germain's 6-2 victory over Osaka Athletic.
To summarize this trip to Japan, Paris Saint-Germain have not been deceived on the pitch, scoring a total of 11 goals in 3 matches, coupled with the fact that many stars in their squad are on the field, I believe that the local fans in Japan are quite satisfied. As for the three J-League teams, although they all lost, the performance on the field in Zuhai was definitely a good one, which made the game tight and gave them a rare chance to play against world-class players, so I believe that the players of the three teams have benefited from the game.
This week's JLF live streaming schedule:
July 30, 1:00 p.m. Hokkaido Sapporo Gonzaga vs. Nagoya Whale Cable TV 601/661
July 30th, 6:00pm Yokohama Marinos vs Kashima Antlers Cable 601/661
July 31, 5:00 p.m. Shimizu Heartbeat vs. Tosu Sandstone Cable 601/661
July 31, 6:00 PM Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale Cable 605/665
This week's Sunday B live streaming schedule:
July 30, 5:00pm FC Yokohama vs. Iwate Morioka Senzuru Cable 602/662
July 31, 6:00 p.m. Kanazawa Savigan vs. Akita Blue Lightning Cable 602/662
