YOKOHAMA -- Seiichiro Maki broke his scoring duck and Naohiro Takahara continued his rich vein of form with another goal as Japan beat Peru 2-0 in a friendly at International Stadium Yokohama on Saturday evening before 60,400.
JEF United Chiba striker Maki scored on 19 minutes, his first goal since September, meeting a Shunsuke Nakamura free-kick from the left with a powerful header.
Takahara, who can't stop scoring for his club Eintracht Frankfurt, doubled the lead on 54 minutes when he expertly controlled Nakamura's free-kick, again from the left, turned and crashed the ball home.