The Brazilian National Team suffered a 3-2 defeat to Japan in their second and final October FIFA Date engagement. The duel took place at the Tokyo Stadium, in the Japanese capital, and was attended by 44,920 fans.
In the 14 games played between the teams, Brazil has 11 wins, two draws and one defeat. There were 37 goals scored and eight conceded.
The match started very balanced and, despite the greater possession of the ball by the Brazilian team, Carlo Ancelotti's team had difficulty finding the right spaces.
Brazil's first arrival happened in the ninth minute of the game. Beraldo hit the ball first, and the Japanese defense took it wrong. Martinelli anticipated the opportunity, invaded the area and crossed dangerously, scaring goalkeeper Zion Suzuki.
Near the 20th minute, Japan had good chances to find the way to the goal, but was prevented by the Brazilian defense. Ueda almost opened the scoring after a pass from the number 10, Minamino, but deflected it wide.
Amarelinha showed its talent with two good opportunities. In his second match for Brazil, Paulo Henrique was consecrated with a goal. Bruno Guimarães received from Paquetá and gave a beautiful pass to the number 13, who invaded the area and slapped it first time to open the scoring.
Brazil's second goal started with a chip pass from Lucas Paquetá to Gabriel Martinelli, who waited for the ball to bounce and shot with his left leg to swing the net.
The second half started very disputed and the Japanese team did better. In the sixth minute, Fabrício Bruno missed a pass on the way out and Minamino took the opportunity to reduce the score.
At 16, Ito crossed at the second post and Nakamura hit it first. The defense of Amarelinha tried to take it away, but without success.
The third Japanese goal came on another cross from Ito, who found Ueda alone in the small area. Japan's number 18 headed the ball around and managed to turn the game around.
The Brazilian team continued to pressure the opponents and try to find the way to the equalizer, but the Japanese defense was more efficient. In the 51st minute, the final whistle raised the Japan fans, who showed their support throughout the match.
