Japan’s national soccer team, 6-1 win in Hong Kong in the first match of the East Asian Cup
Japan defeated Hong Kong in the first match of the East Asian Football Federation (East Asian Cup).
The Japanese men’s soccer team, led by Moriyas Hajime, won 6-1 with Jermaine Ryo (Sanfreshe Hiroshima), who scored four goals in Hong Kong in Mirstadium, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do.
In 2022, the winning team Japan took the lead with a victory point and a +5 goal. Korea, who beat China 3-0 the day before, is second (3 points, +3 goals). Korea will face Hong Kong on the 11th and Japan on the 15th.
Japan overwhelmed the opponent with five goals in the first half. Especially among American fathers and Japanese mothers, Jermaine scored four goals in the A -match debut.
Hong Kong made up for a goal with Mashhore’s heading shot in a corner in the second half of the 14th minute. But in the second half, he was defeated by allowing an additional goal to Sota Nakamura Sota in Japan.
Kim Chang -geum, senior reporter kimck@hani.co.kr
