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PSG won 2-1 thanks to a goal from Lionel Messi |
In his first friendly of the tour
of the Asian country, the Argentine star opened the scoring in his team’s 2-1
win.
In the first friendly in Japan,
PSG beat Kawasaki Frontale 2-1, with a goal from Lionel Messi, who had an
outstanding performance
Paris Saint Germain -with all its
figures- beat Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale 2-1 on Wednesday, in the first friendly
match of the French team’s tour of the Asian country.
Another satisfactory test for
Paris Saint Germain. The powerful French squad, who have started a new era
under Christophe Galtier, have played their second pre-season friendly and
achieved a 2-1 victory thanks to a goal from Lionel Messi. The victory was
against Kawasaki Frontale, current two-time champion of the J1 League of Japan,
where the Parisian team will play some more commitments in preparation for a
new campaign.
PSG released the new shirt that
will only be used in away games and that was presented in the last few hours:
it is a tribute to the 50th. anniversary of the Parc des Princes stadium in
Paris this year.
The match was played at the Tokyo
National Stadium, located in the outer garden of the Meiji Shrine, and featured
a crowd of local fans.
At 32 minutes into the first
half, Messi faced the Japanese defense, finished off a cross and the ball
-after deflecting off a defender- entered the goal to open the scoring for the
Parisian team.
In the second half and after an
assist from Messi (later replaced by Mauro Icardi), PSG increased the score in
the 28th minute through Kalimuendo Muinga. The Japanese team reacted and
discounted at 35 through Yamamura.
Next Saturday, at 7 am (Argentine
time), Paris Saint Germain will play against Urawa Reds Diamonds, at Saitama
Stadium; and on Monday 25 -also at 7- they will close their series of friendly
matches in Japan against Gamba Osaka at the Panasonic Stadium.