09 October,2017 08:31 AM IST | Guwahati | PTI
Striker Keito Nakamura scored the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup' first hat-trick as Japan hammered Honduras 6-1 here yesterday The lopsided Group 'E' match took place at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium
Striker Keito Nakamura scored the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup' first hat-trick as Japan hammered Honduras 6-1 here yesterday The lopsided Group 'E' match took place at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium. Nakamura found the back of the net in the 22nd, 30th and 43rd minute. Takefusa Kubo, dubbed the Japanese Messi for his exceptional skills, added a fourth in the 45th minute. Taisei Miyashiro scored the fifth goal (51st) at the start of the second half and Toichi Suzuki scored the sixth (90th) towards the end of the game.
A Japanese player (in blue jersey) heads the ball ahead of two Honduras defenders in Guwahati yesterday. Pic/PTI
Patrick Palacios reduced the margin for Honduras by scoring in the 90th minute following a corner. The Japanese, who have reached the quarter-finals in 1993, when they hosted the tournament as debutants. In the 2011 edition, they created a flutter by topping a group that included heavyweights Argentina, France and Jamaica on their way to the quarter-finals.
