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On Tuesday 4 April, the U-16 Japan National Team played their second match of the 50th Montaigu Tournament against the U-16 Czech Republic National Team.

The match started with the Czechs, who are physically superior to Japan, playing number of long balls to penetrate the Japanese territory. The deep grass, a pitch condition that is uncommon in Japan, made it difficult for the Japanese players to keep the ball moving even after winning the ball, allowing the Czechs to recover the ball and launch an attack. However, the Japanese defence put forth a valiant effort to keep the first half score at 0-0.

In efforts to change the dynamics of the match, Japan introduced YAMAGUCHI Gota (Shohei High School) and TSUKUDA Souta (Yokohama FC Youth) in place of Leo William CHRISTOPHERS (Southampton FC U16) and SUGAWARA Yuta (FC Tokyo U-18) to start the second half, which allowed them to create more chances in the attacking third. .....

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