57 min... AUS may not be the strongest opposition but nevertheless Little Nadeshiko are playing some 'pleasing on the eye' footie today..
Sigh: Rara Higuchi taking CKs from both sides reduces the chances that she can score. Meanwhile, at the hour mark, one of my potential scorers, Runa Sumiya, and Misaya Takeda are replaced by Futaba Noda and Keiko Kitajima
For the first Japan-Australia clash of this tournament, I had predicted a 3-0 score and a 5-0 came instead. Now I predicted a 5-0 and I am afraid the 3-0 from the 1st Half could stand.
And as soon as I say that, Arisu Ota scores with a scorcher from outside the box!!! Now I need another goal, but no more than that!
I know football is for people of all shapes, colours and sizes, but if that Aussie girl between the posts is the best young goalkeeper in the country, it says a lot about state of their youth programs. She is not tall, she is not athletic, she doesn't kick ball well...
Just 3 minutes of additional time for the girls to add another goal (the decider between @unepommekun and me! ).
FT: Japan 4-0 Australia. To paraphrase Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Little Nadeshiko opened up a can of whoop-ass today.
AFC U27 Womens Asian Cup Semi Final F.T...JPN 4-0 AUS Convincing win over lack lustre young Tillies..would liked to have seen one or two more goals with a view to the final (CHN v PRK in 2 1/2 hrs...c'mon CHN)
The result of my extra game (2): Lohmann 10 1 3:0 2 Hanashiro 3 Hanashiro, Higuchi, Kubota, Yamaji, Ikeda 4 Nobody 5 Nobody 10 6 32 bliss 10 1 5-0 2 Rara Higuchi 3 Rara Higuchi, Runa Sumiya, Mei Hanashiro, Yuzuha Ikeda, Anri Ito 4 Rara Higuchi 5 nobody 10 6 23' lukephan 30 1. 2:0 2. Tamamura 3. Hanashiro, Kurita 20, Tamamura, Higuchi, Sumiya 4. nobody 5. nobody 10 6. 17' une 110 1 4-0 100 2 Higuchi 3 Higuchi, Hayashi, Ikeda, Matsushita, Tamamura 4 Higuchi 5 nobody 10 6 28 Elstree 130 1, Japan 4-1 Australia 2, Sumiya 3, Tanaka, Sumiya, Kurita 20, Higuchi, Hanashiro 4, Kurita 100 5, Nobody 10 6, 17th minute
Current ranking of my extra game (2): 1 une 500 2 lukephan 320 3 bliss 270 3 Elstree 270 5 Lohmann 170
So Nils Nielsen's assistant's interim contract was turned into a permanent one? What do you think about this move, guys?
Meanwhile, cumulative rankings' update : 1 Unepommekun 2895 2 Lohmann 2375 3 Blissett 2235 4 Miora 2145 5 Elstree 1290 6 Lukephan 1175 7 Quango 880 8 Frideswide 100
AFC U17 WAC Semi Final H.T...CHN 1-2 PRK Wouldn't write the young ladies in red off just yet...Good game... PRK not having it all their own way