Japan Women's Soccer National Team "Nadeshiko Japan" played against Paraguay for the first time in about a year and won 7-0.
Japan, which is ranked 10th in the world ranking, is strengthening for the Tokyo Olympics, which is about to come three months later.
Japan took the initiative from the beginning with the starting lineup of players with a proven track record, such as ace Mana Iwabuchi.
Then, in the 6th minute of the first half, Iwabuchi competed with the opponent player, and defender Moeka Minami pushed in the spilled ball to score the first goal.
After this, Iwabuchi finished the first half by leading 3 points, such as giving additional points by himself.
Iwabuchi scored two goals in this match, including a long pass from the final line in the second half, and was replaced in the 21st minute with a total of five goals.
Then, aggressive players such as Yuka Momiki who plays in the United States and Mina Tanaka who plays in Germany participated in the middle, and both scored points just before the end, and Japan defeated Paraguay 7-0.
Japan will play a warm-up game against Panama, the 59th place in the world, at the National Stadium on the 11th of this month.
Director Takakura "What I tried to do is roughly expressed"
Asako Takakura said, "In both offense and defense, the players fought to do what they were aiming for. I could roughly express what I was trying to do, but there were places where I couldn't score points at the finish. I want to train. "
Mana Iwabuchi "I was able to get entangled in the ball in a good shape"
Mana Iwabuchi, an ace who scored two goals, said, "At first, I felt awkward, but I'm glad I got 7 points and won. I think I'm good. I have to be able to do this at 100% even for opponents with strong pressure. "