Nadeshiko Japan loses to the United States and loses for 3 consecutive games.
Japan's soccer women's national team, Nadeshiko Japan, finished the tournament in the United States in the final round of a four-team international competition, losing one to three to the United States, which ranked first in the world rankings, one to three and losing three consecutive games.
Japan, ranked 10th in the world, has entered a four-team international competition in the United States as part of its strengthening for the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan, who has lost two consecutive games so far due to defensive mistakes, played against the United States, the two-time World Cup champion, in the final round in Frisco, Texas on the 11th.
In the 7th minute, the United States directly scored a free kick and scored the first goal. In the 27th minute, the goalkeeper Aniyaka's pass over the opponent made a mistake and scored a second. Was.
In the second half, Japan sent Ace's Mana Iwabuchi to change the flow, and in the 13th minute, Iwabuchi received a pass in front of the goal and scored a goal with a shot with his right foot.
After this, Japan made a good chance to connect short passes quickly, but did not score, but in the 38th minute a corner kick from the U.S. led to a shot from the corner.
Japan lost to the United States one-on-three and finished the tournament at the bottom of three consecutive losses.
Captain Kumagai "I feel the difference from the world"
Saki Kumagai, captain and defender, said, "I think the fight we were aiming for against the United States was better than the other two games, but we conceded from our mistakes. I realized that this was a difference from the world because I lost my score, and since I have been playing at this tournament since I lost my score, I still have enough ways to turn and hold the ball as a team I feel that there are many things that I don't have, so each person has a sense of danger, and when I return to my team, I have to fight with the world in mind. "
Director Takakura "Insufficient concentration"
Asako Takakura commented, "There were so many mistakes in all three games in this tournament and I was not concentrated enough in the game. I think they are actively trying their own soccer, but the players themselves There are technical mistakes and misjudgments in the choices that are made with the thoughts made. I think that concentration will increase when entering the season such as the Nadeshiko League, so I want to think positively and move on to the next "