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| Masato Yamazaki scored an early goal and Montedio Yamagata hung on to beat Urawa Reds 1-0 in the J-League on Sunday to earn an important three points in its bid to avoid relegation. Yamazaki scored after just two minutes at Saitama Stadium as second-to-last Montedio improved to 20 points, eight adrift of Omiya Ardija in the safety zone. |
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SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Captain Park Ji-sung inspired South Korea to a 2-0 away win over fierce rivals Japan on Monday in a World Cup send-off for both teams.
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| Park Ji-sung scored in the first half and Park Chu-young in the second to lead South Korea to a 2-0 win over Japan on Monday night in an exhibition between nations headed to the World Cup. Manchester United's Park Ji-sung picked up a loose ball and sent an angled shot past goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki in the sixth minute at Saitama Stadium. |
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| Park Ji-sung and Park Chu-young scored on either side of halftime Monday to lead South Korea to a 2-0 win over Japan in a World Cup warmup. Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung picked up a loose ball and fired an angled shot past Japan goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki in the sixth minute at Saitama Stadium to give his side an early lead. |
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| Park Ji-sung and Park Chu-young scored either side of halftime Monday to lead South Korea to a 2-0 win over Japan in a World Cup warmup. Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung picked up a loose ball and fired an angled shot past Japan goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki in the sixth minute at Saitama Stadium to give his side an early lead. |
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SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - When South Korea's inspirational captain Park Ji-sung steps out for his country at next month's World Cup in South Africa, the words of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will be ringing in his ears.
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| Hajime Hosogai and Tatsuya Tanaka scored first-half goals Sunday as the Urawa Reds moved atop the J-League standings with a 3-0 win over Kawasaki Frontale. Hosogai opened the scoring seven minutes in at Saitama Stadium with a left-footed shot from 19 meters and Tanaka doubled the lead a minute later with a blast from the top of the area. |
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| Kashima Antlers secured an unprecedented third straight J-League championship with a 1-0 win over Urawa Reds on Saturday. Shinzo Koroki's 66th minute header proved the winner in driving rain at Saitama Stadium, and the Antlers clinched the title by a two-point margin. Second-place Kawasaki Frontale trailed Kashima by two points entering the final day of the season and had to beat Kashiwa Reysol... |
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| Japan's Urawa Reds are trying to
repair Saitama Stadium's image as an intimidating and
potentially dangerous place for rivals fans to visit.
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| The United States under-17 women's national team opened the under-17 Women's World Cup with a 3-2 loss to Japan on Wednesday. Japan scored the go-ahead goal in the 74th minute off a long ball that settled onto the head of Akane Saito. The Japanese forward flicked the ball with her head to Kei Yoshioka, who settled it at the top of the penalty area and hit a volley into the upper-left corner. |
