Singapore - Substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto netted his first international goal with a late winner as Japan edged Brazil 3-2 in a thrilling friendly at National Stadium in Singapore on Saturday.A brilliant brace by Vinicius Junior erased a two-goal deficit after strikes by Takefusa Kubo and Keito Nakamura put the Samurai Blue up 2-0 in the opening 19 minutes.But Sakamoto was in the right place to fire home after latching on to Kodai Sano’s deflected effort in stoppage time to give the Asian side a dramatic victory in front of 38,688 fans.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto strikes late as Japan stuns Brazil in friendly
The match was the first meeting between the teams since Brazil's 2-1 win in the round of 32 at the World Cup in June
In brief
Singapore - Substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto netted his first international goal with a late winner as Japan edged Brazil 3-2 in a thrilling friendly at National Stadium in Singapore on Saturday.A brilliant brace by Vinicius Junior erased a two-goal deficit after strikes by Takefusa Kubo and Keito Nakamura put the Samurai Blue up 2-0 in the opening 19 minutes.But Sakamoto was in the right place to fire home after latching on to Kodai Sano’s deflected effort in stoppage time to give the Asian side a dramatic victory in front of 38,688 fans.
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