A brace from Yui Hasegawa lifted the Japan women's soccer team to a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Algarve Cup on Friday to secure its first win under coach Asako Takakura.

The victory was also Japan's first this year at the invitational tournament. Japan losts its opener 2-1 to Spain on Wednesday. Spain leads Group B with six points after a 3-0 win over Norway on Friday.

The 20-year-old Hasegawa opened her Nadeshiko Japan account with a superb effort from around 35 meters in the 11th minute at Bela Vista Municipal Stadium and then completed victory with the second four minutes later.