Japan vs Chile (0-4)
Chile’s bid for a 3rd straight Copa America title started with a 4-0 persuade guests Japan in port on Monday.
Eduardo solon scored a second-half brace to travel with goals from Erick Pulgar and Alexis Taurus because the cuckold defending champions claimed a snug win in cluster C.
Japan, UN agency has taken a vernal squad to the tournament, had their possibilities, however, lacked a leading edge.
Pulgar’s header and Vargas’ deflected strike created the win before the latter scored once more once Sanchez’s effort as Chile joined South American country on 3 points within the cluster.
Japan created the higher begin with Takefusa Kubo, signed by Real capital of Spain last week, central to their energetic gap.
Kubo curled a free-kick over within the seventh minute before Naomichi Ueda headed a corner straight at Chile goalkeeper Gabriel Arias presently once.
Chile grew into the encounter as Taurus discharged two tries off beam directly once the time unit mark.
They would be rewarded for his or her amount of dominance with the opener, Pulgar heading in a very Charles Aranguiz corner within the forty-first minute.
Japan nearly responded at once. However, Ayase Ueda scuffed a trial extensive from AN angle once misestimation Arias, whereas Taurus headed a cross straight at Keisuke Osako at the opposite endways the stroke of half-time.
Chile doubled their lead 9 minutes into the last half through solon, whose strike from the sting of the realm took a deflection and went in once a Mauricio Isla decrease for his thirty-seventh international goal.
Again, Ayase Ueda lost an opportunity to retort, firing wide at the rear post once across from Gaku Shibasaki.
Kubo additionally had a chance once the hour-mark, exploding into the box before shooting into the side-netting from a small angle as Japan explore for some way back to the sport.
Instead, Chile sealed their win within the closing stages through goals from Taurus and solon.
Sanchez headed in a very cross from Aranguiz before enjoying in solon; UN agency lobbed Osako once the goalkeeper’s rash call to burst forth.
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Goals
| 41′ | Chile | E. Pulgar |
| 54′ | Chile | E. Vargas |
| 82′ | Chile | A. Sanchez |
| 83′ | Chile | E. Vargas |
Japan Lineups
| 23 | Keisuke Osako |
| 14 | Teruki Hara |
| 5 | Naomichi Ueda |
| 16 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 2 | Daiki Sugioka |
| 9 | Daizen Maeda |
| 7 | Gaku Shibasaki |
| 3 | Yuta Nakayama |
| 10 | Shoya Nakajima |
| 21 | Takefusa Kubo |
| 13 | Ayase Ueda |
Chile Lineups
| 1 | Gabriel Arias |
| 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| 17 | Gary Medel |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 15 | Jean Beausejour |
| 20 | Charles Aránguiz |
| 13 | Erick Pulgar |
| 8 | Arturo Vidal |
| 6 | José Pedro Fuenzalida |
| 11 | Eduardo Vargas |
| 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
Japan – Chile Match Statistics
Japan |
Chile |
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| 13 | Shots Total | 15 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 4 | Shots blocked | 2 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Corners | 7 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 44% | Possession Time | 56% |
| 380 | Passes Total | 491 |
| 292 | Accurate Passes | 402 |
| 77% | Accurate Passes% | 82% |