◤FIFA World Cup in Qatar◢ Keysher Fuller's goal helps Costa Rica stunned Japan to a shock 0-1 win..

2022-11-28 15:43

◤FIFA World Cup in Qatar◢ Keysher Fuller





Costa Rica stunned Japan to a shock 0-1 win in the second round of Group E group stage game in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Sunday.


In the first half, the two sides did not had many substantive going against each other. Shortly after the start of the second half, Hidemasa Morita's long shot was blocked, Wataru Endo's long shot was blocked by Calvo, while Takuma Asano's header was also blocked. Later, Yuki Soma's shot wide of the post. Next, Navas almost conceded a goal under pressure from Takuma Asano. Afterwards, Fuller scored with a long shot. At the critical moment, Daichi Kamada's close distance shot was bravely saved. In the end, Costa Rica defied the odds and defeated Japan 0-1, providing yet another huge upset for this edition of World Cup.



First Half


In the 3rd minute, Ayase Ueda passes horizontally from the front, Ritsu Doan quickly followed up and unleashed a long shot with his left foot from just the outside of the penalty area upon receiving the pass, however his shot was wide of the left post.


10 minutes later, Miki Yamane passes horizontally from the right wing, Ritsu Doan quickly followed up, got the ball, took a few steps, then volleyed with his right foot from a difficult angle on the right side of the box, but his shot deviated out of range as the ball moved towards the left wing instead.


In the 35th minute, Oscar Duarte crossed into the box from the right wing, the attempt was initially headed off not far away by Ko Itakura, after quickly following up and picking up the loose ball, Francisco Calvo made a long shot with his left foot from outside the penalty are, but his shot was blocked again by Itakura .


3 minutes later, Ritsu Doan passes horizontally from the right wing, Wataru Endo quickly followed up, stopped the ball, adjusted his angle, then volleyed with his left foot from just outside of the penalty area, but his shot was was blocked by Yelshin Tejeda who had to make a sliding tackle.


At the end of the first half, Japan and Costa Rica entered half time having been goalless.




Second Half


Both teams switched sides as the game continued. In the 46th minute, Takuma Asano passes from the front with his heel. Hidemasa Morita quickly followed up, got the ball, took a few steps, then unleashed a long shot with his left foot from just outside of the penalty area, however his shot was saved by Keylor Navas.


Soon after, Hidemasa Morita passes horizontally from the fron, Endo quickly followed up and took a long shot with his right foot from just outside of the penalty area, his shot was initally was blocked off not far away by Calvo, after quickly following up and picking up the loose ball, Miki Amane made an overhead diagonal pass from the right wing, Takuma Asano quickly followed up and attempted with a header from the center of the box, but his effort was held onto by Navas.


In the 57th minute, Hiroki Ito passes from the left wing, Yuki Soma quickly followed up, got the ball, dribbled and cut into the left side of the box before volleying with his right foot, but his shot was miles wide of the the right post.


1 minute later, Japan made a quick counterattack. Duarte commited a defensive error while making a clearance from his own half, Takuma Asano successfully beaten the offside trap, quickly followed up, got the ball, then dribbled into the center of the box, however his threat was resolved just in time by the outrushing Keylor Navas. Costa Rica escaped from being punished due to their sloppiness!


In the 81st minute, Tejeda passes horizontally from the front, After stopping the ball, Keysher Fuller took a long shot with his left foot from the center of the box, his shot flew straight into the the upper left corner of the net leaving Shuichi Gonda helpless, Costa Rica shockingly gone ahead first with a 0-1 lead!


7 minutes later, Kaoru Mitoma cuts back a pass from the edge of the byline on the left side of the box, Daichi Kamada quickly followed up and strucked the ball with his right foot from a very close distance in the center of the box, his shot was bravely parried away then held onto by Navas who had to dive towards the bottom left corner. Japan missed the golden opportunity to equalize their opponents!


As the final whistle is blown, Costa Rica stunningly beat Japan with a shock 0-1 win, blowing the possibilities of Group E wide open.