Football: Doan nets winner as Japan down New Zealand to claim Kirin Cup

TOKYO - Ritsu Doan scored the 71st-minute winner as Japan saw off New Zealand 2-1 to secure the Kirin Cup on Monday in manager Hajime Moriyasu's last game in charge on home soil.

The 17th-ranked Samurai Blue finished the four-match international window without a defeat and wrapped up on a positive note against a stubborn 86th-ranked New Zealand at MUFG Stadium in Tokyo, packed with a crowd of 61,812.