Japan defended their Women's Asian Cup title on Friday with a 1-0 victory over Australia in the final.Substitute Kumi Yokoyama scored the 84th-minute winner at Jordan's Amman International Stadium in a replay of the 2014 final, when Nadeshiko Japan edged the Matildas 1-0.Japan was made to defend for the majority of the match as Australia took 22 shots to Nadeshiko's five. Japan, however, converted one of its few chances after Yokoyama was introduced in the 72nd minute.The forward received the ball from Yui Hasegawa and dribbled between two opponents before driving it into the top corner of …READ FULL ARTICLE
