Japan got their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start with a 2-1 win over Colombia, who suffered the tournament’s first red card after only three minutes.
Carlos Sanchez was dismissed for handball as Japan won the penalty from which Shinji Kagawa gave them the lead and, although Juan Quintero levelled, Yuya Osako headed the winner after half-time.
Down to 10 men with six minutes into the game, Colombia came back strongly to level Japan 1-1 at half time. Intelligent free kick from Juan Quintero in the 39th minute helped Colombia level after Carlos Sanchez was shown the red card in the 4th minute of the game for handling the ball inside the box.
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Kagawa netted the ball with ease and Japan was with the lead in the opening minutes of the game. But Colombian continued to attack with 10 men and put the Japanese under pressure.
Earlier, James Rodriguez was left out of Colombia’s starting line-up for their opening World Cup match against Japan on Tuesday as the Brazil 2014 top scorer laboured with a calf strain.
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