In the final matchup of the 5th round of Group C of the round of 18 that ended on the evening of November 15, Beijing time, the Japanese men's football team, the first in Asia, defeated the Indonesian team 4-0 away, and continued to lead strongly after the unbeaten start of the round of 18.
In this game, the Indonesian men's football team, which has many naturalized players, once brought a certain threat to the Japanese team with the help of the rain battle at the beginning, and the Indonesian naturalized goalscorer Olat Manhong even got a good chance in the opening 9 minutes. But as the game progressed, the Japanese team gradually took control. In the 35th minute, the Japanese men's football team successfully broke the deadlock after a series of wonderful cooperation in the Indonesian penalty area, and Ogawa Hangji made an own goal of Indonesian naturalized player George Bernard.
And this wonderful goal also successfully broke through Indonesia's psychological defense. Just four minutes later, Takumi Minamino helped Japan extend its advantage. In the 49th minute of the rematch, Indonesian naturalized goalkeeper Marten Pace sent a gift, and Hidemasa Morita smiled and volleyed into the far corner. In the 69th minute, Yusei Sugawara, who came on as a substitute, shot from a tight angle to help Japan lock the score at 4-0.
After winning this game, the Japanese men's football team is unbeaten in 9 games in all competitions (8 wins and 1 draw), and only drew 1-1 at home by Australia in the last round. In these nine games, Japan scored 33 goals and conceded only one own goal against Australia in the last round.
After beating Indonesia, Japan accumulated 13 points, leaving Australia, Saudi Arabia and China as many as seven points behind the men's football team, and won Group C of the round of 18. After 5 rounds, 19 goals were scored, and the number of goals scored was the sum of the other 5 teams in the same group. It is worth noting that the Japanese men's football team will visit Xiamen to challenge the Chinese men's football team in the next round of matches four days later. Considering the 0-7 defeat in the first leg, although the national football team has gained confidence with two consecutive wins, how to resist the tidal attack of the Japanese men's football team at home will be the most severe test for the national football team.