U19 Tottenham came from behind to defeat U19 Japan
Tottenham U19 had an exciting start to the U19 International Four Nations Cup when they came from behind to win 2-1 against Japan U19. Although they opened the scoring early thanks to Kaneko Shota, Japan U19 let Tottenham U19 fight back and win the match thanks to goals from Daniel Akendayini and Oduwa.
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| Kaneko Shota opened the scoring for Japan U19. (Photo: Minh Chien/Vietnam+) |
Right after the referee blew the whistle, U19 Japan proactively pushed their squad up to U19 Tottenham's field. This initiative helped the Asian team quickly get what they wanted.
In the 8th minute, from a beautiful attack, U19 Japan opened the score 1-0 with a tricky shot by player number 15 Kaneko Shota.
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Meanwhile, although they were considered to have better physique and fitness than their opponents, U19 Tottenham played quite disjointedly. Therefore, the efforts of the players from England could not help them score an equalizer, except for the situation where goalkeeper Toru marked the right position.
However, in the second half, Tottenham showed a very different face compared to what happened in the first 45 minutes. And just 5 minutes after the second half started, U19 Tottenham had an equalizer 1-1 thanks to Daniel Akendayini.
After this goal, the match became much more exciting as both teams had "tit for tat" situations in front of the enthusiastic cheers of thousands of spectators at Thong Nhat Stadium.
It wasn't until the 73rd minute that the goal came and it belonged to U19 Tottenham. Striker Oduwa had a solo performance against the Japanese U19 defense, then fired an accurate shot to bring the goal home for his team.
With the lead, U19 Tottenham proactively played low to preserve the result, while U19 Japan was forced to push up to find an equalizer.
Japanese players continuously created dangerous situations in front of Tottenham U19's goal. Notably, two consecutive shots were launched by Japan U19 but could not defeat goalkeeper MC Gee.
In the 90+1 minute, U19 Japan had a clear equalizer but unfortunately their final shot hit the crossbar. U19 Japan had to accept defeat in the opening match./.
According to VNA
