A solitary goal from Otsu in the 34th minute and a first half sending off of Inigo Martinez consigned La Rojita to a 1-0 defeat in their opening encounter of London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Spanish team suffered a blow in the match against Japan at the Hampden Park. Luis Milla's team lost match against the Nipponese outfit, casting a doubt on their Olympic Games gold medal chances in London.
Events in the Great Britain hosted event could not have started on a worse note. The Spanish Olympic football team were surprised by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928 and garnered their first loss (0-1) in the Games.
Luis Milla charges allowed their rivals too many concessions in their own half and paid dearly for their mistake. Otsu scored the only goal of the match after making Marin Montoya make a mistake while marking him on the corner.
However, it was the sending off of Inigo Martinez that casted doubts about Spanish outfit’s ability to get anything out of the match. Already a goal down and failing to impose their footballing philosophy on the ground, they were left reeling with ten men
with the four minutes remaining in the first half.
The younger reincarnation of the world and European champions met a very feisty Japanese team, exposing their incomplete preparations for the competition, which first surfaced in their 0-2 defeat against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Senegal-c3001 in the Iberian Peninsula.
Luis Milla’s team showed eagerness to gain possession from the get go but were held of it by the magnificent duo of Takashi and Sekuzuka at the Hampden Park pitch. The Japanese midfielders came with a clear idea to push the ball to the final third, checking
the resilience of Spanish defenders.
With the passage of minutes http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 calmed down and began to make dangerous moves. Juan Mata was the one who took the responsibility and was one of the most active players of the Spanish Olympic team.
However, the Japanese were well planted on the pitch and themselves in such a manner to annoy their rivals, seizing whatever the opportunities they create and launching counter attacks.
After several close calls from Nagai, Nipponese outfit scored from a corner. Otsu got in a dangerous position with Martin Montoya catching his shadows, and hitting the ball past http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 de Geo to score the only goal of the match.
However, things would get even uglier before the break. Inigo http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 saw the red card on 41 minutes when he brought down Nagai, who was through on goal. American referee, Mark Geiger, did not think for a minute and gave the central defender his marching
orders.
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