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Japan Defeats S.Korea 2-0 in Olympic Soccer

Written: 2004-02-22 00:00:00Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

South Korea's under-23 Olympic soccer team was defeated by Japan 2-0 on Saturday in a friendly held in Japan.

After a scoreless first half, midfielder Daisuke Matsui put Japan 1-0 ahead by flicking in a loose ball from close range in the 56th minute.

Japanese goalkeeper Takuto Hayashi stopped a shot from Korea's Kim Dong-jin in the 79th minute and Japanese midfielder Koji Morisaki made it 2-0 by firing in a shot from the edge of the goal area with nine minutes left.

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