In the blind soccer of the Tokyo Paralympics, Japan faced the 5th and 6th place deciding match, defeated Spain, the 3rd place powerhouse in the world ranking, 1-0 and finished the tournament for the first time in 5th place.
The Tokyo Paralympic blind soccer was played at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Koto Ward, Tokyo, and Japan played against Spain, which ranked 3rd in the world ranking, in the 5th and 6th place deciding match.
Japan survived the pinch with a thick defense that puts a lot of people in front of the goal as the development continued to be attacked immediately after the start.
And just before the end of the first half, when both teams had no points, captain Ryo Kawamura made a pass that floated in front of the goal, and veteran Tomonari Kuroda brilliantly scored the first goal. rice field.
Spain took the initiative in the second half of the lead, and after 10 minutes, Roberto Izumi Sasaki, who was active as a key player in offense and defense, was sent off with a fifth foul.
In this match, Japan continued to defend intensively, including the player who took the place of Sasaki, despite being hit by 23 shots more than four times as many as Spain, and did not score until the end.
Japan defeated Spain 1-0 and finished their first appearance in 5th place with their second win following the first match of the qualifying league against France from the powerful Spain.