Ghana’s Black Stars suffered a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Japan in the Kirin tournament played on Friday, June 10, 2022.
The Japanese found the opener in the 29th minute through Yamane after he connected a defence-splitting pass from a teammate.
Jordan Ayew levelled for Ghana in the 44th minute when he scored a superb goal to end his goal drought in the national team.
Black Stars’ goal did not last long as the Japanese scored at the stroke of halftime to make it 2-1 through Mitoma.
The Black Stars failed to respond to the goal and the Japanese added another one in the 73rd minute after a defensive error from the Black Stars.
Japan’s Maeda made it 4-1 to break the Black Stars’ hope of a comeback with an 84th minute goal to cap off a great afternoon for the Japanese.
Watch highlights of the match below
