japan must beat the heat in kuwait
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Japan must beat the heat in Kuwait

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice Japan must beat the heat in Kuwait

Tokyo - Arabstoday

Japan will face furnace-like conditions and a hostile crowd when their under-22 side look to finish off Kuwait today and reach the final round of 2012 Olympic qualifiers. A 3-1 victory in the home leg should be enough but with temperatures nudging 50C in Kuwait during the day, Japan can take nothing for granted. Players were already complaining of the heat, plus the sandy dust whipped up by the wind during training. \"I didn\'t expect this,\" midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake said. \"My throat and eyes hurt.\" Japan, bidding to reach their fifth successive Olympic Games at London next year, are boosted by the return from injury of striker Kensuke Nagai. \"I\'m fit and want to play,\" said Nagai, whose replacement Yuya Osako scored in the first leg. \"The competition is pretty fierce but I want to prove my worth to the team.\" Painful memory Japan have flopped badly in the Middle East before, most painfully when their senior side conceded an equaliser to Iraq with qualification for the 1994 World Cup just minutes away. Olympic coach Takashi Sekizuka insisted his side were prepared to avoid a repeat of what Japanese fans and media still refer to as the \"Tragedy of Doha\". Sekisuka said: \"The mental side will be key. We\'ve never been to the Middle East at this time of year but we will deal with the situation. \"We need to stay attack-minded, be aggressive and take the game to them.\" Kuwait coach Maher Al Shemmari promised Japan would be pushed to the limit. \"We gave away a couple of silly goals,\" he said. \"But we scored an away goal, we are at home and we still have a chance to win this tie.\" From gulfnews.

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

japan must beat the heat in kuwait japan must beat the heat in kuwait

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

japan must beat the heat in kuwait japan must beat the heat in kuwait

 



GMT 10:31 2014 Tuesday ,23 December

Mirages of failure: Lebanon cannot wait

GMT 11:03 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

No end to eyesores at Taj Mahal

GMT 10:18 2018 Thursday ,30 August

Iran incapable of closing Hormuz, Bab Al Mandeb

GMT 08:32 2018 Saturday ,20 January

in VW's next-generation Golf

GMT 10:30 2016 Sunday ,25 September

Your dog can make you feel better, and here’s why

GMT 07:52 2017 Thursday ,14 December

Chinese auto giant to end petrol vehicle

GMT 01:33 2015 Friday ,13 February

Jordanian FM meets US special envoy to Syria

GMT 15:58 2017 Wednesday ,03 May

Zuma quits May Day rally after boos from the crowd

GMT 23:11 2016 Thursday ,07 April

HIV can resist promising 'molecular knife' therapy

GMT 10:49 2017 Friday ,23 June

Abu Dhabi Prince receives telephone call

GMT 09:56 2017 Thursday ,02 March

Federer beaten by Donskoy in Dubai

GMT 11:16 2017 Saturday ,21 October

Over ten IS members killed in airstrikes, near Syria
 
 Emirates Voice Facebook,emirates voice facebook  Emirates Voice Twitter,emirates voice twitter Emirates Voice Rss,emirates voice rss  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

emiratesvoieen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen
emiratesvoice emiratesvoice emiratesvoice
emiratesvoice
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice