Japan beats Malaysia, advances to quarterfinals in AFC Youth Championship
Monday, 27/09/04
The Japan Under-19 team secured a place in the quarterfinals劯f the AFC Youth
Championship after beating Malaysia 3-0 on September 27 at Stadium Larkin in
Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Japan, seeking a berth to next year's World Youth Championship, improved its
points tally to six from two wins in Group A. Malaysia and Nepal follow with
three points, while Vietnam remains winless.
A minute into the first half, Cerezo Osaka midfielder Takuya Kokeguchi opened
the scoring by blasting home a Sota Hirayama pass from 6 meters outside the
box. Midfielder Yojiro Takahagi of Sanfrecce Hirosihma widened Japan's lead to
2-0 with a volley in the 43rd minute.
Substitute forward Takayuki Morimoto of Tokyo Verdy 1969, the youngest player
on the team at 16, found the net in the 69th minute off a cross from Hokuto
Nakamura of Avispa Fukuoka.
"Our players are taking it a game at a time. It is important to see if they can
keep that attitude to go the rest of the way," Japan Under-19 team coach
Kiyoshi Okuma commented.
Japan will play Vietnam on September 29 at the same venue.
The top four finishers of the tournament will qualify for the World Youth
Championship next June in the Netherlands.
Teams: (Japanese team only)
Japan---Shusaku Nishikawa,
Tomokazu Nagira,
Tatsuya Masushima,
Hiroki Mizumoto,
Yojiro Takahagi,
Yuzo Kobayashi,
Hokuto Nakamura,
Takuya Kokeguchi,
Shingo Hyodo (Hiroki Nakayama, ht),
Sota Hirayama,
Robert Cullen (Takayuki Morimoto, 58th).
Coach, Kiyosih Okuma
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