Official 2018 Nadeshiko Japan Thread [R] - なでしこジャパン（英語スレッド）

I want MOAR of Aya Miyama!!!!!

 

It's this the first time we get to see Sawa's daughter? Is it really her???

And the other mom is wrestler Saori Yoshida? Did she become mother too?

Edit: also, did you notice the detail of the football-decoration on Sawa's baby's stroller?

 

Brazil-Japan today at U-17 WWC (about 6 hours from now): does anyone know if there will be an available streaming?

 

Didn't find anything at the moment and I see the game already started. We're at 4', still 0-0.

Anyone has a working link?

Edit: got this one, seems to work:
http://www.sportingvideo.com/20181112/vv5be9eebf047e49.20644465-2086320.html

 

Found a working one already, thanks anyway for yours!

 

Could be the usual tendency of Japan's youth team of using all of the players along the three matches at group stage? Maybe Ikeda is keeping some players for the other matches, as he basically did in the first match of U-20 WWC, despite the fact that it was vs USA?

Or maybe he saw something different in the few days he had to work with the girls?

Meanwhile Wakaba Goto gets a (fair) YC at 9'! A YC already when the tournament has just started: are we going to say good-bye to Fair Play Award, at this round?

 

Great opportunity in front of an open goal for Osawa at 12', but she shoots wide.

 

Good chance for Brazil at 24', tipped over the crossbar by our GK Oba in a strange but effective way (basically with the wrong hand, I'd say). Subsequent CK goes directly out, but it was a dangerous action that could have costed us dearly.

 

We give a pair cheap CKs in a row to Brazil: nothing ensues, but I feel like all Japanese teams look shaky while defending corners (our GK came out but didn't catch an high cross, here, for instance).

The standings look sadly empty. Ok, the comment-guy said that it was raining cats and dogs until an half-hour ago (and it's obvious, since the pitch looks very slippery), but having a World Cup match in this atmosphere isn't great: the venues at U-20 WWC in Brittany were smaller, but very warm!

 

Wonderful action (including a back-heel pass) ending with a cross in Brazil's box, but our FW didn't manage to connect with it: it could have been an outstanding goal if she did.

 

HT 0-0.

We had some good chances, but never actually framed a shot. We were quite clearly the better team and pushed Brazil in their half for long stints, but couldn't actually break them and I suspect our possession has been slightly less overwhelming then we're used to with our Youth teams (although we should anyway have kept the ball more than Brazil, especially in some particular moments of the game, as these last minutes of 1st half).

It can sound like the same old story, but we need to finish better and to make each shot count.

 

2nd half started. No changes for Japan, Bruna in instead of Jheniffer for Brazil.

(and no, it's not mispelling from my part: according to the official website she's really called Jheniffer, and not a more normal Jennifer ).

 

This weak shot from Japan at 51' made me think at all the times @And G said that there are so few Japanese players able to hit the ball with both power and accuracy!