The Japan U-23 national team, which will be participating in the Paris Olympics, played an international friendly match against the host country France U-23 national team on July 17th local time before the actual event. In the 25th minute of the first half, captain MF Fujita Joruchima scored the opening goal, but the team was caught up and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
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The Japanese team, led by coach Oiwa Tsuyoshi, who arrived in France for the Olympics, will compete in the tournament without any over-age players over 23 years old. Although it was an important test match, France, which was strengthened by former French national team coach Thierry Henry in their home country, attacked them from the beginning. Despite forming a block, they were chased from a high position and lost the ball, and were saved by the opponent’s missed shot on a decisive opportunity.
However, in the 25th minute of the first half, Japan put pressure on the opponent’s build-up and took the ball. Finally, Fujita, who received the final pass from midfielder Mito Shunsuke, slid it in to score the opening goal at 1-0 in a difficult game. With this one point, Japan regained their composure and brought the game to an even draw overall. Then, in the 36th minute of the first half, Mito attempted a dribble breakthrough from the left wing, and the opposing defender Loic Badot, who responded, held the ball down with his hand as he fell, and Japan was awarded a penalty kick for a handball foul. However, an on-field review was conducted with the intervention of the video assistant referee (VAR), which had been introduced in preparation for the actual game, and the penalty kick was cancelled for a foul by Mito, and a free kick was awarded to France. The game ended with Japan leading by one point at the end of the first half. For the second half, coach Oiwa brought on three players, forward Hosoya Masahiro, defender Nishio Ryuya, and defender Ohata Ayumu. However, just two minutes into the second half, forward Mickael Olizu followed up on a ball dropped by forward Alexandre Lacazette from the back line and fired a powerful shot with his left foot. The shot pierced the goal, tying the score at 1-1.
After that, Japan continued to struggle with France’s powerful individual attacks, but did not allow them to score the winning goal. In the 28th minute of the second half, they were suddenly broken down on the right side, and forward Arnaud Calimuand was in a big pinch in front of the goal, but Ohata made a desperate block to prevent the goal. In the 37th minute of the second half, they were completely broken down, but goalkeeper Reo Kokubo Brian made a fine save in a one-on-one with midfielder Desiré Doué.
The game ended in a 1-1 draw. Oiwa Japan, who drew with the host country, which is also considered a medal contender in the tournament, just a few days after arriving in France, will continue to prepare for the Olympic Games, which will start with their first match against Paraguay on July 24th local time.
>>1 The director is Oiwa, and the association is just trying to be politically correct with their crappy selection process, so I can’t expect anything.
※Number of shots France 20 vs Japan 1 Even though we were getting beaten up one-sidedly, the result was… France 1-1 Japan Japan is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! France! I’m so sorry for choosing us as the opponent in the last match!! ＿○／|＿ Dogeza
>>11 If he’d been born two days later, he’d have been in the Olympic generation, but with the transfer to Mainz that probably wouldn’t have been possible.
We have domestic league matches until Sunday, and we fly to France on Monday. All the members were able to gather in France for a full practice yesterday. Rather than the results or content of the match, this match was positioned as an opportunity to experience the distance between us and the intensity of the press. The question is how well the domestic players can get over jet lag and improve their condition for the first match.
I want the Sano brother to win and lead the team to the brink of chaos in Okayama, the hometown of the brothers, with the gang in jail and the medallist.
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