Mordovia (Russia) June 19 (IANS) Japan rode goals from Shinji Kagawa and Yuya Osako to beat ten-man Colombia 2-1 in a Group H FIFA World Cup game here on Tuesday.
Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Kagawa scored from the spot as early as in the sixth minute after Colombia s Carlos Sanchez handled the ball inside the area and was given the marching orders by referee Damir Skomina.
Colombia equalised through Juan Quintero who curled in a free kick into the bottom right corner in the 39th minute.
In the second half Colombia struggled with a man down as their Asian counterparts restored their lead after Keisuke Honda s corner saw Osako nod in from close.

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