SINGAPORE (The Thursday Times) — Japan ne haftay ko Singapore ke National Stadium mein ek dostana match mein Brazil ko 3-2 se shikast de di, jab mutabadil khilari Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ne aakhri lamhaat mein goal kiya. Is se pehle Vinícius Júnior ne Brazil ko do goal ke khasare se wapas muqable mein la khada kiya tha.
Is jeet se Japan ne garmiyon ke World Cup ka kisi had tak badla le liya, jab Brazil ne Houston mein round of 32 mein izafi waqt ke goal se Japan ko tournament se bahar kar diya tha.
Takefusa Kubo ne 15wein minute mein Ritsu Doan ke through ball par goal kar ke Japan ko bartari dilayi, aur chaar minute baad Keito Nakamura ne Shuto Nakano ke cross par bartari dugni kar di.
Vinícius ne 33wein minute mein penalty area ke bahar se shot laga kar ek goal wapas kiya aur 75wein minute mein ek aur lambe faasle ke shot se muqabla barabar kar diya. Dono goalon mein ball Bruno Guimarães ne faraham kiya.
Jab match barabari par khatam hota nazar aa raha tha, aur Brazil ke Endrick ka shot post se takrane ke chand lamhe baad, Japan ne jawabi hamla kiya aur 72wein minute mein maidan mein aane wale Sakamoto ne qareeb se goal kar diya. Video review ke baad goal barqarar rakha gaya. Brazilian khilariyon ne ehtijaj kiya ke hamle ke aaghaz mein ek foul nazar-andaaz kiya gaya, aur captain Raphinha ko, jo pehle hi tabdeel ho chuke the, red card dikha diya gaya.
Moriyasu ka aakhri marhala
Yeh match aath baras se zyada arse se Japan ki coaching karne wale Hajime Moriyasu ke aakhri do matches mein se ek tha. Unhon ne World Cup ke baad Saudi Arab mein hone wale Asian Cup tak ka mukhtasar muahida kiya tha, lekin security khadshaat ke baais tournament December 2027 tak multawi kar diya gaya hai, is liye woh Mangal ko Paraguay ke khilaf dostana match ke baad ohda chhor denge. Tawaqqo hai ke Go Oiwa March se zimmedari sambhalenge.
Moriyasu ne match se pehle kaha tha, “Yeh Singapore aur Asia ke logon ko yeh dikhane ka mauqa hoga ke Asian mumalik duniya ki behtareen teams ka muqabla kar sakte hain.”
Yeh Brazil ke khilaf Japan ki doosri jeet thi, aur woh bhi 3-2 se. Is se pehle guzishta saal October mein Tokyo mein Japan ne peeche rehne ke baad wapsi kar ke paanch martaba ke aalmi champion ko pehli baar senior satah par haraya tha.
World Cup ke pre-quarter-final mein Norway ke haathon bahar hone wali Brazilian team naujawan khilariyon ke saath Singapore aayi hai, kyunke Carlo Ancelotti nayi team ki tashkeel shuru kar rahe hain. Ancelotti ne match se ek roz pehle kaha tha, “Hamein behtari ke liye aur apne naujawan khilariyon ko tajurba dene ke liye ek musabiqati match ki zaroorat hai.”
