When they did break up the Netherlands' passing, Grenoble midfielder Daisuke Matsui looked bright for Japan - instigating an incisive move that eventually resulted in Yuto Nagatomo hitting a stinging shot just wide.
"Our experiments have so far shown that MC26 causes few side-effects, definitely much less than amantadine, " said Yuto Kamei, an assistant professor of marine biotechnology and one of those who led the study.