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2018 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Round Two
Syria
4-0-1
, 12 PTS
0
Japan
3-1-0
, 10 PTS
3
Keisuke Honda
- 54' Pen
Shinji Okazaki
- 70'
Takashi Usami
- 88'
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
SYR
JPN
No.
Name
22
Ibrahim Alma
2
Ahmad Al-Salih
4
Hamdi Al-Massri
6
Zaher Medane
7
Ode Jfal
21
Fahad Youssef
9
Mahmood Al Mawas
10
Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
11
Osama Omari
13
Nadim Sabag
15
Alaa Alshbli
8
Omar Khribin
18
Raja Rafe
16
Sanharib Malki
Substitutes
1
Mosab Balhous
23
Mahmoud Al Youssef
3
Moayad Ajan
5
Ahmad Kalasi
17
Jehad Al-Baour
20
Mardik Mardikian
12
Zaher Midani
14
Hamid Mido
19
Bwrhan Sahiwni
Game Information
Al Abbassiyyin
2:00 PM, 8 October 2015
Referees:
Ravshan Irmatov
Match Timeline
Syria
Japan
KO
HT
54
64
65
70
72
74
79
80
85
88
FT
90
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