Minamino Takumi's first goal in the 16th minute of the first half! Antoine Semeno's starting Ghana 10 lead (lasted in the first half)

Nov 14, 2025

Minamino Takumi's first goal in the 16th minute of the first half! Antoine Semeno's starting Ghana 10 lead (lasted in the first half)
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Minamino Takumi's first goal in the 16th minute of the first half! Antoine Semeno's starting Ghana 10 lead (lasted in the first half)
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Japan took the lead with Takumi Minamino's first goal.

The Japanese national soccer team, led by coach Hajime Moriyasu, is playing a friendly match against Ghana at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 14th. It closed with a 1-0 lead in the first half.

Japan has the upper hand in terms of objective power. Japan is 19th in the FIFA rankings. Ghana ranked 73rd. Both teams have confirmed their advance to the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup finals.




Japan used a 3-4-2-1 formation. Ayase Ueda stepped up as the front-line striker. From the left and right sides, Takumi Minamino and Takefusa Kubo helped. At the waist were Keito Nakamura, Ao Tanaka, Kaishu Sano, and Doan Ritz. Suzuki Junnosuke, Taniguchi Shogo, and Watanabe Tsuyoshi were in charge of defense. Tomoki Hayakawa defended the goal.

Ghana also came up with a 3-4-2-1 tactic. Brandon Thomas Asante led the attack. Antoine Semeno and Kamaldin Sulemana came forward as flankers. Derek ?, Kwasi Sivo, Abu Francis and Kaleb Irenki were among the midfielders. Jonas Ajetay, Kozo Pefra Opong and Jerome Opoku were located in the three-back. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Joseph Annang.

Minamino Takumi's first goal in the 16th minute of the first half! Antoine Semeno's starting Ghana 10 lead (lasted in the first half)
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Japan led the game from the beginning. He constantly led the attack by obtaining a set piece through an opponent's foul. Japan, which was tapping, broke the balance of '0' in the 16th minute of the first half. Minamino's first goal came out. Sano took away the opponent's ball and dug into the camp. Passed to Minamino on the other side from the right side. The opponent's defense failed to prevent it, and Minamino caught it and scored the first goal. Japan led 1-0.




Ghana also launched a counterattack. However, it was not finished. Rather, he faced a dizzying situation in the 40th minute of the first half due to Kwasi Shibo's injury. Japan took advantage of the clutter and aimed for an additional goal. But there was no extra point. Japan led the first half 1-0.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.