Qualifying Round Match 3   vs. Cavendish Road State High School

Sanix Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament 2015
Fri. 20 March 2015    Kickoff 11:50    Playing time 70 min (35min halves)
Green Field B (Munakata, Fukuoka)

U-17 Japan National Team 13-0 (1st 7-0, 2nd 6-0) Cavendish Road State High School

Scores
5’    NISHIMOTO Takanobu (U-17 Japan)
8’    KAJIYAMA Kanta (U-17 Japan)
11'  KAJIYAMA Kanta (U-17 Japan)
14'  SAKIMURA Yusuke (U-17 Japan)
23'  ITO Ryotaro (U-17 Japan)
24'  SAKIMURA Yusuke (U-17 Japan)
29'  ITO Hiroki (U-17 Japan)
47'  WATANABE Yo (U-17 Japan)
53'  SAKIMURA Yusuke (U-17 Japan)
55'  ITO Ryotaro (U-17 Japan)
58'  SAKIMURA Yusuke (U-17 Japan)
62'  TAGAWA Kyosuke (U-17 Japan)
64'  WATANABE Yo (U-17 Japan)

Line-ups
GK: TSURUTA Kaito,
DF: UMEMURA Go, MORIOKA Riku, MORISHITA Reiya, FUNAKI Kakeru
MF: KAJIYAMA Kanta, NISHIMOTO Takanobu, ITO Hiroki, WATANABE Yo
FW: ITO Ryotaro, SAKIMURA Yusuke

Substitutes
GK: INOUE Seiya
DF: TANAKA Kosuke, TOMIYASU Takehiro, ASADA Shogo
MF: SAITO Mitsuki, FUJIMOTO Kanya, WATANABE Kouta, SASAKI Takumi
FW: TAGAWA Kyosuke, IWASAKI Yuto

HT  MORISHITA Reiya → ASADA Shogo
HT  UMEMURA Go → TANAKA Kosuke
HT  ITO Hiroki → FUJIMOTO Kanya
52'  NISHIMOTO Takanobu → SASAKI Takumi
59'  KAJIYAMA Kanta → TAGAWA Kyosuke

Match Report

Japan played a one-sided game in their third match of the qualifying round as an opposing team player was ejected in the first half.

Nishimoto netted an opening goal in the 5th minute followed by Kajiyama in the 8th and 11th, Sakimura in the 14th and 24th, Ito Ryotaro in the 23rd and Ito Hiroki in the 29th minute. Those gave Japan seven goals only in the first half. Japan kept attacking in the second half as Watanabe Yo scored in the 47th, Sakimura added two in the 53rd and the 58th, which totalled to four goals for the day for himself. Ito Ryotaro also put home for a hat trick, substitute Tagawa netted his second goal in last two matches, and at the end Watanabe Yo fired his team’s 13th goal of the match to wrap it up.

The match held at the same time between Korea Republic U-17 and Hangzhou Greentown F.C Youth ended with the former’s penalty-shootout win. Therefore Japan notched the top spot of Group A above Korea by points to advance to the top tournament. The Japan side play a quarter-final match against Kunimi High School, second-placed in Group D, at 9:30 a.m. on 21st.

Players' Comments

ITO Hiroki (Jubilo Iwata U-15)
I played as a defensive midfielder today. How we can break through the opponents who retreat to defend in their end is our homework to improve. In the match, I tried to shoot from outside to pull them out. I had just one shot, but I believe I was able to do my job because of the goal I scored. The final tournament starts tomorrow. We will win one by one to get back on Korea Republic in the final.

FUNAKI Kakeru (Cerezo Osaka U-18)
I was able to take advantage of my strengths today. After an opposing player sent off, there was wide space on the sides, so it was good that I got involved in attacking a lot and fed crosses. But we need to think more about how we can break through opponents sitting back. To do that, we will communicate with each other more and share various things to win the match tomorrow.

WATANABE Yo (Urawa Reds Youth)
In the situation where we can move on to the final tournament with a win today, it’s good we actually won and moved forward. Individually, I’m glad to score two goals, but I need to look back the moments when I could have scored more goals. Also I have more assignments, so I will try to improve little by little. From tomorrow, we will play the final tournament. We will focus on the results and work hard to win the title.

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