Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic ripped into his players and accused them of not being nasty enough after their lack of a mean streak was laid bare in Tuesday night's 2-1 Kirin Cup final defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hiroshi Kiyotake gave Japan a 28th-minute lead, only for the team to immediately switch off and allow towering striker Milan Duric to equalize seconds later.
The Cesena man proved to be a thorn in Japan's side and snatched victory with his fourth goal of the tournament, with Halilhodzic's men far too slow to react to a quickly taken free kick from Haris Medunjanin in the 66th minute.