Live FIFA World Cup 2018: Japan 1-1 Senegal

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HT - It's Japan 1, Senegal 1 on the half-time ruin

45' - One minute added as stoppage time

43' - Another nook for Senegal. A weak delivery and is well cleared out

39' - SAVE! Eiji Kawashima charged out to dam Mbaye Niang's effort from 18 yards

34' - GOAL! Takashi Inui scored the equaliser for Japan

WHAT A STRIKE! An excellent function from Inui. Inui accrued the ball on the left side of penalty box from Yuto Nagatomo and curled it towards backside nook from 15 yards. No chance for Senegal goalkeeper Khadim Ndiaye

33' - Japan have relatively more possession to this point with 51%

27' - Mbaye Niang with the delivery, however the header from Alfred Ndiaye hit Japanese defender.

26' - Corner for Senegal.

22' - Senegal very quickly reached the Japan box from the counter attack. Moussa Wague's cross-in from right was once met via Ismaila Sarr's volley from 10 yards, and it needed a diving save from Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima

21' - First nook for Japan. Short nook was once intercepted via Senegal gamers and they're off for a counter.

20' - Free-kick for Japan from the left flank. The delivery was once easily cleared out via Senegal defenders

16' - Makoto Hasebe's long ranger was once blocked via the Japanese teammate in entrance of Senegal function

11' - GOAL! Sadio Mane put Senegal in the lead

Moussa Wague's cross-in from the right flank was once headed out weakly via Genki Haraguchi. Youssouf Sabaly then shot it towards the function from the left flank and the Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima palmed it directly to Mane's leg. And the ball rolled into the web with the deflection.

10' - The recreation has slowed down a little, after early assaults from Senegal

5' - Second nook for Senegal. Cleared out easily once more, and the long ranger from Youssouf Sabaly went smartly over the Japan crossbar

3' - Corner for Senegal. The delivery into the Japan box was once ignored via all the gamers. No trouble for Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima

1' - Early incursion into Japanese penalty space via Senegal. Cleared out via defenders

Here we cross.. KICK-OFF TIME

*Time for National Anthems*

TEAM NEWS

Senegal introduced in midfielder Badou Ndiaye rather than Stoke City staff mate Mame Biram Diouf whilst Japan named an unchanged side for Sunday's World Cup Group H match.

The skilled Keisuke Honda and Shinji Okazaki, who each got here on as substitutes in Japan's 2-1 win over Colombia, stay at the bench, with Yuya Osako leading the attack on a vivid sunny night in Yekaterinburg.

Senegal additionally received their first match 2-1 in opposition to Poland, and a win would see them advance to the closing 16 if Colombia fail to overcome Poland later in the day.

Starting line-ups

Japan: Eiji Kawashima, Gen Shoji, Yuto Nagatomo, Hiroki Sakai, Maya Yoshida, Gaku Shibasaki, Genki Haraguchi, Shinji Kagawa, Takashi Inui, Makoto Hasebe (capt), Yuya Osako. Coach: Akira Nishino (JPN)

Senegal: Khadim Ndiaye, Moussa Wague, Kalidou Koulibaly, Salif Sane, Youssouf Sabaly, Alfred Ndiaye, Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mane (capt), Ismaila Sarr, Pape Ndiaye, Mbaye Niang. Coach: Aliou Cisse (SEN)

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)

Helloand welcome to the are living coverage of Group H match between Japan and Senegal. The match starts at 20:30 IST.