Late Ideguchi winner lifts Japan, South Korea draw with China

Soccer Football - East Asian Football Championship - North Korea v Japan - Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - December 9, 2017. Japan's Yosuke Ideguchi (2) celebrates after scoring a goal. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

TOKYO (Reuters) - Yosuke Ideguchi scored deep into injury time as World Cup-bound Japan struggled to a 1-0 win over North Korea at the East Asian Championships on Saturday, after South Korea had been held to a 2-2 draw by China.

Japan, fielding a team made up exclusively of domestic-based players, had to wait until the 93rd minute to find a way past a resolute North Korea while Yu Dabao's late equaliser earned China a point against the South Koreans.