The Japanese national team (17th in the FIFA ranking) defeated China national team (94th in the 2nd place), 2-0, bringing it to their second consecutive win. All the starting players were replaced in the first game, and in the first half, forward Hosoya Masahiro (23, Kashiwa Reysol) scored the first goal, and midfielder Mochizuki Henry Kaiki (23, FC Machida Zelvia) scored an additional goal in the second half with a midfielder shot. Even though he defended, goalkeeper Hayakawa Tomoki (26, Kashima Antlers)'s solid defense was highlighted and he finished off with a shutout.

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Kashima's goalkeeper Hayakawa also showed off his solid defense in J1 this season. In the 17th minute of the first half, they were in a 1-1 crisis with the opponent, but they took a decisive shot to the left to make a super save. In the 43rd minute of the second half, he calmly caught the opponent's powerful shot from the front.

This season, he has the highest number of saves against shots on target in J1, the league's highest in 66. “It's a stage performance because he's been getting results in Kashima. I want to show that I can do this much for the national team in order to make Kashima happy,” he said, but he achieved a beautiful clean sheet in his national team debut.

The goalkeeper of Kashima is the third player to play in the national team, after Takakuwa Daijiro and Sogabata Jun. Takakuwa gave up one goal in his debut match, and Sogabata also gave up one goal, making this Hayakawa the first time he made a debut without conceding a goal. The guardian, who has been playing the full game for the first time in J1 since his debut match for 100 consecutive games, has shown his presence as a national team with his outstanding stability.

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