HONDA AWANYIMA RAHA UHOLANZI BAADA YA KUIFUNGIA BAO MUHIMU JAPAN LEO

TIMU ya taifa ya Japan imetoka nyuma kwa mabao mawili na kutoa sare ya 2-2 na Uholanzi leo katika mechi ya kirafiki baina ya timu mbili zilizofu Kombe la Dunia.

Mkongwe Rafael van der Vaart alifunga bao dakika ya 12 na akamsetia Arjen Robben kufunga la pili dakika ya 38. Lakini Kelsuke Honda akaisaidia Japan kupambana kupata sare. Japan ilipata bao lake la kwanza kabisa katika historia ya mechi zake na Uholanzi kupitia kwa Yuga Osako dakika ya 43 na Honda akasawazisha dakika ya 60.

Kikosi cha Japan kilikuwa: Nishikawa, Uchida/Sakai dk77, Yoshida, Konno, Nagatomo/Sakai dk72, Hasebe/Endo dk46, Yamaguchi, Okazaki, Honda, Kiyotake/Kagawa dk46 na Osako/Kakitani dk72.

Uholanzi: Cillessen, Janmaat, de Vrij, Vlaar, Blind, Nigel de Jong/Willems dk46, Strootman, van der Vaart/de Guzman dk78, Robben, Lens na Siem de Jong/Depay dk69.

Comeback: Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda celebrates with a couple of his teammates after bringing their friendly with Holland level at 2-2 on the hour

Delight: Yuya Osako celebrates scoring the goal that set Japan on the comeback trail shortly before half-time

Firm control: Goals from Rafael van der Vaart and Arjen Robben had given Holland a two-goal lead in the first period

Unorthodox: Ron Vlaar tries an odd rugby-style method of tackling on Japan's Shinji Okazaki

Hands-on: Vlaar gets a hold of Maya Yoshida as Holland try to defend a Japan assault

Gone begging: Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani rues a missed opportunity

Aerial duel: Maya Yoshida gets up above Ron Vlaar to win the ball in the air

Shield: Rafael van der Vaart is hunted by Shinji Okazaki during the friendly in Genk, Belgium between two sides who have already qualified for the World Cup