Japan national team (15th place in the FIFA rankings) FW Nakamura Sota (22, Hiroshima), scored his first goal in the match against Hong Kong national team (153rd place in the 2018 race). After playing from the start of the second half, he cut through the opponent's team with individual skills in the 3 minutes of the second half, with the second half of 5-1. He contributed to a huge victory of 6-1 and successfully made an appeal to join the World Cup North and Central America tournament, one year away.

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Hiroshima's Wonderboy met expectations. With the end of the game approaching three minutes, Nakamura turned forward when the opponent's team received the ball that his allies had stolen. He left one behind in an instant, and then increased his speed and entered the opponent's goal. He then plucked the opposing defender's legs and entered the penalty area, and while surrounded by two defenders, he shook his left foot and shook the net. It was completed with a splendid breakthrough.

“It was good to be able to get one weapon from my own. However, we are also against the opponent, so the outcome was good, but we need to grow even more and more in other tactics.”

Because I had a high goal, frustration over satisfaction has been dominated. My fellow forward Jermaine scored four goals in the first half alone. He missed the starting lineup and was put in from the start of the second half, 5-1. He played aggressively, saying, “I wasn't nervous,” but his attacks stagnated. In the 28th minute, midfielder Ozeki jumped out with an exquisite floating ball, but was unable to finish off the ball. “I'm frustrated that I couldn't do the tactics and roles I was given. Shadow is a little disappointing, including the way I break it down, put it together, and position,” he bit his lip.

His strong desire to improve is his signature. During his time at Meiji University, he was the first striker to win the top scorer and MVP for the second consecutive year in the Kanto University League, but he has also been used as a winback in Hiroshima. Still, he showed his speed and dedication to expand his range of players. “We want to adjust not only the individual results but also the way we do things as a team.” The greedy attacker continues to seek results as he participates in the World Cup, a year away.

[Japan National Team]6 wins in the first match against Hong Kong, Jermaine scores 4 goals E-1 Championship/Live details