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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Japan won the championship with a 1-0 victory. MVP winner Ryo Germain holds the trophy. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/ |
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Germain Ryo thought the goal against Korea was very meaningful.
In an interview with Japanese media Soccer Digest on the 5th, Germain looked back on his performance at the 2025 East Asian Football Confederation (EAEF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup).
Germaine is a mixed-race striker born in 1995. He was selected for the Japanese national team for the first time in the East Asian Cup. He represented the Japanese national team for the first time, but Germain's performance was remarkable. In his debut match against Hong Kong, he scored as many as four goals, making a new history of his debut in the Japanese A match. Germain, who also showed sharp movements in the match against China, scored the winning goal in the doomed match between Korea and Japan, leading Japan to the East Asian Cup championship. As he became the top scorer of the tournament, he must have caught the eye of Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu.
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Japan's Germain is cheering after scoring the first goal. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/ |
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Looking back on the match against Hong Kong, which was his A-match debut, Germain said, "I only trained for a day after arriving in Korea, and I had a little good sense in that training. I felt that my sense of touch on the ball was better than when I played in Sanfrecce Hiroshima, so I was able to play against Hong Kong with confidence. The game started and the goal was scored on the first shot. I'm good at hitting, so I put it in consecutively. I had a really good shot sense, and I liked it because every single shot got a good spot in the goal."
However, it was not even the A-match debut goal that scored a meaningful goal for Germain in the match against Hong Kong. It wasn't even a hat trick or a fourth score. It was the score he scored against Korea. "From the process, the goal against Hong Kong was good, but considering the strength of the opponent's defense, there was a little loose part. So it gives me confidence that I was able to score a goal even for an opponent with that intensity in the match against Korea. It is completely different to finish with four goals and to score one goal against South Korea. "After the tournament, the evaluation of the tournament was a really big goal," he said, adding, "It was more meaningful to score against Korea.
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| The E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup) match between South Korea and Japan at Yongin Mir Stadium in Gyeonggi Province on the afternoon of the 15th. Japan's Germain is cheering after scoring the first goal. Yongin = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.15/ |
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Germain's performance in Hiroshima is not exceptional this season, but his performance in the East Asian Cup allowed him to dream of a World Cup. But he added "Honestly, before watching the World Cup, the A-match away game next September. It can be said that he entered the real competition only when he joined the member. I'll make sure to get a result in Hiroshima and get a chance at the September convocation. It's not good to be too conscious of next year's World Cup. Since we left a result that deserves the next opportunity in the East Asian Cup, I think the team should leave a result that deserves to be called the next timeHe also showed his performance in his team, so he focused on being selected for the next A match.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
