[世青盃] 貝南十人應戰逼平日本(1:1)
Ten-man Benin hang on to deny Japan (1:1)
(FIFA.com) 15 Jun 2005
Once again, brave Benin let a hard-earned lead slip away as they allowed
Japan to steal their first point in Group A at Netherlands 2005.
Supersub Koki Mizuno's bending free-kick equalised a first-half snapshot
from Abou Maiga to give Japan a share of the spoils in the second match
for both sides at the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005.
Despite being reduced to ten men with 20 minutes left, the African debutants
are still undefeated as they picked up their second point of the campaign
with a second 1-1 draw on the trot at Kerkrade's Parkstad Limburg Stadium.
In sharp contrast to their dour start in the first match against the Dutch,
Japan came out all flying daggers against Benin. But looking only to pump
long, hopeful balls to the head of towering striker Sota Hirayama, the
tactics failed to pay dividends.
"We didn't manage to play our own game in the first half," remarked Japan
coach Kiyoshi Ohkuma. "Things got better in the second, but we failed to
create enough chances and take the ones we did create."
While the Japanese insisted on an ill-advised aerial bombardment, Benin
were having difficulty freeing up their lethal strikers Razak Omotoyossi
and Abou Maiga. Playing too far apart in the early going, the dynamic duo
were isolated and easily crowded off the ball by a steely four-man Japanese
rearguard.
Hirayama's snapshot in minute 25 was the first real chance in a largely
lacklustre opening period. But before the ball could nestle in the corner
of the Benin net it was clattered away at full stretch for a corner.
Just minutes later Benin had a chance of their own when Omotoyossi, for
once, slipped his two-man marking team and fed Maiga. The Creteil striker's
snapshot from the edge of the box forced Shusaku Nishikawi into a wonderful
reflex save.
Benin were beginning to look their skilful selves and on 37 minutes they
got their reward after a horror giveaway by Japan captain Shingo Hyodo
in midfield gifted the ball to Coffi Agbessi who roared into space to feed
Maiga. Cutting to his right, the CAF qualifying sensation made just enough
room to slam past the keeper at the near post and send the large pockets
of Benin fans into wild celebrations. (1:0, 37')
Stunned into response, the Japanese went close through Hirayama just seconds
after the restart. But like Yohei Kajiyama's try in the 42nd minute, it
skipped agonisingly wide of the post to leave the Asians down a goal at the
interval.
Benin down to ten men
Benin began to boss the play in earnest as the second half got underway
with Omotoyossi finding more time on the ball and space in attack. His
vicious strike from 25 yards in minute 61 had Nishikawi scrambling.
But as they did in their first match against Australia, Benin's indiscipline
paved the way for an equaliser. Captian Bachirou Osseni's foolish foul on
Robert Cullen at the edge of the box led to a free kick some 20 yards from
goal. Second-half substitute Mizuno made no mistake as he bent his right-
footed curler past a flat-footed Yoann Djidonou and into to the top corner
(1:1, 65').
Things soon went from bad to worse for Benin when Oscar Olou saw his second
yellow for touching the ball before a Japan free kick, and was promptly
given his marching orders by Danish referee Claus Bo Larsen.
Thankfully for the African first-timers, Japan could not quite take advantage
of their numerical superiority as the match ended one apiece.
Benin's French boss Serge Deveze was bullish after the match. "We should
have won," he said. "We created more chances to score and played better
than Japan even with 10 men."
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我覺得日本近年來的青年軍似乎越來越讓人擔心
常常在雷聲大的情況下最終雨點小
這次派出的陣容說老實話還蠻值得期待
前兩場比賽卻只能拿到一分
雖然說還沒出現晉級絕望
但最後一戰 vs 澳洲非勝不可
同時還要寄望荷蘭能夠不放水至少踢平貝南
這樣日本才能以小組第二晉級 16 強複賽
比賽照片:
(第四張)水野自由球越過人牆
http://www.fifa.com/en/modules/PhotoGallery/0,3391,64-E-1-WYC,00.html
數據統計、先發球員資料:
http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/WYC2005MatchReport/0,4382,WYC-2005-A-03,00.html
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