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18/09/2032, National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, Live on National TV
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Japan Vs Slovenia

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 Arita (CDM) , H Kuse (CAM) , E Taniguchi (RM) , M Hasegawa (LM) , H Kuba (ST) , N Yamashita (ST) And the subs are: M Kusumoto (CB) , H Sando (CB) , K Tanji (CM) , Y Abe (CM) , I Sunada (ST)

Slovenia play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: K Sedlak (GK) , Y Shuksin (CB) , A Krall (CB) , K Polyakov (CB) , O Pašić (RB) , E Pantelić (LB) , G Mehić (CDM) , N Burián (CAM) , L Horák (RM) , B Čelko (LM) , S Jokanović (ST) And the subs are: H Zinoviev (CB) , C Hledik (CB) , H Milenković (CM) , B Dokiychuk (CM) , H Banich (ST)

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

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

5' - Hikaru Kuse finds Yuji Tsutsui with a short pass.  Yuji Tsutsui passes to Yuji Hayashi.  Yuji Hayashi plays a long ball to Yuji Tsutsui.  Yuji Tsutsui tries to use ball skills to beat Emil á Pantelić, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

10' - Yuji Tsutsui plays the ball to Hisao Kuba.  Krastyu á Polyakov dispossesses Hisao Kuba and the ball goes loose.  Yordan á Shuksin sees a run from Simeon á Jokanović.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Simeon á Jokanović runs on to the ball.  Simeon á Jokanović tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

11' - Takeo Chiba sees a run from Nao Yamashita.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Nao Yamashita has strayed offside!  

14' - Simeon á Jokanović passes the ball to Neofit á Burián.  Neofit á Burián hits the ball long to Emil á Pantelić.  Emil á Pantelić tries to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

19' - Hitoshi Arita passes to Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse speeds past Lyudmil á Horák.  

24' - Krastyu á Polyakov tackles Hikaru Kuse and takes possession.  Krastyu á Polyakov hits the ball long to Gavril á Mehić.  Yuji Tsutsui tackles Gavril á Mehić and gains possession for his team.  Yuji Tsutsui passes to Yuji Hayashi.  Yuji Hayashi plays a short pass to Hitoshi Arita.  Hitoshi Arita spots a run from Hisao Kuba.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Hisao Kuba runs on to the ball.  Hisao Kuba attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Konstantin á Sedlak gets down to stop the shot!  

26' - Konstantin á Sedlak sees Neofit á Burián making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Neofit á Burián runs on to the ball.  Neofit á Burián attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

30' - Yordan á Shuksin sees Simeon á Jokanović making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

32' - Hisao Kuba finds Yuji Hayashi with a long ball.  Yuji Hayashi spots a run from Mitsuru Hasegawa.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Mitsuru Hasegawa has strayed offside!  

38' - Simeon á Jokanović finds Emil á Pantelić with a long pass.  Emil á Pantelić plays a short pass to Neofit á Burián.  Taro Kon tackles Neofit á Burián and gains possession for his team.  Taro Kon passes the ball to Yasushi Oe.  Yasushi Oe finds Hitoshi Arita with a long ball.  Hitoshi Arita spots a run from Nao Yamashita.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

43' - Simeon á Jokanović hits the ball long to Krastyu á Polyakov.  Krastyu á Polyakov finds Neofit á Burián with a short pass.  Neofit á Burián whips in a cross, but Hikaru Kuse intercepts and takes possession.  

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

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

49' - Hisao Kuba sees a run from Nao Yamashita.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Nao Yamashita runs on to the ball.  Nao Yamashita tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from Nao Yamashita for Japan!  The ball went in off the upright!

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

53' - Eiji Taniguchi finds Hisao Kuba with a short pass.  Hisao Kuba passes to Hitoshi Arita.  Hitoshi Arita passes to Mitsuru Hasegawa.  Mitsuru Hasegawa spots a run from Hikaru Kuse.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Hikaru Kuse takes the ball.  Hikaru Kuse tries to cutback, but Nao Yamashita overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Hisao Kuba dispossesses Krastyu á Polyakov and takes possession.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Simeon á Jokanović is going to be taken off.  Hristofor á Banich is going to be brought on.  

54' - Hisao Kuba attempts to beat Atanas á Krall using his skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Hisao Kuba runs with the ball!  

55' - Hisao Kuba attempts to use his skills to beat Yordan á Shuksin and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

56' - Hisao Kuba spots a run from Nao Yamashita.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Nao Yamashita runs on to the ball.  Nao Yamashita hits the ball towards goal...but Konstantin á Sedlak stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Yordan á Shuksin gets to the ball first and clears.

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Yuji Hayashi will come off.  Mikio Kusumoto joins the game from the bench.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Gavril á Mehić is going to be taken off.  Bogomil á Dokiychuk joins the game from the bench.  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Atanas á Krall is going to be taken off.  Hristo á Zinoviev is brought on from the bench.  

61' - Yasushi Oe tries to beat Yordan á Shuksin using his ball skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop Yasushi Oe who takes the ball forward!  

62' - Yasushi Oe tries to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Japan.  Hikaru Kuse gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Ognyan á Pašić.  

63' - Ognyan á Pašić sees Hristofor á Banich making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

66' - Boris á Čelko successfully tackles Yuji Tsutsui and takes possession.  Slovenia launch a counter attack.  Boris á Čelko attempts a shot from long range...but Takeo Chiba manages to stop the shot!  

71' - Hikaru Kuse tackles Krastyu á Polyakov and takes possession.  Hikaru Kuse tries to use ball skills to beat Bogomil á Dokiychuk, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

72' - Emil á Pantelić sees a run from Neofit á Burián.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Neofit á Burián is caught offside!  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Eiji Taniguchi is going to be taken off.  Yasushi Abe joins the game from the bench.  

75' - Hisao Kuba runs with the ball, beating Hristofor á Banich.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Taro Kon will come off.  Hideki Sando is brought on from the bench.  

85' - Yordan á Shuksin sees Boris á Čelko making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

89' - Hikaru Kuse sees Nao Yamashita making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Nao Yamashita is able to control the ball.  Nao Yamashita tries to cutback and is able to find Hikaru Kuse.  Hikaru Kuse hits the ball...but Konstantin á Sedlak stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Ognyan á Pašić is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

91' - Hideki Sando passes a long ball to Mikio Kusumoto.  Mikio Kusumoto sees a run from Mitsuru Hasegawa.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Mitsuru Hasegawa takes the ball.  Mitsuru Hasegawa attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!



The match has ended Japan 1 - 0 Slovenia.