Japan and Costa Rica fail to score in first half of group stage matchup

Japan and Costa Rica fail to score in first half of group stage matchup

Al Rayyan [Qatar]: Japan and Costa Rica failed to rack up a goal in the very first half as the score remained 0-0 in the Team E suit played here at Ahmed container Ali Stadium.
The activity started as very early as the third min when Ayase Ueda helped Japan’s Ritsu Doan in taking a left-footed shot from outside the box however it mosted likely to the left of the blog post. Costa Rica’s Gerson Torres gained a free kick which was blocked.
In the 35th minute, Francisco Calvo left footed shot from outside the box missed out on to the right. Anthony Contreras’ aid also aided Joel Campbell of Costa Rica left footed shot from outside package went high and large to the right.
3 minutes later on Ritsu Doan’s help offered a possibility to Wataru Endo of Japan but his left-footed shot from outside the box was obstructed.
In the 41st min, Anthony Contreras of Costa Rica was shown a yellow card for a poor foul. Japan team as well obtained a yellow card as Miki Yamane got on the receiving end.
The first half of the play saw none of the groups getting a shot on the target and thus, the score is 0-0 at half-time. Costa Rica had extra ownership having 58 percent of it while Japan had only 42 percent of it. The Asian side goes to the 2nd area in the Group E table, while Costa Rica are at the bottom spot.

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