Japan v Malta, 04 June 2006
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | LTU Arena |
| Attendance | 10,800 |
View Japan v Malta head to head
1
Japan
Goals:
| Keiji Tamada | 29 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Alessandro Santos Alex
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Keisuke Tsuboi
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Takashi Fukunishi
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Forward
Masashi Oguro
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
| Shinji Ono for Keisuke Tsuboi | 46 |
| Koji Nakata for Alessandro Santos Alex | 59 |
| Mitsuo Ogasawara for Keiji Tamada | 61 |
| Junichi Inamoto for Takashi Fukunishi | 69 |
| Seiichiro Maki for Masashi Oguro | 69 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Defender/Right back
Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender
Koji Nakata
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Shinji Ono
Forward
Seiichiro Maki
0
Malta
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Justin Haber
Goalkeeper
Ian Azzopardi
Defender
Ian Ciantar
Defender
Luke Dimech
Defender
Stephen Wellman
Defender
Roderick Bajada
Midfielder
Andrew Cohen
Midfielder
Jamie Pace
Midfielder
Kevin Sammut
Midfielder
Gilbert Agius
Forward
André Schembri
Forward
Substitutions:
| Claude Mattocks for André Schembri | 64 |
| George Mallia for Roderick Bajada | 69 |
| Andrei Aguis for Gilbert Agius | 80 |
| Trevor Cilia for Andrew Cohen | 88 |
Cards:
| Jamie Pace | 77 | Y |
| Luke Dimech | 84 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Andrei Aguis
Midfielder
Trevor Cilia
Midfielder
George Mallia
Midfielder
Claude Mattocks