Early in the second, Japan almost scored from yet another set-piece, with Endo's floated strike from 40 yards slipping bizarrely through Sorensen's palms and striking the face of an upright.

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Endo Pharmaceuticals, which makes the brand-name Percocet, did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

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