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21/01/2034, National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, Live on National TV
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Japan Vs Bulgaria

Japan play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: T Chiba (GK) , T Kon (CB) , Y Hayashi (CB) , Y Tsutsui (RB) , Y Oe (LB) , H Mano (CDM) , H Kuse (CAM) , E Taniguchi (RM) , M Hasegawa (LM) , H Kuba (ST) , N Yamashita (ST) And the subs are: M Kusumoto (CB) , H Arita (CB) , K Tanji (CM) , Y Abe (CM) , K Sone (ST)

Bulgaria play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Shovkov (GK) , G Serebrov (CB) , K Legostev (CB) , S Protasov (CB) , N Rostov (RB) , A Lobankov (LB) , A Shovkov (CDM) , D Balev (CAM) , T Georghiev (RM) , D Pankov (LM) , V Gruev (ST) And the subs are: A Kanokov (CB) , P Levchev (CB) , A Ozdes (CM) , H Kabankov (CM) , V Gonul (ST)

Welcome to National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan where Japan will face Bulgaria.  This is an international friendly fixture.  The attendance is 48000.

1' - Japan kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Yasushi Oe finds Hikaru Kuse with a short pass.  Hikaru Kuse passes to Hiro Mano.  Hiro Mano strikes the ball from outside the area...but the ball flies wide of the post!

7' - Desislav Shovkov hits the ball long to Apostol á Lobankov.  Apostol á Lobankov spots a run from Dragan á Balev.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Dragan á Balev is able to take the ball.  Dragan á Balev tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

8' - Takeo Chiba spots a run from Nao Yamashita.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Nao Yamashita is able to control the ball.  Nao Yamashita attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

10' - Desislav Shovkov passes a long ball to Apostol á Lobankov.  Apostol á Lobankov attempts to use his skills to beat Yuji Tsutsui and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

11' - Apostol á Lobankov curls in a cross, and manages to find Anastas á Shovkov.  Anastas á Shovkov gets above the defence and directs a header down towards the bottom corner...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

18' - Takeo Chiba plays a long pass to Yuji Tsutsui.  Grozdan á Serebrov dispossesses Yuji Tsutsui and takes possession.  Grozdan á Serebrov chips a long ball to Simeon á Protasov.  Simeon á Protasov finds Anastas á Shovkov with a short pass.  Anastas á Shovkov passes the ball to Dragan á Balev.  Dragan á Balev sees a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

21' - Apostol á Lobankov speeds past Hiro Mano.  

21' - Apostol á Lobankov sees Anastas á Shovkov making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Anastas á Shovkov is caught offside!  

23' - Hisao Kuba passes to Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse spots a run from Mitsuru Hasegawa.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Mitsuru Hasegawa has strayed offside!  

28' - Nikola á Rostov plays a long ball to Anastas á Shovkov.  Anastas á Shovkov looks to hit a long range shot...but the shot goes wide!

33' - Takeo Chiba finds Yuji Hayashi with a long pass.  Yuji Hayashi plays a short pass to Hikaru Kuse.  Dragan á Balev tackles Hikaru Kuse and takes possession.  Dragan á Balev finds Anastas á Shovkov with a long ball.  Anastas á Shovkov sees a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Ventseslav á Gruev has strayed offside!  

36' - Hisao Kuba finds Yuji Hayashi with a long ball.  Yuji Hayashi finds Eiji Taniguchi with a short pass.  Eiji Taniguchi tries to beat Krastyo á Legostev using his ball skills, but is brought down illegally.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Krastyo á Legostev.That will be a freekick for Japan.  

37' - Hisao Kuba places the ball to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but the goalkeeper, Desislav Shovkov catches the ball.  

42' - Desislav Shovkov passes a long ball to Simeon á Protasov.  Simeon á Protasov passes the ball to Timotei á Georghiev.  Timotei á Georghiev finds Ventseslav á Gruev with a short pass.  Ventseslav á Gruev hits a shot from outside the area towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Bulgaria kick the ball off for the restart.  

47' - Timotei á Georghiev passes to Grozdan á Serebrov.  Grozdan á Serebrov plays the ball to Dragan á Balev.  Dragan á Balev sees a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Ventseslav á Gruev has strayed offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Yuji Hayashi will come off.  Mikio Kusumoto is brought on from the bench.  

56' - Grozdan á Serebrov finds Apostol á Lobankov with a long ball.  Apostol á Lobankov looks to hit a long range shot...but it hits the upright!  Yasushi Oe is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

57' - Hisao Kuba attempts to beat Apostol á Lobankov using his skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

60' - Hisao Kuba spots a run from Nao Yamashita.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Nao Yamashita takes the ball.  Nao Yamashita hits the ball towards goal...but Desislav Shovkov stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Mitsuru Hasegawa pounces on the loose ball...Mitsuru Hasegawa hits a shot...but the shot is offtarget!

65' - Desislav Shovkov chips a long ball to Apostol á Lobankov.  Apostol á Lobankov sees a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ventseslav á Gruev is able to take the ball.  Ventseslav á Gruev attempts to skip past  the advancing Takeo Chiba...but the keeper gets down and smothers the ball!Takeo Chiba passes a long ball to Yasushi Oe.  Yasushi Oe attempts to beat Simeon á Protasov using his skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

67' - Yasushi Oe curls in a cross, and manages to find Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse directs a header attempting to beat the keeper...but the ball hits the post!  Grozdan á Serebrov manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

68' - Timotei á Georghiev spots a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Ventseslav á Gruev has strayed offside!  

72' - Hisao Kuba slides the ball to Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse passes to Taro Kon.  Taro Kon plays the ball to Hisao Kuba.  Hisao Kuba attempts to use his skills to beat Grozdan á Serebrov and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

73' - Hisao Kuba sees Mitsuru Hasegawa making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Mitsuru Hasegawa runs on to the ball.  Mitsuru Hasegawa strikes the ball...but Desislav Shovkov manages to stop the shot!  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Simeon á Protasov is going to be taken off.  Asen á Kanokov is brought on from the bench.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Eiji Taniguchi will come off.  Yasushi Abe is going to be brought on.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hiro Mano will come off.  Hitoshi Arita is brought on from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Krastyo á Legostev is going to be taken off.  Petar á Levchev is going to be brought on.  

78' - Grozdan á Serebrov spots a run from Ventseslav á Gruev.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Ventseslav á Gruev runs on to the ball.  Ventseslav á Gruev tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Ventseslav á Gruev for Bulgaria!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Anastas á Shovkov is going to be taken off.  Haralambi á Kabankov is brought on from the bench.  

79' - Japan kick the ball off for the restart.  

83' - Petar á Levchev sees Dragan á Balev making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

90' - Ventseslav á Gruev hits a shot from outside the area...but Takeo Chiba performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  



The match has ended Japan 0 - 1 Bulgaria.