The Japan national football team played a warm-up game against Serbia in Kobe, defending the first goal scored by Junya Ito and winning 1-0.
Japan, ranked 28th in the world ranking, played against Serbia, ranked 25th in the world, at Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe City on the night of the 11th to strengthen the team's strength for the final qualifying round in Asia for the World Cup Qatar Tournament.
Daichi Kamada, who creates opportunities under the top, and Ito, who has the ability to break through with speed, were appointed as starting pitchers, and it was a great opportunity to measure the current ability against superior teams. ..
Japan assembled the attack by connecting the passes finely from the first half, but the ball was stolen by the opponent's strong defense, and on the contrary, there were many scenes of pinch due to haste.
Even so, he finished the first half without conceding a goal, and in the corner kick immediately after the start of the second half, Shogo Taniguchi pushed the ball with his right foot and scored the first goal.
After that, Ito, Kamada, and Hidemasa Morita of Volunteer took the initiative in Japan, and continued to create opportunities such as aiming for the space behind the defense from the vertical pass.
Japan couldn't get any additional points, but they won 1-0 against the superior Serbia.
Japan will then face the World Cup Asian 2nd qualifying match against Kyrgyzstan on the 15th of this month in Suita, Osaka.
Japan National Team Director Moriyasu "Expressing the Best You Can Do Now"
Japan national team coach Hajime Moriyasu said, "While the strength is very high, he expressed the best that the players can do now. After becoming 1-0, there were still some places to be stopped, but I fought tenaciously until the end. I want to move on to the next battle with results and challenges. "