Merciless Japan put 10 goals past Paraguay

Japan  have become the first team from Group C at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup to advance to the competition's quarter-final stage after putting together a stunning 10-0 performance against  Paraguay http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1914191/index.html . http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915203/index.html

Paraguay  managed to get the first look at goal in the second minute but Jessica Martinez's shot went wide. From there,  Japan http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1914191/index.html , took control of the match and refused to loosen their grip. The east Asian side demonstrated excellent control maintaining possession with apparent ease leaving  Paraguay http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915203/index.html  scrambling as  Japan http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915203/index.html  launched wave after wave of attack. http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1914191/index.html

Seven Japanese players found their way onto the scoresheet, captain  Hina Sugita  leading the way with a second-half hat-trick.  Japan http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1914191/index.html  had a three goal lead at half-time, and two minutes after the break the scoring continued when  Nana Ichise http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=358283/index.html  pounced on a loose ball in the box to make it 4-0. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=377589/index.html

Japan 's precise passing led to several breakaway attempts and several were finished with composure typically found in much older footballers. Nevertheless, Heidi Salas performed admirably in goal for Paraguay http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1914191/index.html  making a plethora of saves despite the final scoreline. http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915203/index.html

Japan  face New Zealand in San Jose on Sunday to wrap up Group C, but Asako Takakura's side will undoubtedly begin their preparations for the quarter-finals.  Paraguay http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1914191/index.html  will take on Spain at the same time in search of a win hoping to find a way into the tournament's knockout stage. http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/teams/team=1915203/index.html