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54% Ball Possession JAPAN and 46% Ball Possession SENEGAL
Japan 2 – 2 Senegal 
34′ Takashi Inui 11′ Sadio Mané
78′ Keisuke Honda 71′ Moussa Wagué
The match between Japan and Senegal was a roller coaster match full of ups and downs, a give and take. Senegal taking the lead then Japan equalizing. Japan and Senegl ended with a draw sharing one point each in the FIFA World Cup First Stage Group H game on Sunday 24 June, 2018 at the Ekaterinburg Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The attendance is registered: 32,572.
Senegal opening the score in the 11th minute. Sadio Mané defeating Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima from close range with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Japan equalizing for the 1-1 in the 34th minute. It is Takashi Inui to defeat Senegal goalkeeper Khadim N’Diaye with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by the ex-Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo.
In the second half, Senegal taking the lead again for the 1 – 2 in the 71st minute. It is Moussa Wagué to deliver a right footed shot all the way to the center. The assist is by Torino forward M’Baye Niang. Wohooooo great for our Serie A player!
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match Japan vs Senegal including all goals.
The right place, the right time. #SEN lead in Ekaterinburg! #JPNSEN pic.twitter.com/lEZhCtowLq
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S-E-N-E-G-A-L!#JPNSEN pic.twitter.com/vQWcykeEbj
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How are you feeling, #JPN fans? #JPNSEN 1-1 pic.twitter.com/KV2Spo4O57
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#SEN LEAD!
Moussa Wague fires in a strike to make it 2-1 in Ekaterinburg! #JPNSEN pic.twitter.com/CLkfQxtmoN
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#JPN #JPN #JPN #JPN#JPNSEN 2-2 pic.twitter.com/DGnFJz2Jyp
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Keisuke Honda an ex-AC Milan player
JAPAN (4-5-1): Kawashima; H. Sakai, Yoshida, Shoji, Nagatomo; Haraguchi, Hasebe, Kagawa, Shibasaki, Inui; Osako.
Subs.: Ueda, Honda, Endõ, Okazaki, Usami, Higashiguchi, Mutō, Yamaguchi, Õshima, Makino, G. Sakai, Nakamura.
Coach: Nishino.
SENEGAL (4-1-4-1): K. N’Diaye; Sabaly, Sané, Koulibaly, Wagué; Gueye; Sarr, A. N’Diaye, B. N’Diaye, Mané; Niang.
Subs: Diallo, Mbengué, Mbodj, Sow, Kouyaté, Biram Diouf, N’Doye, Konaté, Sakho, Diao, Gassama, Gomis.
Coach: Cissé.
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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads
Japan National team: No Serie A players.
Senegal National team: 3 Italian serie A players Spal goalkeeper Alfred Gomis, Napoli defender Kalidou Kouibaly, Torino forward Mbaye Niang.
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? Sadio Mane
The #SEN striker reflects on his @Budweiser #ManoftheMatch performance in today’s draw with #JPN#JPNSEN pic.twitter.com/fMr4lOffkG
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Senegal are in great spirits ahead of #JPNSEN ? pic.twitter.com/Wa4L1VswHk
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The teams are here!
Where are you watching/following #JPNSEN?
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Team news is in for #JPNSEN!
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[#Rusia2018 ] Japón vs Senegal: Árbitros —> pic.twitter.com/dzmTPkgoe5
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Today’s draw means that if #POL or #COL lose in today’s final game, they will be eliminated from the #WorldCup tonight…#JPNSEN pic.twitter.com/cOMwC5gCic
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A fine crowd for the penultimate #WorldCup match in Ekaterinburg ?#JPNSEN 1-1 pic.twitter.com/Y9Pv1Vqtsu
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Four goals shared between @jfa_samuraiblue and @FootballSenegal in Ekaterinburg.
Good game, that.#JPNSEN pic.twitter.com/EJDfRXUjS2
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Video, Post match press conference Japan vs Senegal
2018 FIFA World Cup
First stage – Group H
Japan 2 – 2 Senegal
Sunday 24 June 2018
Ekaterinburg Arena
Ekaterinburg, Russia
20:00
Referee: ROCCHI Gianluca (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: DI LIBERATORE Elenito (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: TONOLINI Mauro (ITA)
Fourth official: AL JASSIM Abdulrahman (QAT)
Goals: 11′ Sadio Mané (S), 34′ Takashi Inui (J), 71′ Moussa Wagué (S), 78′ Keisuke Honda
Official lineups – formations:
JAPAN (4-5-1): Kawashima; H. Sakai, Yoshida, Shoji, Nagatomo; Haraguchi, Hasebe, Kagawa, Shibasaki, Inui; Osako.
Subs.: Ueda, Honda, Endõ, Okazaki, Usami, Higashiguchi, Mutō, Yamaguchi, Õshima, Makino, G. Sakai, Nakamura.
Coach: Nishino.
SENEGAL (4-1-4-1): K. N’Diaye; Sabaly, Sané, Koulibaly, Wagué; Gueye; Sarr, A. N’Diaye, B. N’Diaye, Mané; Niang.
Subs: Diallo, Mbengué, Mbodj, Sow, Kouyaté, Biram Diouf, N’Doye, Konaté, Sakho, Diao, Gassama, Gomis.
Coach: Cissé.