
Coach Nelson admitted that pitchers are having difficulties and is still confident of finishing third for the first time in team history tomorrow.
AI-generated summary
The Australian team unexpectedly defeated the South Korean team at the start of this AFC Champions League and won the first victory in team history. However, yesterday it was reversed by the Taiwan team from a 4:2 lead and lost 4:6. Today, it was attacked by the Japanese team in the first game, and was eventually buckled seven games early at 1:16. The preliminaries ended with 1 win and 2 losses. The Japanese team remains undefeated, winning all 10 games in team history.
Australian coach Nelson. (AP)
[Special Correspondent Gong Naijie/Reporting from Tokyo, Japan] The Australian team had a huge blow against the Japanese team in the AFC Champions League today. It was knocked down 7 games early at 1:16 in the final. The preliminaries ended with 1 win and 2 losses. The quality rate of the match was significantly lowered, which was not good for advancing to the championship game. The Japanese Samurai team maintained their "undefeated golden status" and swept 10 wins in 10 games in the AFC Champions League history.
The Japanese team attacked the line for more than one round in the first game. They made four mistakes and the Australian team made consecutive hits, including Soyama Raito's grand slam. They were caught out for the first time after attacking the 13th man. It was rare for the Japanese team to change runners in the first game. In the end, they scored 11 points in a single game and laid the foundation for victory in the first game.
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The Australian team had a high and low start in this AFC Champions League. It unexpectedly defeated the South Korean team at the beginning and won the first victory in the team's history. Yesterday, it suffered a huge setback by the Taiwan team. It went from leading 4:2 to losing 4:6 in the end. Nelson looked heavy and disappointed. The players could not escape yesterday's nightmare battle. Today, they were severely attacked by the Japanese team in the first game.
Australian coach Nelson said frankly that the pitchers had difficulties in throwing strikes, "The Japanese Samurai team's swing performance was very good. I have never experienced this situation before, and I have never seen such a situation. This is a very difficult moment, but we still have a game tomorrow and can try to improve these problems. This is indeed a very difficult moment for our team."
Even so, Nelson said that he is very confident about tomorrow's game and that all pitchers have received sufficient rest. "We have a strong pitching lineup tomorrow and have a chance to win Game 2 and finish third. This is an achievement we have never achieved before."
Nelson also said that the team will get over the disappointment and will play with high morale tomorrow.
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Australia has a chance to win its second game tomorrow and finish third.
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