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Japan vs Venezuela 2-1

Japan crestJapan

2-1

FT

Venezuela crestVenezuela
  • A. Ueda49'
  • A. Ueda (P)90+6'
  • K. Kelsy46'
Kick-off
Mon, 28 Sept 2026 · 10:25 (UTC)
Venue
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Referee
Timothy Danaskos

Match timeline

  1. 90+8’Yellow cardJapan crestJapan
  2. 90+7’Yellow cardVenezuela crestVenezuela
  3. 90+6’Penalty goalJapan crestJapanA. Ueda2 – 1
  4. 90+1’Yellow cardVenezuela crestVenezuelaJ. Contreras
  5. 81’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanK. Tanimura ONS. Tanaka OFF
  6. 72’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanR. Doan ONS. Nakano OFF
  7. 72’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanH. Ito ONA. Seko OFF
  8. 72’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanK. Nakamura ONY. Soma OFF
Show 13 earlier events
  1. 71’SubstitutionVenezuela crestVenezuelaG. Mendoza ONK. Kelsy OFF
  2. 71’SubstitutionVenezuela crestVenezuelaW. Carmona ONM. Libra OFF
  3. 65’Yellow cardVenezuela crestVenezuelaJ. Aramburu
  4. 60’SubstitutionVenezuela crestVenezuelaC. Casseres OND. Pereira OFF
  5. 59’SubstitutionVenezuela crestVenezuelaJ. Ramirez ONB. Castillo OFF
  6. 49’Goal!Japan crestJapanA. UedaAssist: J. Ito1 – 1
  7. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanJ. Ito ONS. Saito OFF
  8. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanT. Kubo ONR. Sato OFF
  9. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanA. Ueda ONK. Goto OFF
  10. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanA. Tanaka OND. Kamada OFF
  11. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanZ. Suzuki ONL. Kokubo OFF
  12. 46’Goal!Venezuela crestVenezuelaK. KelsyAssist: L. Balbo0 – 1
  13. 8’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanS. Tanaka ONK. Kumasaka OFF
  14. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Japan crestJapanVenezuelaVenezuela crest
  • 52%Possession48%
  • 11Shots9
  • 3Shots on Target5
  • 1Corners7
  • 88%Pass Accuracy87%
  • 13Fouls14
  • 0Offsides3
  • 3Saves2
  • 470Passes432
  • 0Yellow Cards1

Match facts

Competition
International Friendlies
Round
Friendly International
Date
Mon, 28 Sept 2026
Kick-off
10:25 (UTC)
Venue
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Referee
Timothy Danaskos

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Japan crest

Japan

  1. D
  2. W
  3. D
  4. L
  5. W
Venezuela crest

Venezuela

  1. L
  2. W

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Player ratings

  1. 1Ayumu Seko7.7
  2. 2Daichi Kamada7.7
  3. 3Junya Ito7.5
  4. 4Shunsuke Saito7.2
  5. 5Ayase Ueda7.2
  6. 6Ryunosuke Sato7.0
  7. 7Takefusa Kubo7.0
  8. 8Tsuyoshi Watanabe6.7
  9. 9Zion Suzuki6.7
  10. 10Keito Nakamura6.7
  11. 11Junnosuke Suzuki6.6
  12. 12Koki Kumasaka6.6
  13. 13Yuki Soma6.6
  14. 14Léo Kokubo6.5
  15. 15Ritsu Doan6.5
  16. 16Satoshi Tanaka6.3
  17. 17Ao Tanaka6.3
  18. 18Hiroki Itō6.3
  19. 19Kaina Tanimura6.3
  20. 20Shuto Nakano6.2
  21. 21Keisuke Goto6.2
  1. 1Kevin Kelsy8.2
  2. 2Luís Balbo7.5
  3. 3Yordan Osorio7.2
  4. 4Christian Makoun7.0
  5. 5Cristian Cásseres Jr.7.0
  6. 6Nahuel Ferraresi6.9
  7. 7Jesús Ramírez6.7
  8. 8José Contreras6.6
  9. 9Marco Libra6.5
  10. 10Wikelman Carmona6.5
  11. 11Yangel Herrera6.3
  12. 12Daniel Pereira6.3
  13. 13Bryan Castillo6.3
  14. 14Gleiker Mendoza6.3
  15. 15Jon Aramburu5.9

Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.

MVP of the match

Kevin Kelsy
8.2

Kevin Kelsy

Venezuela crestVenezuela

1
Goals
0
Assists

Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 71 minutes.

Head to head

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0Wins
1Draws
1Wins
Venezuela crest

2 goals5 goals

Last 2 meetings

  • 2019FriendliesJapan crestJapan1 - 4Venezuela crestVenezuela
  • 2018FriendliesJapan crestJapan1 - 1Venezuela crestVenezuela

2 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Japan crestJapan
W-D-L
2-2-1
Scored / match
2.2
Conceded / match
1.2
Venezuela crestVenezuela
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored / match
1.5
Conceded / match
1.0

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  • Draw0%
  • Venezuela crestVenezuela0%

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Japan beat Venezuela 2-1 in the friendly international of the International Friendlies at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima.

A. Ueda 49', 90+6' scored for Japan, K. Kelsy 46' for Venezuela.

Japan had 52% of the ball to Venezuela's 48%; the sides had 11 and 9 shots (3 and 5 on target).

The referee showed 4 yellow cards and no reds.

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Match record

Competition
International Friendlies
Round
Friendly International
Kick-off
Venue
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Referee
Timothy Danaskos
Match ID
cornerflick:match:japan-vs-venezuela-friendly-2026-09-28

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Full timeline

21 events

  1. 8’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanS. Tanaka ONK. Kumasaka OFF
  2. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanJ. Ito ONS. Saito OFF
  3. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanT. Kubo ONR. Sato OFF
  4. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanA. Ueda ONK. Goto OFF
  5. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanA. Tanaka OND. Kamada OFF
  6. 46’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanZ. Suzuki ONL. Kokubo OFF
  7. 46’Goal!Venezuela crestVenezuelaK. KelsyAssist: L. Balbo0 – 1
  8. 49’Goal!Japan crestJapanA. UedaAssist: J. Ito1 – 1
  9. 59’SubstitutionVenezuela crestVenezuelaJ. Ramirez ONB. Castillo OFF
  10. 60’SubstitutionVenezuela crestVenezuelaC. Casseres OND. Pereira OFF
  11. 65’Yellow cardVenezuela crestVenezuelaJ. Aramburu
  12. 71’SubstitutionVenezuela crestVenezuelaG. Mendoza ONK. Kelsy OFF
  13. 71’SubstitutionVenezuela crestVenezuelaW. Carmona ONM. Libra OFF
  14. 72’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanR. Doan ONS. Nakano OFF
  15. 72’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanH. Ito ONA. Seko OFF
  16. 72’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanK. Nakamura ONY. Soma OFF
  17. 81’SubstitutionJapan crestJapanK. Tanimura ONS. Tanaka OFF
  18. 90+1’Yellow cardVenezuela crestVenezuelaJ. Contreras
  19. 90+6’Penalty goalJapan crestJapanA. Ueda2 – 1
  20. 90+7’Yellow cardVenezuela crestVenezuela
  21. 90+8’Yellow cardJapan crestJapan