Japan came out with all guns blazing to beat New Zealand 4-2 and say farewell to National Stadium in style in a friendly on Wednesday night.
Two goals from Shinji Okazaki and one each from Shinji Kagawa and Masato Morishige gave Japan a four-goal lead inside the first 17 minutes, before Chris Wood pulled one back for New Zealand five minutes before halftime in the last national team game to be played at the stadium before it is demolished and rebuilt to host the 2020 Olympics.
Wood struck again in the 80th minute as Japan failed to find the same intensity in the second half, leaving manager Alberto Zaccheroni to ponder his options with no more games before he chooses his squad for this summer's World Cup in Brazil.
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