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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] SAMURAI BLUE begin final qualifying round with defeat against UAE

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September 6, 2016

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SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) began their final round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers (Road to Russia) with a 2-1 defeat against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Thursday 1 September despite AC Milan forward HONDA Keisuke's early opening goal in the first half.

Japan opened the scoring. In the 10th minute, defender SAKAI Hiroki (Olympique de Marseille/ France) earned a free kick after showing several overlapping moves on the right flank. One minute later, Honda hammered Kiyotake's free kick with his header at the far post after sneaking into the space behind the defenders.

Yet in the 20th minute, the UAE got back on level terms when forward AHMED KHALIL directly drove home a free kick.....

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