In a match in Group C of the America Cup group match held on the 17th, the defending champion Chile easily defeated the Japanese team at 4:0, and the first show scored three points.
Xinhua News Agency, Sao Paulo, June 17 (reporter Wang Jiji, Chen Weihua) in a match in Group C of the America Cup group match held on the 17th, the defending champion Chile easily defeated Japan by 4:0, the first show takes three points.
Japan is one of the two teams invited to participate in this America’s Cup, and the other is Qatar. This America’s Cup Japan has formed a team mainly composed of young players, with an average age of 22 years old. Before the first match, Japanese coach senbao bluntly stated that the team was mainly aimed at training troops and aimed at next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games, in the array, there are only several veterans such as Kawashima Yongsi, Chai Qi Yue and Shinji Okazaki.
In the match against Chile, Yongsi Kawashima, Shinji Okazaki and others did not start. Chai Qi Yue served as the captain to hold the Japanese team, while the main forces of Chile, such as Bargas, sánchaz, Bidal, Isra, etc., came out with bright stars. In the first half, the Chile team took an obvious advantage by virtue of physical and technical advantages. The Japanese team’s defense line was constantly tight. In the scene, it once became the half-time offensive and defensive drill of the Chile team. However, the Japanese team’s defense line was well organized, in addition, the Chile team itself wasted a lot of good opportunities, and the Japanese team did not lose the ball too early. In the last ten minutes of the first half, the Chile team stepped up the offensive. The Japanese team was in front of the door, and the Japanese team had two threatening shots in a row. Unfortunately, they failed to return. But soon afterwards, in a corner attack, midfield player Pogar seized the opportunity to jump high and beat the ball into the net nest of the Japanese team, achieving a 1:0 leading edge for the Chile team.
In the opening stage of the second half, the Chile team continued to siege. The very active defender Isra broke into the middle road and knocked back. The forward beat Bargas in time. A shot hit the Japanese team’s defensive players reflected into the net, the score becomes 2:0. Later, the Japanese team gave a shot, plus-sized the intensity of attack and force, and indeed created many opportunities. The 18-year-old midfield player, Jiubao Jianying, who is known as “Massey of Japan”, was much more active than the first half. He had the opportunity to break into the penalty area. Unfortunately, shooting was on the Internet. The Chile team, which was superior in both strength and experience, scored again at the end of the game. The veteran sanchese broke the hammer in the 82th minute. Two minutes later, Bargas faced the shooting goalkeeper and shot into the net, the final score was fixed at 4:0.
This is the second time that the Japanese team has been invited to participate in the America’s Cup. In the 1999 Paraguay America Cup, the Japanese team had a draw and two losses in the group stage, and failed to qualify. The Copa America Japan, Chile, Uruguay and Ecuador are in Group C together.