SEATTLE - Maika Hamano scored the winner as Japan beat the United States 1-0 in the second meeting of their three-match women's football international friendly series on Tuesday.

After losing their first game 2-1 on Saturday in San Jose, California, Nadeshiko Japan evened things up in Seattle as Hamano again came up with a decisive strike following her fine winner in the Women's Asian Cup final against hosts Australia on March 21.

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