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Japan beat S.Korea in East Asian championship
Japanese forward Shinobu Ono (right) celebrates with her teammates just after scoring a goal against South Korea during their match at the EAFF Women´s Football Championships 2010 in Tokyo. Ono scored once to lead Japan to a 2-1 victory over South Korea and defend the women´s title at the East Asian football championship.
TOKYO (AFP) - Forward Shinobu Ono scored once to lead Japan to a 2-1 victory over South Korea and defend the women's title at the East Asian football championship on Saturday.
Japan ended the four-nation round robin with three straight wins. China had two wins and a defeat, South Korea a 1-2 record. Winless Taiwan were at the bottom.
Earlier in the day China defeated Taiwan 3-0.