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    "excerpt": "Chan Siu Kwan Philip: Takumi Minamino scored a brace as top seed Japan came back from behind to beat Vietnam 4-2 in the first round of Group D at the AFC Asian Cup here.",
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    "editor1": "Chan Siu Kwan Philip: Takumi Minamino scored a brace as top seed Japan came back from behind to beat Vietnam 4-2 in the first round of Group D at the AFC Asian Cup here.<p>Minamino had put Japan in front in the 11th minute, but Vietnam stunned the four-time champions with two goals from Nguyen Dinh Bac and Pham Tuan Hai in the 16th and 33rd minute respectively, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Japan fought back to equalize by Minamino in the 45th minute, before Keito Nakamura curled the ball home from distance five minutes later.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Japanese team controlled the second half and sealed the 4-2 victory thanks to a late goal in the 86th minute from substitute Ayase Ueda.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Minamino spoke highly of this young and resistant Vietnamese team: \"I've been playing against Vietnam since I was young, so I know how good a team they can be. I am surprised by how good they are.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Another Asian football powerhouse Iran began its AFC Asian Cup campaign with a convincing 4-1 victory over Palestine in Group C.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Iran now leads the group by goal difference after the UAE scored two penalties to edge the lowest ranked Hong Kong, China 3-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chan Siu Kwan Philip scored in the first Asian Cup match for Hong Kong, China in more than 55 years, which also marked the 1,000th goal in this continental tournament. <\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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