Our women’s national soccer players regrouped with the new coach at the center, but failed to properly raise their spirits in front of Asia’s strongest Japan by confirming the vacancy of the ace, such as “Ji So-yeon, Cho So-hyun.” When the first half was ripe, the defense hole that gave up three goals in four minutes and 10 seconds was too big.
The South Korean women’s national soccer team, led by the new coach Shin Sang-woo, was completely defeated 0-4 in a warm-up match against Japan at 2:30 p.m. on the 26th (Saturday) at Tokyo National Stadium in Japan.
Korea Envious of Japan’s Generational Change
Our players, who broke up with Colin Bell, who led the Korean women’s national soccer team for a relatively long period of four years and eight months, and welcomed Shin Sang-woo, faced Japan, which is trying to surpass the strongest team in Asia and become a world-class team again.
The Japanese women’s national team, led by coach Norio Sasaki, was embarrassed when South Korean players pressed at a relatively high level at the beginning of the game, but gradually began to show the soccer they were pursuing by calmly building up the rear with their unique accurate pass play.
In the 31st minute, Seike Kiko’s right-footed diagonal shot hit the right pillar of the Korean goal guarded by goalkeeper Kim Min-jung, and Japan’s complete victory scenario matched. He started to score his first goal (Hasegawa Yui-help, Kitagawa Hikaru header) with a set piece of right corner kick at 32 minutes and 1 second, and made a 3-0 scoreboard in 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
It was no exaggeration to say that Korean defenders, who had held out for about 30 minutes after the start of the game, gave up their first goal with a set piece and then collapsed on their own due to serious disruption in their defensive concentration. The Japanese players’ agility in pressing right in front of our goal was amazing, but Korean defenders were scrambling about where to clear the ball. At 33:55 in front of the left end row, 20-year-old offensive midfielder Fujino Aoba rushed in and kicked the ball coolly with his left foot.
The scene could be said to be a symbolic goal of the generational change of the Japanese women’s team. Tanaka Mina, who stole the ball from South Korea’s new center back Lee Si-ho at the 36th minute and 11th minute, failed to score an additional goal with her left foot, and as 10 minutes passed after the opening of the second half, 19-year-old midfielder Momoko Tanikawa scored a right-footed wedge goal (55:11 seconds, a Moriya Miyabi assist cross). Veteran sisters who represent Japanese women’s soccer, including Yui Hasegawa and Mina Tanaka, were as good as they left the bench. 스포츠토토
On the other hand, Noh Jin-young (24), who was named the youngest field player on the Korean national team list, came in instead of Moon Mira in the 79th minute, but our players retreated helplessly without producing an attack scene that could threaten Japanese goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita. Choi Yoo-jung’s left foot shot in the 48th minute was deflected and narrowly headed to the Japanese goal was a moment that was close to the goal.
Now, our players will return after playing more closed practice games with the Japanese national team at the Japanese national team training site in Chiba on the 29th (Tue).