Summary
Japan walloped Paraguay 4-2 in a World Cup warm up match played on Tuesday 12 June.
Alejandro Romero scored the opening goal with a shot that troubled Japan keeper and found its way in the net. Takashi Uini leveled the scores for Japan at the 51st minute. He added his second at the 63rd minute.
Santander Federico turned the ball in his own net before Orti cut the deficit to one goal. Shinji Kagawa added fourth goal for Japan.
Highlights
Moments
32′ Goal! Japan 0, Paraguay 1. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Bareiro.51′ Goal! Japan 1, Paraguay 1. Takashi Inui (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.63′ Goal! Japan 2, Paraguay 1. Takashi Inui (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shinji Kagawa.77′ Own Goal by Federico Santander, Paraguay. Japan 3, Paraguay 1.90′ Goal! Japan 3, Paraguay 2. Richard Ortiz (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Sanabria.91′ Goal! Japan 4, Paraguay 2. Shinji Kagawa (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuya Osako
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