At 23:00 GMT on November 16th, the Asian qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup were in full swing, with Oman and Japan meeting in Group B of the third stage (Round of 12) of the tournament. In the 80th minute of the match, the wind changed suddenly, and Junya Ito stepped forward, a precise shot through the opponent's goal, breaking the deadlock. As the final whistle blew, Japan completed their revenge against Oman with a 1-0 win, earning three valuable points and moving up to 12 points, surpassing Australia to move into second place in Group B. Oman, on the other hand, is in second place in Group B with seven points. Oman, on the other hand, is in fourth place with seven points.
[Battlefield Express]
In Group B, dark horse Saudi Arabia is leading the way with 16 points, followed by Australia and Japan, who have played one more game, with 13 and 9 points respectively. Japan's battle for second place is becoming more and more intense. Facing the slightly weaker Oman, Japan will have to go all out; Oman is currently fourth in the group with seven points, and is expected to overtake their rivals to move up to third place if they can beat Japan. In the last round of matches, Oman and China played to a 1-1 draw. The first round of the two teams to meet, Japan 0-1 defeated Oman.
[Highlights]
Japan came close in the 15th minute with a header from Takumi Minamino off a cross from the right.
In the 19th minute, Isao Osako took a long-distance shot, but failed to pose a threat.
In the 23rd minute, Takumi Minamino crossed the ball from the left and Junya Ito grabbed the ball and shot it over the crossbar.
In the 49th minute, Oman's penalty area was in danger, Kenyo Tomiyasu's long-distance shot was deflected, Isao Osako's follow-up shot was blocked, and Takumi Minamino's follow-up shot from a small angle went wide.
In the 56th minute, Alavi took a powerful shot from inside the box that went just wide.
In the 75th minute, Japan took a long shot from outside and Rashidi made a good save.
In the 79th minute, Junya Ito took a corner kick and Henwu Furuhashi's header was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 80th minute, Japan broke the ball on the left side, Sanfelt OMA received a pass from Yuta Nakayama and swept the ball to the penalty area, Junya Ito grabbed the ball and broke the goal, Japan 1-0 Oman.
In the 90th minute, Hiromu Furuhashi crossed the ball from the right side of the field, and Mitsuzaka failed to get a point.
The match was tightly contested towards the end of the match, but the scoreline stayed the same until the end, with Japan defeating Oman 1-0.
[Both lineups]
Japan: 12 - Shuichi Gonda, 2 - Sirai Yamane, 5 - Yuto Nagatomo (62′20 - Yuta Nakayama), 16 - Kenyo Tomiyasu, 22 - Maya Yoshida, 6 - Koh Endo, 7 - Yue Shibasaki (46′13 - Mitabi M薫), 17 - Bea Tanaka, 10 - Takumi Minamino (62′11 - Hyungwoo Furuhashi), 14 - Junya Ito, 15 - Isao Osako (88′8 - Genki Haraguchi) )
Japan substitutes: 1 - Shinji Kawashima, 23 - Kosei Tani, 3 - Akigo Taniguchi, 19 - Hiroki Sakai, 4 - Hwang Itakura, 9 - Daichi Kamada, 21 - Yasutoshi Don, 18 - Takuma Asano.
Omani starters: 18-Rashidi, 5-Habsi, 6-Hamisi, 14-Harshi, 8-Akhbari (83′ 21-Ghafri), 23-Saadi, 11-Mandahaya (33′ 7-Hajri), 20-Yahye'ai (83′ 10-Khalid), 4-Alawi (68′ 12-Fawaz), 17-Busaidi, 19-Mandar (68′ 15- Yahmadi)
Omani substitutes: 1 Muhaini, 22 Rawahi, 2 Al Qaabi, 3 Dulbein, 9 Mukhbari, 13 Buraiki, 16 Fazali
