The knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 has started, and the strong teams, which got through the group stage, played each other. Japan faced the U-20 Brazil Women’s National Team with high-paced attacks in the quarter-final on Thursday 24 November.

Unlike the previous game against Canada, Japan were playing with the wind behind them. They started the match with midfielder SUGITA Hina as a defensive midfielder and defender MORIYA Miyabi at the right halfback. In the second minute, after the team earned a free kick, forward MOMIKI Yuka sent a sharp ball to the near side. Japan got through the tall Brazilian players without hesitation. Brazil, on the other hand, stayed competitive with forward Geyse’s forceful shots.

Japan started to control the game. After 18 minutes, defender MIYAGAWA Asato overlapped to fire a shot, which hit the crossbar. Although Japan continued to attack fiercely with forward UENO Mami’s shot in the 21st minute and Momiki’s direct free-kick attempt in the 24th minute, the Brazilian defenders performed solidly and prevent them from scoring. During injury time of the first half, however, Japan managed to strike the opener – Momiki supplied a final pass to onrushing defender Moriya, who found the target......

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