For the second time in its history Japanese National team will host a friendly match in its own coutry (the first ever time was against Argentina before the World Champs in Chinese Taipei). This time will be Ukraine the selected team which will play two friendlies in Tokyo on May 8th and 10th.

Match 1: 8/5/2005 - 17:00 kick off
Place: Yoyogi-kyougijyo Daiichi Taiikukan (Tokyo)

Match 2: 10/5/2005 - 19:00 kick off
Place: Yoyogi-kyougijyo Daiichi Taiikukan (Tokyo)


The final list of 12 players who will face Ukraine will come out from a training camp that Sergio Sapo, brazilian coach of Japan, organized in the end of April (28th ~ 30th)

Kenichiro Kogure wasn't included due to his trial period in Spain with the Division de Plata's club Valencia Vijusa.
During the training camp will be also played a friendly match against Predator futsal club.


Players list:

Goalkeepers
- Ryota Ishiwata (SHARKS)
- Hisao Sadanaga (Fire Fox)
- Hisamitsu Kawahara (Tahara FC)

Field Players
- Rikarudo Higa (FC Ryukyu - Soccer Club)
- Yuki Kanayama (CASCAVEL Tokyo)
- Masanori Ito (Fuchu Athletic Football Club)
- Takeo Itaya (Fire Fox)
- Takuya Suzumura (BARGAS SIGLO XXI - Spain)
- Ryuji Suzuki (Fire Fox)
- Yusuke Komiyama (Fire Fox)
- Daisuke Ono (FUTURO FUTSAL)
- Goshi Koyama (Fuchu Athletic Football Club)
- Kensuke Takahashi (PREDATOR FUTSAL CLUB)
- Kotaro Inaba (Fire Fox)

Coach: Sergio Sapo


Training Match

30/04/2005

Place: Mizuno Futsal Plaza

Japan - Predator