Akira Nishino’s team showed tremendous character having fallen behind twice but still managing to keep the score level at the final whistle.
In what was thrilling game of football at the Ekaterinburg Stadium, it was Keisuke Honda’s goal that meant both teams had to share points and aim to secure qualification for the knockout stages in their next Group H match.
Here, we take a look at all the goals from the game in animation.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane was there at the right place at the right time as Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima failed to collect the ball cleanly and it came off Mane’s foot to eventually roll into the net.
Inui’s curled a shot into the bottom left corner after Nagatomo made a terrific run into the left hand side of the Senegalese box. Goalkeeper Khadim N’Diaye couldn’t do much about it.
A low cross from Youssouf Sabaly found Moussa Wague at the end of it, who had a difficult angle but somehow managed to unleash a shot into the roof of the net and put Senegal into the lead again.
A goalkeeping mistake from N’Diaye, who came for a punch, but missed it, led to substitute Honda lashing in a shot and leveling things for Japan.
