In the beginning of May was played an interesting double friendly match between Japan (second ever time in their own country after the friendlies against Argentina before the Chinese Taipei World Championship) and Ukraine. Both matches ended with the same score: a 1-1 tie that confirmed the great balance reached nowadays in international futsal.

Below details and teams pictures from the match
(Courtesy: Kenji Tamaki and Futsal Net)


Match 1

May 8, 2005

h. 17:00

Hall: National Yoyogi Stadium, first Gymnasium, Tokyo

Attendance: 3.288

Japan - Ukraine 1-1 (0-0)

JAPAN
Starting five: 1 Kawahara, 5 Higa (cap.), 7 Kanayama, 2 Suzumura, 10 Kogure
Substitutions: 12 Ishiwata (gk), 8 Fujii, 3 Ito, 6 Suzuki, 15 Komiyama, 9 Ono, 13 Takahashi, 11 Inaba, 14 Sadanaga (gk)
Coach: Sergio Sapo

UKRAINE
Starting five: 12 Vasylchenko, 2 Romanov, 3 Kameko, 7 Khursov, 9 Zamyatin (cap.)
Substitutions: 14 Vlasenko (gk), 4 Denys, 6 Kordoba, 5 Marynyuk, 8 Svyshch
Coach: Gennady Lisenchuk

Scorers:

0-1 Own goal (22')
1-1 Takahashi (27')

1st Referee: Manoucher Nazari (Iran)
2nd Referee: Fusaya Suzuki (Japan)
3rd Referee: Kazuya Isokawa (Japan)
Time-Keeper: Shinichi Irano (Japan)
Match Commissioner: Takeo Hirata
Scorer: Masafumi Ishikawa

Yellow card: Svyshch (35') and Khursov (38')



Match 2

May 10, 2005

h. 19:00

Hall: National Yoyogi Stadium, first Gymnasium, Tokyo

Attendance: 2.763

Japan - Ukraine 1-1 (1-1)

JAPAN
Starting five: 12 Ishiwata (gk), 8 Fujii, 3 Ito, 13 Takahashi, 11 Inaba
Substitutions: 14 Sadanaga (gk), 5 Higa (cap.), 7 Kanayama, 2 Suzumura, 6 Suzuki, 10 Kogure, 15 Komiyama, 9 Ono, 1 Kawahara (gk)
Coach: Sergio Sapo

UKRAINE
Starting five: 14 Vlasenko, 2 Romanov, 3 Kameko, 7 Khursov, 9 Zamyatin (cap.)
Substitutions: 12 Vasylchenko (gk), 4 Denys, 6 Kordoba, 5 Marynyuk, 8 Svyshch
Coach: Gennady Lisenchuk

Scorers:

1-0 Ito (3')
1-1 Kordoba (6')

1st Referee: Manoucher Nazari (Iran)
2nd Referee: Shinichi Irano (Japan)
3rd Referee: Fusaya Suzuki (Japan)
Time-Keeper: Kazuya Isokawa (Japan)
Match Commissioner: Takeo Hirata
Scorer: Takashi Matsuda

Yellow card: Kameko (11') and Higa (15')





Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com