Kyrgyz Republic U23 0:7 Japan U23: Asian Games Match Result

Match report

Kyrgyzstan U23 lost 0:7 to Japan U23 in the second group stage match of the Asian Games on 20 September 2026. The visitors ran out comfortable winners at a fixture where the result told only half the story. and here's the thing — Japan's dominance was never in doubt from the first whistle.

The deadlock broke after twenty-eight minutes when Y. Yokoyama found the net. S. Nagano added a second six minutes later, and Y. Ozeki made it three before half-time. Kyrgyzstan had already seen two yellow cards — A. Raimbekov at eighteen minutes and B. Ermekov at thirty-two — but could not stop the flow of chances.

The second half brought more of the same. Y. Nakajima converted a penalty at seventy minutes, H. Ishii struck at seventy-two, and Y. Shimamoto scored twice in the closing stages at seventy-nine and eighty-six. Japan made several changes, bringing on K. Merk and A. Balbakov for Kyrgyzstan at sixty-three, while Ozeki, Fukunaga and Michiwaki came off together at sixty-six.

The statistics tell the full picture. Japan registered 116 attacks to Kyrgyzstan's 62, with 15 shots on target compared to just 2. by then the game was long beyond reaching. Kyrgyzstan managed only 1 corner and had 0.5 possession, figures that reflected a team searching for shape against a side that was running the show.

Japan sit top of the group with 6 points from 2 wins, while Kyrgyzstan occupy fourth place with 0 points from 2 defeats. The hosts lost 2:3 to Thailand U23 on 16 September and drew 1:1 with UAE U23 in June, but this result extends a run of two losses in a row.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 2 – 15

Shots off target 3 – 6

Attacks 62 – 116

🟨 18' A. Raimbekov — Yellow card ⚽ 28' Y. Yokoyama — Goal 🟨 32' B. Ermekov — Yellow card ⚽ 36' S. Nagano — Goal ⚽ 39' Y. Ozeki — Goal ⇄ 63' K. Merk — Substitution ⇄ 63' A. Balbakov — Substitution ⇄ 66' Y. Ozeki — Substitution ⇄ 66' Y. Fukunaga — Substitution ⇄ 66' Y. Michiwaki — Substitution ⚽ 70' Y. Nakajima — Penalty ⚽ 72' H. Ishii — Goal ⇄ 74' Y. Nakajima — Substitution ⇄ 77' S. Nematov — Substitution ⚽ 79' Y. Shimamoto — Goal ⇄ 80' M. Sato — Substitution ⚽ 86' Y. Shimamoto — Goal

Match events

18' 0:0 Kyrgyz Republic U23 Yellow card A. Raimbekov
28' 0:1 Japan U23 Goal Y. Yokoyama
32' 0:1 Kyrgyz Republic U23 Yellow card B. Ermekov
36' 0:2 Japan U23 Goal S. Nagano
39' 0:3 Japan U23 Goal Y. Ozeki
63' 0:3 Kyrgyz Republic U23 Substitution K. Merk off: N. Toktonaliev
63' 0:3 Kyrgyz Republic U23 Substitution A. Balbakov off: S. Bokoleev
66' 0:3 Japan U23 Substitution Y. Ozeki off: K. Yasuda
66' 0:3 Japan U23 Substitution Y. Fukunaga off: S. Ishibashi
66' 0:3 Japan U23 Substitution Y. Michiwaki off: H. Ishii
70' 0:4 Japan U23 Penalty Y. Nakajima
72' 0:5 Japan U23 Goal H. Ishii
74' 0:5 Japan U23 Substitution Y. Nakajima off: R. Ichihara
77' 0:5 Kyrgyz Republic U23 Substitution S. Nematov off: D. Omarov
79' 0:6 Japan U23 Goal Y. Shimamoto
80' 0:6 Japan U23 Substitution M. Sato off: S. Mori
86' 0:7 Japan U23 Goal Y. Shimamoto

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

2 Shots on target 15

3 Shots off target 6

62 Attacks 116

1 Corners 7

11 Free kicks 9

2 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

16 Goal kicks 3

14 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

0 Blocked shots 2

0.40 Shot accuracy 0.65

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