Japan's Keisuke Honda scores against Honduras during their international friendly soccer match in Toyota, central Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo
(Reuters) - Japan coach Javier Aguirre picked out Keisuke Honda for special praise after the playmaker underlined his worth to the team with a goal and two assists in the Asian champions' 6-0 thrashing of Honduras in a friendly.
Maya Yoshida, Yasuhito Endo and substitutes Takashi Inui, who scored a brace, and Yohei Toyoda were the other scorers on Friday night as Japan got a boost of confidence ahead of January's Asian Cup in Australia.
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