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Round Robin HKLA vs Japan U21 Date 16/06/2005(Thu)14:30 Place Maishima Sports Island ,Osaka,Japan
Game Report The fifth game was against the Japanese men's under 21 national squad(JPN) and the Hong Kong men's national squad(HKG).
The 1Q began with JPN threatening HKG's goal,but HKG's goalie kept making great saves and wouldn't let even one ball past him.After 5minutes,JPN got the first goal with No.16 pounding in a hard shot by doing a 1on1 from behind the goal.HKG got a chance of extra-man offense due to JPN's foul,but kept on losing the ball and couldn't score any points.
In the 2Q,JPN had great assists and middle shots and added more points to their scoreboard using various offensive strategies.HKG gains possession of the ball,but wasn't able to get past JPN's hard defense and couldn't get a point in this Q either.
The 3Q was a Q in which JPN fascinated the audience with scenes such as No.12 shooting a breathtaking behind-shot.But when the 4Q started,JPN's misses began to stand out and HKG was given several shooting chances,but with lack of shooting power,HKG again was not able to get a goal.During the final stage,JPN regained their pace and gained more points,ending the game with the score of 31-0.JPN overwhelmed HKG by showing their strength and stamina.HKG's misses did stand out,but the goalie was impresrive,fighting gallantly on the field.
(Photo by Eri Shikanai/Japan Lacrosse Association)
