Even though they won the game convincingly, the head coach of Japan’s U16 team Hiroyama Nozomu has said confirmed that Nigeria’s Future Eagle gave them a good fight.
The Asian giant walloped their Nigeria counterpart 6-1 in a game played under wet conditions.
The gaffer recognised that their first game against the United States prepared them for the task against the Africans.
In the first match against the United States, Yoshito Komishiro, scored in the final stages of the game, when he showed his power to go for the goal, and the players on the pitch at the end of the game.
That match. Enter the match with the feeling that it’s a continuation.” I think that we were able to achieve that feeling for 90 minutes. The ball went back and forth, but playing such a hot game is a necessary experience.
There were individual fine plays that did not give up the flow, such as penalty saves and Tanaka Reon’s clearance on the goal line, which made me feel strong”, he said.
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