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Japan playmaker Keisuke Honda has fired a volley at Asian Cup organisers over the tournament's punishing schedule, just days after being fined for slamming the standard of refereeing. Honda scored his third goal in three games in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Jordan in Melbourne as the holders finished top of Group D and set up a quarter-final against the United Arab Emirates, celebrating with a military salute. "Two days is too short a recovery time," sniffed Honda, fined $5,000 for letting rip at the referee in Japan's 4-0 win over Palestine earlier in the competition. Honda had been warned by Japan coach Javier Aguirre to bite his tongue after talking his way into fiscal trouble, but the player has been in sparkling form, taking games against Jordan and Iraq by the scruff of the neck.
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