The 17-year-old, who head coach Sadayoshi Shirai calls “our best player”, not only led her team to their opening win but also scored Japan’s first goal via a swerving shot from inside the box that left Thai keeper Atima Boonprakanpai helpless.
“I’m happy with the way I played today, but as this was our first match, all of us were quite nervous,” said the Tokyo-born Miharu, who plays for Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina. “I really need to improve when we play Australia in our next match.” .....
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