The head coach was disappointed that his side couldn’t cope with the waves of pressure inflicted on them and even though Yumi Hayashi pulled a goal back to make it 2-1, the opportunity to make a comeback was quickly snuffed out.
“We wanted to approach the game in a positive way but the manner in which DPR Korea played put us under a lot of pressure and we just couldn’t cope,” said Shirai. .....
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