TOKYO, July 28(Xinhuanet)-- Manchester United were shocked by Japanese J-League side Masashi Motoyama who beat the eight-time English Premier League champion 2-1 here in a friendly on Thursday.

A mild tremor rattled Tokyo's National Stadium early in the first of United's two pre-season games in Japan and the visitors were also stunned after five minutes when Japan midfielder Motoyama lashed a left-foot volley past goalkeeper Tim Howard.

Ryan Giggs swept in a Cristiano Ronaldo cross to equalise threeminutes later but Motoyama restored Kashima's lead with a carbon-copy of his first goal in the 24th minute.

England forward Wayne Rooney went close with a fierce drive on the hour mark and Ronaldo headed wide from point-blank range in the 71st minute as United pressed for an equaliser.

They paid for their wastefulness, however, with strikers Louis Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy also guilty of glaring misses.

Man United opened their Asian pre-season tour with a 2-0 victory over Hong Kong last weekend. Then, they beat Beijing Hyundai 3-0 in Beijing on Tuesday.

They play Urawa Reds, Japan's best-supported side, in Saitama on Saturday. Enditem