4-1 victory for the Japan National Football Team against Germany in an international friendly match

The star-studded German national football team has yet again lost to the Japan national football team. This was their second encounter in international football, and Japan won both matches. It is sad to see a team that has players like Kimmich, Ter Stegan, Rudiger, Gundogan, and many more stars lose against a lower-rank team.

Both teams went with the same formation of 4-2-3-1 at the Volkswagen Arena. The game began with attacking football by both teams, and it didn’t take long for the scoreboards to have numbers. Junya Ito scored the first goal in the 11^th minute of the game.

Japan was leading the encounter by one goal. Well, the Germans didn’t hold back and were quick with their response. Leroy Sane scored the first goal for the team in the 19^th minute. Germany drew 1-1 with Japan.

Likewise, the Japanese player continued their attacking approach and scored the second goal three minutes after Leroy Sane’s goal. It was in the 22^nd minute of the game and was scored by Ayase Ueda. Then it was time to change their strategy and control the game. At halftime, the scores were Germany 1-2 Japan.

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Half-time

Fans were excited to see what the approach of both teams would be in the second half. With a few substitutions and tweaks in strategies, both teams were ready for the second half. The second half began, and until the 89^th minute, the scores were the same.

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Fans were hoping for some late game-changing moments for the German national football team. But it was the Japan National Football Team that scored. They scored two more goals in the 90^th and 90+2 minutes of the match. The goals were scored by Takuma Asano and Ao Tanaka, respectively. The match went for six minutes of extra time, and Japan utilized it to the fullest.

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