{"id":1117087,"date":"2022-06-10T13:08:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/10\/kirin-cup-japan-hammer-black-stars-4-1\/"},"modified":"2022-06-10T13:08:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:08:59","slug":"kirin-cup-japan-hammer-black-stars-4-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/10\/kirin-cup-japan-hammer-black-stars-4-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirin Cup: Japan hammer Black Stars 4-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Black Stars of Ghana suffered a 4-1 defeat against Japan in the Kirin Cup on Friday at Noevir Stadium in Kobe.<\/p>\n

Ghana did not show up to the party with players showing no sign of being in a good physical condition.<\/p>\n

The games form part of the Black Stars preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar later this year.<\/p>\n

Particularly in the defense, players just run around most of the time as the Japan attack ran the show.<\/p>\n

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The first goal of the game came in the 29th<\/sup>\u00a0minute when Yamane Miki found the back of the Ghana net with a good left-foot finish to give Japan the lead.<\/p>\n

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Although Jordan Ayew will score a screamer in the 44th<\/sup>\u00a0minute, the Black Stars\u2019 defense went to sleep right away, giving the hosts the chance to retake the lead through a strike from Nitoma Karou a minute later.<\/p>\n

In the second half, goals from Kubo Takefusa and Daizen Maeda propelled Japan to cruise to a deserved 4-1 win against a poor Ghana side.<\/p>\n

The result means Black Stars will not play in the final, which will be contested by Japan and Tunisia. Earlier in the day, Tunisia defeated Chile 2-0.<\/p>\n

Ghana and Chile will compete for third place on the same day as the final, June 14.<\/p>\n

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