Well, that was a thrashing. Japan hammered 11 objectives previous India because the favourites for the title pulled out a press release efficiency and ensured their entry into the quarterfinals of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup. They scored 5 in a single half and 6 within the subsequent as they totally dominated a hapless Indian facet.
Manchester United famous person Hinata Miyazawa had a hattrick, as did second half substitute and ahead Riko Ueki whereas Kiko Seike had a brace and Yuzuki Yamamoto, Yui Hasegawa, and Maya Hijikata had a purpose every.
Japan had 35 photographs to India’s 0 (16 of these 35 occurring goal), had 80% of the possession, had 613 passes to India’s 161 and ensured that 65% of the motion was in India’s defensive third. For context, Japan’s defensive third noticed 3.6% of the motion. After having dominated Chinese Taipei of their opener however having solely gained 2-0, this felt like Japan saying to the match that they weren’t right here to mess around.
Yamamoto’s first purpose for the nationwide staff set the tone, when she lower in after receiving the ball on the overlap, brushed previous Sanju Yadav, nutmegged Pyari Xaxa, and curled one into the highest nook together with her weaker left foot — in simply the fourth minute. Hasegawa made it two when she was teed up by a Yamamoto lower in.
Miyazawa then received in on the act when first handed in two excellent set-ups from Hasegawa and Mina Tanaka respectively. Kiko Seike then made it 5 from the spot in first half harm time.
Nils Nielsen then made three modifications on the break, and two of them mixed inside the primary minute as Hijikata’s ball in from the left was deftly flicked in by Ueki. The West Ham United heart ahead then made it seven when her shot took a deflection and bobbled over the frazzled Indian keeper Panthoi Chanu.
Seike made it eight when she ran onto Hijikata’s sensational run and low cross to faucet it in on the far submit. Hijikata then received her personal when she ghosted in to nod house one other sensible Yamamoto cross. Ueki then instantly received her hattrick when one other piece of textbook poacher motion noticed her nod house on the close to submit.
Miyazawa then made an outstanding off the ball run on the far submit and received on the finish of a strong Ueki low cross throughout the face of the field as Japan made it 11 on the evening. It might have been extra, in actual fact, if not for some lackadaisical ending in direction of the top.
The consequence means Japan have an unsurpassable six factors in two video games, with a purpose distinction of +13. Chinese Taipei are second on head-to-head from Vietnam (each three every), whereas India want some efficiency towards Taipei to face an opportunity of qualifying after their purpose distinction (-13 now) took such a beating.
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