From the moment Japan and Turkmenistan stepped onto the Al Nahyan Stadium pitch wearing their respective first uniforms of blue and green, fans watching on TV and online complained of a color clash making for difficult viewing.
That turned out to be far from the most unsightly thing on display in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night as an error-prone Japan barely managed a 3-2 win over Turkmenistan in its 2019 Asian Cup group stage opener.
¡°We somehow won,¡± head coach Hajime Moriyasu said after the final whistle. ¡°We knew that the first match would be difficult, and this is proof of how challenging the Asian Cup is.¡±
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