The J-League's former top goal scorer Ryoichi Maeda helped Japan beat Iceland 3-1 with an early goal on Friday in a warm-up game for a World Cup qualifier next week.
The Asian Cup holders needed only two minutes to open the scoring when defender Tomoaki Makino, after exchanging straight passes with Yoshito Okubo, produced a cross from the left for Maeda to score with his head.
Japan controlled the game throughout the first half, never giving the visitors a scoring chance.
Iceland played more aggressively after the break, but it was Japan who scored in the 53rd minute with second-half substitute Kengo Nakamura passing to Jungo Fujimoto for his first goal for the national team. (AFP)
The J-League's former top goal scorer Ryoichi Maeda helped Japan beat Iceland 3-1 with an early goal on Friday in a warm-up game for a World Cup qualifier next week.
The Asian Cup holders needed only two minutes to open the scoring when defender Tomoaki Makino, after exchanging straight passes with Yoshito Okubo, produced a cross from the left for Maeda to score with his head.
Japan controlled the game throughout the first half, never giving the visitors a scoring chance.
Iceland played more aggressively after the break, but it was Japan who scored in the 53rd minute with second-half substitute Kengo Nakamura passing to Jungo Fujimoto for his first goal for the national team. (AFP)