Football: Takumi Minamino scores second-half penalty as Japan beat Panama

Liverpool striker Takumi Minamino scored a penalty as Japan secured a 1-0 win against Panama in a friendly at the Merkur Arena in Austria on Friday.Minamino started the match up front alongside Villareal forward Takefusa Kubo and opened the scoring in the 61st minute, converting a penalty after being fouled by Panama goalkeeper Luis Mejia."I tried not to send it over the bar," said Minamino, who scored his first international goal in nearly a year."It wasn't a perfect shot but I'm glad it went in," he said.Mejia was subsequently sent off in the 78th minute for a foul on former Arsenal strik…READ FULL ARTICLE