Japan women beat Haiti 5–1 in friendly in France
In short
Japan's women's football team beat Haiti 5–1 in a friendly in France on October 9, according to Mynavi News. Japan led 3–1 at half-time and added two second-half goals; its next match is scheduled against Germany on October 13.
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Japan's women's national football team defeated Haiti 5–1 in an international friendly in France on October 9, Mynavi News reported. Nishi-Nippon Shimbun's headline also reported the score, and NHK's summary confirmed the victory in France. Mynavi described Japan as being on a European tour, with a match against Germany in Germany scheduled for October 13. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Japan opened the scoring in the 26th minute through Seike (清家貴子), according to Mynavi's account. Hinata Miyazawa (宮澤ひなた) played the ball back and Yui Hasegawa (長谷川唯) passed it on before Seike finished with her left foot. Maika Hamano (浜野まいか) added the second goal in the 33rd minute, when her lofted left-footed ball, resembling a cross, went straight into the net. [ 1 ]
Hasegawa made it 3–0 in the 38th minute, running onto a layoff from Momoko Tanikawa (谷川萌々子) and striking with her right foot. Haiti scored through Batcheba Louis (バチェバ・ルイ) in the third minute of first-half stoppage time, leaving Japan ahead 3–1 at the interval. Mynavi listed Hasegawa and Tanikawa among the starting players. [ 1 ]
Remina Chiba (千葉玲海菜), introduced at the start of the second half, scored with her right foot in the 57th minute after Hasegawa received a forward pass from Tanikawa and passed the ball on. In the 81st minute, Chiba reached Hasegawa's through ball and passed in front of goal for newly introduced substitute Maya Hijikata (土方麻椰) to finish. NHK's headline said Japan still had challenges to address, but the supplied summary did not describe them. [ 1 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The match is part of Japan's European tour ahead of the Germany fixture. NHK's headline said challenges remained despite the win, without specifying them in its supplied summary.