AFC U17 Asian Cup
Japan, who finished on a perfect nine points, will meet the Group B runners-up in the quarter-finals while Indonesia suffered heartbreak as they were eliminated with China PR the second team advancing.
Japan started brightly and almost took the lead in the third minute with Eito Takaki firing over the bar from inside the box from Ryoma Tsuneyoshi’s cross, before coming close again in the sixth minute as Tsuneyoshi headed wide from Rekuto Shiraogawa’s cross.
Indonesia struggled to deal with Japan’s movement in the final third, with Takaki seeing another effort blocked in the 14th minute before Takeshi Wada headed over from close range following a corner a minute later.
Indonesia struggled to deal with Japan’s movement in the final third, with Takaki seeing another effort blocked in the 14th minute before Takeshi Wada headed over from close range following a corner a minute later.
Japan then saw Tsuneyoshi’s curling long-range effort parried away by goalkeeper Mike Rajasa Hoppenbrouwers in the 24th minute.
The breakthrough finally arrived four minutes later when Shiraogawa delivered a cross into the box for Ryoma Tsuneyoshi to convert from close range into the bottom right corner past a rooted Hoppenbrouwers.
The breakthrough finally arrived four minutes later when Shiraogawa delivered a cross into the box for Ryoma Tsuneyoshi to convert from close range into the bottom right corner past a rooted Hoppenbrouwers.
Hoppenbrouwers was kept on his toes, denying Takaki with an outstretched leg in the 32nd minute before the Kashima Antlers Youth forward drove the ball agonisingly wide of the left post.
Group B: Japan v Indonesia
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Japan almost doubled their advantage in the 47th minute with Kazato Kimura firing narrowly wide from the centre of the box.
Indonesia attempted to respond on the counter-attack but struggled to break through Japan’s organised defence, with the four-time champions doubling their advantage just before the hour-mark with Wada pouncing on the rebound after Hoppenbrouwers had spilled Kazato Kimura’s initial shot.
Indonesia attempted to respond on the counter-attack but struggled to break through Japan’s organised defence, with the four-time champions doubling their advantage just before the hour-mark with Wada pouncing on the rebound after Hoppenbrouwers had spilled Kazato Kimura’s initial shot.
The Southeast Asian side, however, reduced the deficit in the 70th minute with Peres Tjoe curling his free-kick delivery from an acute angle over Japan goalkeeper Kosei Oshita and into the top left corner.
But Japan restored their two-goal cushion a minute later with Rekuto Shiraogawa surging into the box before picking out an advancing Arata Okamoto at the far post to secure the win.
But Japan restored their two-goal cushion a minute later with Rekuto Shiraogawa surging into the box before picking out an advancing Arata Okamoto at the far post to secure the win.
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