SENDAI - Kuryu Matsuki scored on his Japan debut and Kento Shiogai also opened his national team account as the Samurai Blue beat Uruguay 3-1 in a home international friendly on Thursday.
In the first match after this summer's World Cup in North America, manager Hajime Moriyasu got back to winning ways as he looks to end his eight-year-plus tenure on a high with a successful Asian Cup early next year.
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