Details

Date League Season Full Time
December 2021 International Tournament Pro (Rising Sun) 95'

Results

Team1st Half2nd HalfGoals
Spain (U23)235
Japan (U23)224

Recap

Spain vs Japan was the second semifinal game of the Madrid Olympic Games’ football tournament in Captain Tsubasa. It was played in the Bernabeu stadium (Madrid). Genzo Wakabayashi was unavailable for this match after getting injured in the quarterfinals against Germany.

Shun Nitta scored the first goal of the match for Japan in the 5th minute, with a Falcon volley shot. Rail scored shortly afterwards for Spain, but the goal was invalidated due to offside. The spanish team finally tied the match in the 21st minute, thanks to Michael scoring with a volley after a “self Raiju” shot. However, Japan took the lead again four minutes after, when captain Tsubasa scored with a Rolling Overhead Flying Drive shot. In the 37th minute Raphael tied the game again, assisted by Michael. The first half ended 2-2, and no substitutions were made at halftime.

In the 8th minute of the second half Tsubasa scored using Natureza and Santana‘s Full Metal Phantom technique, after consecutive rotating pases from Taro Misaki and Shingo Aoi. Shortly aftewards, in the 60th minute, Kojiro Hyuga scored the fourth goal for Japan, assisted by captain Tsubasa. After the goal Japan replaced Shingo Aoi and Nitta by Kazuki Sorimachi and Mitsuru Sano, since both starters were exhausted and having cramps. Spain also made a substitution, with veteran midfielder Valeron replacing forward Rail.

Things were looking good for Japan with a two goal advantage. However, in the 65th minute Spain scored the 3-4 with an amazing long distance shot by Michael, which combined several shot techniques from the best players in the world. Moreover, Michael scored again in the 75th minute after a one on one battle against Tsubasa, to even the score.

Around the 80th minute, Makoto Soda hit the crossbar with a new Razor Shot from outside the penalty box. Just before the end of the 90 minutes, Michael blocked a shot in Spain’s penalty area, and managed to dribble from there to the other box, scoring the 5-4 despite of the strong opposition by the japanese team, including Tsubasa.

After the goal Jun Misugi came in replacing Mamoru Izawa and Sergio Rams replacing Fersio Torres, to play the 5 minutes of stoppage time.

Spain (U23)

1Callusias GK
2Blueno DF
3Del Horeno DF
4Grandios DF
5Payol DF
8Xavii DM
11Michael DM 21', 65', 75', 85'
6Ienista AM
19Raphael AM 37'
7Rail 21 FW
9Torres 25 FW
21Valeron 7 AM
25Sergio Rams 9 DF

Japan (U23)

17Wakashimazu FW
4Ishizaki DF
5Jito DF
7Soda DF
8Izawa 14 DF
12Matsuyama DM
10Tsubasa AM 25', 53'
11Misaki AM
20Aoi 16 AM 60'
9Hyuga FW 60'
18Nitta 13 FW 5'
60'
16Sano 20 AM
13Sorimachi 18 FW
14Misugi 8 AM