Japan’s path to the round of 16 has been red-lighted.

The Japan Under-20 National Team fell 1-2 to Israel in the third match of Group C of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 at Estadio Malvinas Argentina in Mendoza, Argentina, at 6:00 a.m. ET on Monday. The result drops Japan to third place with one win and two losses (3 points), while Israel improves to second place with one win, one draw and one loss (4 points) and advances to the Round of 16 in dramatic fashion.

Japan deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation. Sakamoto, Matsumura, Matsuki, Abe, Sano, Yamane, Takai, Chase, Tanaka, and Takahashi started, with Kimura in goal.

Israel’s counterpart opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation. Turgeman, Lugash, Ibrahim, Abed, Kancepolski, Madmon, Levivo, Israelov, Lemkin, and Feingold started, with Zarpati in goal.

[First half]

Japan was on the offensive from the start. In the seventh minute, Matsumura fired a powerful left-footed shot that was saved by Zarpati. Japan’s offense continued. In the 10th minute, Matsuki received a pass from Matsumura and fired a left-footed mid-range shot that went wide to the right of the goal.

Israel fought back. In the 37th minute, Madmon fired a shot that sailed over the top of the goal. Japan finally took the lead just before halftime. In the 47th minute, on a free kick, Matsuki headed over and Sakamoto pushed it in.

[Second half].

Israel attacked from the start of the second half. In the seventh minute of the second half, Ibrahim received a through ball from Lemkin and struck with his right foot, but Kimura made the save. Israel took the lead. Israel made a change to their attack in the 16th minute of the second half, bringing on Binyamin.

But there was a twist: 20 minutes into the second half, Binyamin was booked for a foul, and three minutes later, he received a second booking for a deep tackle on Sano. In the end, Binyamin was sent off for accumulated cautions just seven minutes after coming on.메이저사이트

Despite the setback, Israel equalized. In the 31st minute of the second half, an Israeli free kick hit the defensive wall and deflected, allowing Nabi to finish with a header. Israel didn’t let up. In the 47th minute, Lemkin slotted home the winner in a chaotic situation in front of the Japanese goal. The game ended 2-1 in favor of Israel, who advance to the round of 16 in second place, while Japan finish third and will have to wait and see what happens in the other groups.