Following are the quotes of the two head coaches after the 2008 Olympic women's football Group G match of Norway against Japan:

Bjame Berntsen (Norway coach): "I was satisfied when we scored the first goal as it's important to score first. But Japan is a very good team, and they go forward very fast. I didn't expect that their first goal came so soon. We're disappointed, especially at the second half. We have to forget this match as soon as possible and focus on our next match against Brazil in the quarter-finals."

Norio Sasaki (Japan coach): "We're happy with the three points we got today and before the game we knew we must win. Actually we won not because we performed fantastically, but because Norway lost their form today. We played at our own pace during the first half, and made some adjustment for the second half. As for the match against China in the next round, we have prepared very well. We played China twice this year, with one win and one defeat, and I'm deeply impressed by No. 9 player of China. For the friendship of the two countries, we will show our best to the spectators of China as the host country."

Source:Xinhua