Olympic Men’s Football Halftime: Abada Misses a Clear Chance, Kimura Seiji’s Header Creates Danger, Israel Draw with Japan

At 03:00 on July 31, the third round of Group D in the Olympic Men’s Football tournament, Israel versus Japan.

At the 7th minute, Gandlman played a through ball down the middle behind the Japanese defense, and Abada’s one-on-one shot in the right side of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper.

At the 10th minute, Gluck took a low shot from the right side of the penalty area, and Kobayashi Reo quickly got down to secure the ball.

At the 18th minute, Israel launched a quick counterattack. Gluck advanced with the ball down the middle and passed out wide. Madmon overlapped on the left and struck a low shot towards the far corner, but the ball went just wide of the left post.

At the 34th minute, responding to teammate Satou Keiun’s cutback pass from the left flank, Kawasaki Sota hit an overhead volley from the penalty spot with his left foot but failed to make solid contact, and the ball soared into the stands.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Japan’s left-side corner kick was met with a header by Kimura Seiji, which was caught by the opposing goalkeeper.

Israel U23 starting lineup: 1-Nirnon; 3-Goldberg; 4-Lemkin; 5-Leviwo; 2-Fingold; 17-Shaha; 8-Azulai; 11-Abada; 6-Gandlman; 10-Gluck; 13-Madmon; Substitutes: 18-Eliasi; 16-Islaylov; 12-Harush; 7-Davida; 15-Yona; 14-Fried; 9-Tugman;

Japan U23 starting lineup: 1-Kobayashi Reo; 2-Suzuki Kain; 5-Kimura Seiji; 3-Nishio Ryuya; 21-Ueno Takafumi; 7-Yamamoto Rijin; 13-Araki Raitaro; 20-Yamada Kaiki; 6-Kawasaki Sota; 18-Satou Keiun; 9-Fujio Shota; Substitutes: 12-Nozawa Daiji; 15-Takai Koudai; 4-Sekine Daisuke; 8-Fujita Junki; 11-Hosoya Shinichi; 14-Mito Shunsuke; 19-Ueda Asahi;