October 15, 18:35 pm BST.
World Qualification Asia
In the fourth round of Group C of the third stage, Japan faced Australia at home. In the first half, Japan attacked but failed to score. In the second half, Akigo Taniguchi scored an equalizer and then Cameron Burgess scored an equalizer. In the end, Japan shook hands with Australia 1-1.
[Key events of the competition]
In the 58th minute, Jason Jeremiah crossed the ball from the right side of the field, but Akigo Taniguchi made a mistake and the ball rolled into his own goal! Australia leads 1-0, breaking Japan's record of not conceding a goal!
In the 76th minute, Keido Nakamura forced a cross into the bottom corner of the net, which Cameron Burgess inadvertently touched into his own goal! Japan equalized 1-1!
"Moment of Focus
In the 6th minute, Japan made a great play in the Australian penalty area and Ei Kukai hit the net from a narrow angle.
In the 15th minute, Japan took a corner kick to the back post and Don Yasutoshi fired a shot into the air, but it was not powerful enough.
In the 34th minute, Kaoru Mitaka took a shot from the left side of the field and scuffed the ball off the post.
In the 34th minute, Japan's first point from a corner kick was tipped over and Takumi Minamino's shot from the outside went wide.
In the 71st minute, Bea Tanaka took a sudden shot from outside the area, but the angle was too high for Joe Gotch to hold.
After five minutes of injury time, the match is over.
Japan 1 - 1 Australia
[Starting positions and substitutions for both sides]
Japan line-up: 1 - Suzuki Choyan, 3 - Taniguchi Akigo, 4 - Itakura Hwang, 16 - Machida Hiroki, 5 - Morita Hidemasa, 10 - Don Yasutoshi (62' 14 - Ito Junya), 17 - Tanaka Bea, 20 - Kubo Kengyo (70' 15 - Kamada Daiichi), 7 - Kouba Mitonaka, 8 - Minami Nano Takumi (70' 13 - Nakamura Keido), 9 - Ueda Eisei (83' 19 - Ogawa Hikaru). ' 13 - Keido Nakamura), 9 - Eisei Ueda (83' 19 - Kouki Ogawa).
Japanese substitutes who did not play: 12 - Keisuke Osako, 23 - Kosei Taniguchi, 22 - Ayumu Seguro, 2 - Yusei Sugawara, 18 - Kaiki Kawaguchi, 11 - Dairen Maeda, 21 - Renyo Hatate, 6 - Ruko Fujita.
Australian line-up: 18 - Joe Gotch, 3 - Lewis Miller (82' 17 - Keanu Backes), 5 - Jordan Boss (73' 16 - Aziz Bešić), 8 - Jason Jeria, 19 - Harry Souttar, 21 - Cameron Burgess, 10 - Krstic (88' 23 - Craig Goodwin), 14 - McGrory, 20 - Luke Brattan (46' 6 - Yazbek), 22 - Jackson Owen, 15 - Mitchell Duke. ' 23 - Craig Goodwin), 14 - McGrory, 20 - Luke Brattan (46' 6 - Yazbek), 22 - Jackson Irvine, 15 - Mitchell Duke (73' 7 - Vellupillai).
Australia substitutes not played: 1 - Matthew Ryan, 12 - Paul Izzo, 2 - Thomas Deng, 4 - Kay Rawls, 9 - Stamatropolous, 11 - Irankunda, 13 - Aidan O'Neill.
