Japan beat Zambia 5-0
Euskaraz irakurri: Japoniak 5-0 irabazi gave Zambiari
The selection of Japan thrashed and swept in its debut in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with goals from Hinata Miyazawa (doublet), Mina Tanaka, junendo and Riko Ueki to the debutante Zambiawho was not able to find the speed of their forwards to create danger.
The punishment could have been higher in a match with a staggering level difference. Two annulled goals for Tanaka, who was able to sign a hattrick; a penalty awarded and corrected by VAR; 22 shots and nine on goal for Japan by none of a Zambia who only dominated the aspects negative statistics: fouls, yellow cards, goal kicks, saves, clearances and lost balls.
The sixty-six places difference in the FIFA ranking between the two were noticed from the first bars of the game, where the Japanese team implanted its power and was the protagonist with a very direct game to intimidate African debutantes.
miyazawa put the Japanese ahead with a goal in the first half, and the second half turned into a goal party for the Japan team. The scorers of that second half were Tanaka (d. 55), miyazawa (d. 62), Endo (d. 71) and ueki (d. 101).
Data sheet:
0 – Zambia: Catherine Musonda; Lushomo Mweeba (Vast Phiri, m.82), Margaret Belemu, Martha Tembo, Agness Musesa; Susan Banda, Evarine Katongo, Ireen Lungu (Ochumba Lubandji, m.72), Racheal Kundananji; Barbra Banda and Siomala Mapepa (Avell Chitundu, m.72 by Eunice Sakala, m.99)
Coach: Bruce Mwape
5 – Japan: Ayaka Yamashita; Moeka Minami, Saki Kumagai, Rion Ishikawa; Risa Shimizu, Hinata Miyazawa (Remina Chiba, m.93), Fuka Nagano, Jun Endo (Kiko Seike, m.77), Yui Hasegawa; Mina Tanaka (Riko Ueki, m.66) and Aoba Fujino (Hikaru Naomoto, m.77)
Coach: Futoshi Ikeda
Goals: 0-1, m.43: Miyazawa. 0-2, m.55: Tanaka, 0-3, m.62: Miyazawa, 0-4, m.71: Endo, 0-5, m.101: Ueki.
Source: Eitb
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