Japan wins Group A to meet Qatar in AFC Youth Championship quarterfinals Wednesday, 29/09/04 Sixteen-year-old striker Takayuki Morimoto struck the game's sole goal to help the Japan Under-19 team beat Vietnam 1-0 and win Group A in the AFC Youth Championship on September 29 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. With the result, Japan finished the group stage with a 3-0-0 record and will play Group B runnerup Qatar in the quarterfinals. If Japan wins that game, it will clinch one of the four berths to next year's World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. The goal came in 65th minute. When a Vietnam defender cleared a Kazuma Wata- nabe cross from the area, Morimoto stuck out his right leg on the edge of the box to collect the ball before turning and firing home an 18-meter shot. The Tokyo Verdy 1969 striker has found the net in the last two matches. "I was not playing well and making many mistakes, so I am glad I was able to score a goal for the team," said Morimoto. "I hope we can bring this momentum to our next game and play well for a win." Teams: (Japanese team only) Japan---Shusaku Nishikawa (Kenya Matsui, 88th), Mitsuyuki Yoshihiro, Tatsuya Masushima, Tomokazu Nagira, Issei Takayanagi, Keisuke Funatani, Hokuto Nakamura, Keiji Watanabe (Robert Cullen, 57th), Shinichi Terada, Takayuki Morimoto (Yojiro Takahagi, 68th), Kazuma Watanabe. Coach, Kiyoshi Okuma -- 得罪了方丈還想跑！！ 喝！！看我們的「少林寺十八銅人」！！ --

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