Football: Japan beat Saudi Arabia 1-0, reach Asian Cup quarterfinals

Defender Takehiro Tomiyasu netted his first senior international goal to send Japan into the Asian Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Monday.The 20-year-old center-back for Belgian side Sint-Truiden underscored his status as one of Japan's next-generation stars by heading in the winner from a corner kick in the 20th minute at Sharjah Stadium.With their fifth win from six meetings against Saudi Arabia, the Samurai Blue advanced to a showdown Thursday with surprise quarterfinalists Vietnam for a place in the last four.Four-time champions Japan benefited greatly from the Sau…READ FULL ARTICLE