On Tuesday night (1), Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 at home in the Group B top-of-the-table match of the Asian zone in the third round of the World Cup, with Junya Ito scoring and assisting, to make it five wins in a row outside of the World Cup, and they are now only one point behind.
Japan manager Mori Baoichi, who is always conservative, has the same starting lineup as last time when they won against China, including Junya Ito and Isao Osako, who were the heroes of the last match, continue to play. Though the match was a tight one at the beginning, Japan got the better of them when Junya Ito made a breakthrough on the right side of the pitch in the 31st minute and gave the lead to Takumi Minamino, who was also the first to score.
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After the changeover, Saudi Arabia grabbed the initiative to control the ball more, but unfortunately the attack is a little itchy, on the contrary, Japan to see the opportunity to insert more of it, 50 minutes Idong Junya in the right side of the penalty area wildly pumping the world wave broke the net, shooting 2:0, Idong Junya 4 consecutive games outside the World Cup are scored, he also chased the Hirakuchi Genki in the last stage of the last World Cup outside the record of 4 consecutive games, the final Japan won 2:0, the last 5 games outside the World Cup won the Sun, the last 5 games outside the World Cup won the Sun. They have accumulated 18 points, only 1 point behind Saudi Arabia, and are in second place.
