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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] Ogawa scores a hat-trick in his debut match to lift SAMURAI BLUE past Hong Kong - EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019

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December 15, 2019

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On Saturday 14 December, the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) played their second match of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 against the Hong Kong National Team, where OGAWA Koki (Mito HollyHock) score a hat-trick in his debut match to give Japan a 5-0 victory.

Following their 2-1 victory over China PR in their first match, coach MORIYASU Hajime changed the entire starting line-up, as he handed seven players with their first cap with the national team. The starting line-up featured OSAKO Keisuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in goal, with a three-back defence line consisting TANAKA Shunta (Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences), KOGA Taiyo (Kashiwa Reysol), and WATANABE Tsuyoshi (FC Tokyo). While OHSHIMA Ryota (Kawasaki Frontale) and TANAKA Ao (Kawasaki Frontale) played as the defensive midfielders, SUGA Daiki (Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo) and SOMA Yuki (Kashima Antlers) were positioned in the flanks. NAKAGAWA Teruhito (Yokohama F・Marinos) and TAGAWA Kyosuke (FC Tokyo) were the two attackers positioned beneath the lone striker Ogawa......


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