Doha: Substitute Takuma Asano came off the bench to score twice and earn Japan a dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 win over Korea Republic in the final of the AFC U23 Championship at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Saturday evening.
Kwon Chang-hoon and Jin Seong-uk gave Korea Republic a two-goal cushion by the second minute of the second half, but Asano’s introduction in the 60th minute turned the game in Japan’s favour with the Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker scoring either side of a goal by Shinya Yajima to seal the Japanese fight back.
The win means Japan will go to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August as Asian champions, where they will be joined by both Korea Republic and Iraq, winners of Friday’s third place play-off.
El jugador substituto Takuma Asano salio desde el banco para anotar en dos ocasiones y le dio a Japon una dramatica victoria de 3-2 sobre la Republica de Corea en la final del Campeonato Nacional Asiático Sub-23 de Asia, clasificatorio para los juegos Olimpicos en Rio 2016 y disputado en el estadio Abdullah bin Khalifa de Doha, Qatar.
Kwon Chang-Moon y Jin Seong-uk anotaron los goles de la Republica de Corea…
Japón respresentara en los Olímpicos de Rio 2016 a Asia en compañia de la Republica de Corea, e Irak que gano el partido por el tercer lugar 1-2 al local Qatar.