International friendly: Japan coach Yokouchi lauds Black Meteors despite humiliating defeat
Japan U-24 head coach Akinobu Yokouchi has lauded the Black Meteors despite the humiliating defeat on Saturday in an international friendly.
Ghana suffered a 6-0 defeat to Japan at the Fukkuoka Stadium.
The Japanese side were up by 2-0 after the 30th minute mark and added to the tally before the end of the first half.
Ghana’s efforts to get back into the game proved futile as the Japanese scored their fourth goal.
Paa Kwesi Fabin’s were then handed an uphill task as the Japanese side were up by 5-0 by the 56th minute before adding the 6th goal.
"We had a short turnaround but they were open about the issues we needed to address and did well for the whole 90 minutes," said Yokouchi, in charge of the Olympic team in place of Hajime Moriyasu who is currently with the senior side.
"They (Ghana) were strong when vying for the ball and could also keep fighting for the ball from a physically difficult position, but the players dealt well."
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