LAGOS, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's under-17 coach Luiz Nizzo on Saturday admitted that the Japanese team gave them a tough test despite the 3-2 defeat.

    "We knew the Japanese would play at a fast pace but it was annoying that we could not break them down," Nizzo told a post-match press conference.

    Nizzo said he was also annoyed when his defenders allowed Japan's Kenyu Sugimoto to beat three of them to grab the 84th minute equalizer.

    "Our quality is that we never give up and that gave us the winning goal in added time, although it was an own goal by the Japanese goalkeeper," he said.

    On the whole, Nizzo said it was an entertaining game as both teams played attacking football.

    Speaking earlier, Japanese coach Yutaka Ikeuchi said he was impressed with his boys' performance.

    He said he was confident that his team could go far in the tournament if they played their remaining games the way they did against the Brazilians.