The win was Japan’s second in a row in Group B with Anthony Motosuna giving them a 37th minute lead only for Zhao Songyuan to level the scores three minutes into the second half, but Kitahara struck on the hour mark to maintain his side’s perfect start to the competition.
Wan Xiang saw a pair of efforts blocked by the Japanese defence in the opening 11 minutes while Takafuku Satomi’s free kick was off target six minutes later as the teams sized one another up throughout the early exchanges. .....
FT | 🇨🇳 China PR 1️⃣-2️⃣ Japan 🇯🇵
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