Japan, who lost four games in a row, decided to go to the 9-16 decisive battle
In the U17 World Cup, the first round of the final tournament was held, and the men’s Japan national team collided with France, one of the winning candidates. The first quarter was the only one, but after the second quarter, he was overwhelmed by offense and defense and suffered a big defeat with 43-108.
At the start of the match, Japan has scored three consecutive goals for Yusho Kawashima, and in the 3rd minute of the start, the start is on par with 6-6. Shuntaro Muto scored a 3-point shot from the turnover capture and the stalemate continued. However, at the end of the game, France was given a second chance from the offense rebound one after another, allowing the lead to 17-25.
Even in the second quarter, Japan cannot break the trend toward France. In addition to the average height of over 200 cm and the length of the reach, France, which can move even if it is big, has adjusted to Japan’s speed and pass turning, so mistakes have increased and the number of scenes where you can run has increased. As a result, a series of exciting dunks that appear in the highlight video of the game will be played. Japan, which was completely drunk by the momentum of France, finished the first half with a large amount of 30 points behind.
Even in the second half, France dominated the match, and Japan, who lost their concentration, was completely defeated by making a 4-29 big quarter in the final quarter. What was particularly painful for Japan was allowing 23 offense rebounds. He couldn’t stop the French inside attack at all and scored 82 goals in the paint area.
Personally, following the 14 points scored by Kawashima, who is the ace, Eijiro Ogawa scored 12 points with 4 out of 7 3-point shots. Ogawa showed an activity following 11 goals against Lithuania, who scored three 3-point shots, but “The problem was that I couldn’t get a rebound even after reflecting on yesterday’s match against Lithuania. Japan is another country. It’s smaller than the size, so I think we need to focus on that, “he said.
Japan, which lost four games in a row, will now move on to the 9th-16th place playoff, and will face Argentina next. There is a big disadvantage in size, so it is unavoidable to be overwhelmed by the rebound. Still, Japan’s victory in this tournament depends on how to reduce this rebound gap. I would like to expect a comeback from here for the young representative.