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AP: Kensuke Nagai returned from injury to score the clincher as Japan beat Iran 2-1 to set up an Asian Games final against the United Arab Emirates, which beat South Korea with the last kick of the semifinals. Nagai, the tournament’s leading scorer with five goals, had been in doubt for Tuesday’s game after limping off the field in Japan’s quarterfinal win over Thailand. “The injury didn’t bother me at all. All I was thinking about was to win the match,” he said. Iran’s Arash Afshin opened the scoring in the 6th minute, the first goal Japan had conceded in the tournament. Japan’s Kota Mizunuma equalized in the 38th minute. Japan has been favored to win the men’s football title, but faced a difficult challenge from the physical Irians, who took six shots on goal to Japan’s four >>>