An early header from Yohei Kajiyama proved enough as Japan's Under-22s survived Takuya Honda's second half sending off to beat Qatar 1-0 in their Beijing Olympics' Asian final qualifying round match on Wednesday evening.
Japan's Aya Miyama, celebrates her last-minute goal with teammate Rumi Utsugi during their Women's World
Cup Group A match against England on Tuesday in Shanghai. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
AP PHOTOFC Tokyo midfielder Kajiyama's goal on six minutes in a first half Japan dominated separated the two sides at Tokyo's National Stadium and moved Yasuharu Sorimachi's men above Qatar to the top of Group C with seven points from three games, but it was touch-and-go for awhile as their opponents pushed for an equalizer late in the game.
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