[世青盃] 日本戰平澳洲...驚險溜進 16 強...
Japan sucker punch sinks Oz, seals qualification (1:1)
(FIFA.com) 18 Jun 2005
After a lacklustre opening period, Australia looked to have done enough to
seal their place in the knockout round at the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in
Kerkrade. But a late goal from Shunsuke Maeda combined with a 1-0 win for
Holland over Benin to secure blushing Japan's spot in the second round of
the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005.
"This was always going to be a difficult group to get out of," Japan boss
Kiyoshi Ohkuma said after the game "But my players all did well and I must
thank them for their efforts in seeing us to the next round."
Australia boss Ange Postecoglou's displeasure with his side's first two
performances was crystal clear after a cursory glance at the starting
line-up. With six new starters in the side, it was obvious he was looking
to spice things up a bit.
Straight away one of his new men, the hulking Ryan Townsend, came within
inches of scoring. Getting on the end of a fine cross, his glancing free
header could only slip just wide of the target.
Another clear chance in minute 25 from spitfire winger Chris Tadrosse had
Japan thanking the reflexes of their keeper Shusaku Nishikawa.
With only one goal in two matches, and none from the run of play, the fact
that the Australians finished the first half scoreless will have surely
left Postecoglou with something to shout about in the locker-room.
Japan, lacking imagination and also without a goal from the run of play at
these finals, had to be content with only one chance from Shingo Hyodo on
the end of some fine work from Robert Cullen in minute 28.
A snapshot from Hirayama - disappointing in the first half - got things off
on the right foot for Japan in the early minutes of the second. Moments
later, though, the tall striker inexplicably missed his cue on a free header
from six yards.
The 75th minute seemed to bring heartache for Japan and joy for the committed
Aussies when an innocuous free kick from Tadrosse was spilled agonisingly
by the previously unflappable Nishikawa. After a scramble in the box and a
sea of yellow shirts throwing themselves at the ball, new man Townsend popped
up to bundle it over the line (0:1, 75').
In a last frenzied attempt to get something going up front Japan boss
Kiyoshi Ohkuma took off captain and defender Hyodo and threw on 16-year-old
wunderkind striker Takayuki Morimoto.
With palpable desperation, the Asians threw everything they had at their
opponents. And in a final twist of the tale, they raced upfield on a
counter-attack where Yohei Kajiyama fed Shunsuke Maeda who bobbled the
ball clumsily, almost apologetically, over the line past new keeper Justin
Pasfield (1:1, 87').
Japan, at the death, had snatched qualification from the jaws of defeat.
Postecoglou will certainly have something to say to his charges as he was
up and shouting for them to take the ball to corner and run out the clock
seconds before the fateful goal fell.
As the Japanese celebrated their qualification for the knockout round, poor
Oz were left to rue three games' worth of wasted chances. Knowing they had
done their best, coach Postecoglou went to each of his lads and offered an
embrace born of appreciation and sympathy.
As the result of the Netherlands-Benin match filtered into the stadium,
Ohkuma and his charges celebrated enthusiastically. And with a peculiarly
charming sense of decorum, the players walked over to their long-travelling
fans and offered a bow of thanks.
They will now go on to play Morocco in the Round of Sixteen on Tuesday in
Enschede. "In the next game we will have to sacrifice our discipline for
attack, I think," concluded Ohkuma.
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日本最終靠著一點運氣溜進 16 強
這場和澳洲的比賽對藍色男孩而言是只准贏不准輸或平
感謝主他們成功在 87 扳平比分
加以冠軍大熱門荷蘭踢掉 Benin ( 1:0 )
藍色男孩在和同組另外兩個對手同積 2 分的情況下
比較得失球差險勝 Benin 晉級 16 強
下一場日本將對壘非洲強豪摩洛哥
感覺上不是沒機會贏喔~
衝吧!!! 忍者們!!!
世青賽預賽小組最終積分排名:
http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/TeamNews/0,3711,JPN-WYC-2005-9641-23,00.html
比賽圖片, 日本前鋒進球 (第 7 張):
http://www.fifa.com/en/modules/PhotoGallery/0,3391,66-E-1-WYC,00.html
相關比賽統計數據, 先發替補球員名單:
http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/WYC2005MatchReport/0,4382,WYC-2005-A-05,00.html
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