[FB] M JPN v GBR: MARUYAMA (JPN) - gold, NAKANO (JPN) - gold
2011.08.23

SHENZHEN, 22 Aug. - Comments from Yuichi MARUYAMA (JPN) and team leader Yuji NAKANO (JPN) after Japan beat Britain 2-0 in the gold medal match of the men's football at Shenzhen Stadium on Monday.

Yuichi MARUYAMA (JPN) - gold
On winning the gold medal:
"Our goal was to be world number one and we won the gold, so right now I have relaxed a lot and feel no more pressure."
"I think this win proves that university students are capable of playing the J-League."
On the Britain team:
"Britain is a good team but our attacking got stronger and stronger in this match."

Yuji NAKANO (JPN) - team leader
On winning the gold medal:
"It means we reached our target in this tournament."
On the tournament:
"It was a fantastic Universiade competition. We scored 18 goals and only let in six in the whole tournament. It was an overwhelming victory."
On the Great Britain team:
"They only gave up two goals in the previous five matches so their defence was really strong but are attacking is strong too."
On Kazuya YAMAMURA (JPN):
"He has been our captain at the Guangzhou Asian Games, Beijing Olympics and during this Universiade. He is a top player in Japan."
On future plans:
"Most of our players with play in the coming university football league starting this month. Most of the senior students will play in the professional league in six more months."

Source:UNS | Editor:Zhao Xiaochen
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