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Yokohama beats Man United in preseason friendly

July 23, 2013 06:33 pm | Updated 06:34 pm IST - Yokohama

Manchester United's Phil Jones (right) fights for the ball with Japan's Yokohama F-Marinos Kosuke Nakamachi during their friendly soccer match in Yokohama, near Tokyo on Tuesday. F-Marinos won 3-2.

Yoshihito Fujita scored with three minutes left to lead Yokohama F Marinos to a 3-2 pre-season win over Manchester United on Tuesday.

Fujita beat United goalkeeper David de Gea with a low, left-foot drive in the 87th minute to hand the English champions their second pre-season loss under David Moyes.

Yokohama got on the scoresheet only 27 seconds in when Marquinhos pounced on a poorly-cleared ball to volley home from 10m.

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United equalized in the 19th minute when Wilfried Zaha fired a low cross that deflected off a Yokohama defender to Jesse Lingard, who tapped in from close range.

An own-goal by Yokohama defender Masakazu Tashiro in the 31st made it 2-1 for United, but the Japanese hosts equalized in the 49th on a header by Fabio.

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