AFC U-17 Asian Cup: Japan humiliate India U-17 to eliminate them in group stages - Highlights
44' GOAL!
Japan with a comfortable three goal lead within the regulation time of first half. The same attacking pattern from Japan again. Shotaro to Kohei Mochizuki and Gaku Nawata slams it into the net.
Japan 3 -0 India
40' GOAL!
And Japan are adding on to the misery of India. Gaku Nawata makes a solo run through the left and he has enough space to a pause and take a shot from a distance. He pauses and takes a shot from outside the box, the ball bounces a bit on the ground and pierces into the India net. What a beautiful strike, unfortunately against India.
Japan 2 - 0 India
36' India almosttt!
An overhead ball through the middle of the park from Gurnaj and it finds Korou Singh inside the box, the defender is closing in on him but the captain manages to take a shot. However it is saved.
30' Water Break!
30 minutes in and we are yet to see a proper attacking pattern from the blue colts here. Bibiano Fernandes needs to make some changes if needed in-order to turn the tide. India are trying to sit back and hit on counters but looks overwhelmed by the attacking prowess of Japan.
26' Crucial clearance from Gurnaj!
A defensive lapse and the ball falls on to the feet of Rento Takaoka, he takes a shot and yet again the crossbar comes for the rescue. The rebound falls to Gaku Nawata but Gurnaj with a huge clearance before a dangerous situation arrives.
19' Almost two!
Phew! Crossbar and Sahil both to the rescue. Japan builds from behind and it is Shotaro again through the right, he passes it to Kohei Mochizuki and he gives a groundball to Gakuto Kawamura again on the left unmarked. He takes a shot and it hits the crossbar. The rebound falls to Kohei and he attempts a shot at the near post, luckily Sahil manages to punch it away.
12' GOAL!
And Japan draws the first blood! Ryunosuke places a pass to Shotaro Shibata who is on the right wing, he gives a defense splitting through ball to Gakuto Kawamura who is completly unmarked on the left. Kawamura makes no mistakes and slots it past the defense and keeper into the net.
Japan 1 - 0 India
5' Japan on the front foot!
Japan are attacking from from minute one despite being in the need of just a draw to qualify for the quarters, India needs nothing but a win and the Blue Colts are mostly in-to defensive mode here.
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