DAEJEON, South Korea – Tatsuya Tanaka struck his first national team goal as a weakened Japan avoided another shock by coming from two goals down to draw 2-2 against China at the East Asian championship in South Korea on Wednesday.
China led 2-0 at halftime and goals from Li Jin Yu and Zhang Yonghai looked to have done enough to avenge defeat in last year’s Asian Cup final in Beijing.
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