Tokyo 2020: Japan qualifies for the semi-finals after eliminating New Zealand on penalties | Olympic Games | international football

Team Japan will be a competitor to Spain In the semi-finals of the football championship Tokyo 2020 After overcoming New Zealand with the suffering before which they had to resort to penalty kicks after ending the match and extra time without goals.

Hard-to-beat in the group stage, as they beat Mexico, South Africa and France, Hajime Moriyasu’s side met a disciplined New Zealand side and their goalkeeper Michael Wood who aborted all his attempts.

The ‘All Whites’, surprisingly passing after a 0-0 draw against Romania in the past, proved to be a real, supportive and dangerous handicap in the times when they managed to get past the home team’s goal. He could even win in overtime if Maya Yoshida didn’t eliminate the under-stick filter. But Japan, with a more compact showing than New Zealand, had, as expected, more possession, more arrivals and more shots (21/8) , but was lacking success.

Had Wataru Endo scored in the 10th minute, he could have changed the scene, but he shot away in a fantastic position. Real Madrid’s Tic Kubo had another very active day. He helped his teammates and was more than an accomplished finisher, despite the inaccuracies.

She annoyed, but did not end up upsetting the heavily armed kiwi, so the match went to extra time, in which there were no goals, despite the fact that both of them had dangerous access, but the result was the result. The same was played by the penalty shootout pass, as the Japanese were more accurate than their opponents. The Japanese fired all their shots, while Liberato Kakas’ shot was stopped by Kosei Tani and Clayton Lewis finished high. Yoshida put the final 4-2 and the Asian team on Spain’s path to the final.

With information from EFE

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