Japan v Nepal, 27 March 1997

Score6-0 to Japan
RefereeSardar Nadjafaliev
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 4
VenueSultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
Attendance500

6  Japan

Manager: Yougamber Suwal

0  Nepal

Manager: Shu Kamo

Goals:

Hiroaki Morishima 24 G
Takuya Takagi 50 G
Takuya Takagi 54 G
Takuya Takagi 60 G
Norio Omura 72 G
Yasuto Honda 89 G

Goals:

Substitutions:

Masayuki Okano for Shoji Jo 67
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa for Motohiro Yamaguchi 72
Tadashi Nakamura for Hiroshige Yanagimoto 81

Substitutions:

Chet Narayan Shrestha for Hari Khadka 31
Raju Pulami Magar for Saugesh Shrestha 83
Arjun Lama for Narendra Man Shrestha 88

Cards:

Cards:

Chet Narayan Shrestha Y
Bal Gopal Maharajan Y

6  Japan

Manager: Yougamber Suwal

Goals:

Hiroaki Morishima 24 G
Takuya Takagi 50 G
Takuya Takagi 54 G
Takuya Takagi 60 G
Norio Omura 72 G
Yasuto Honda 89 G

Starting lineup:

Defender Masami Ihara (captain)
Defender Norio Omura
Defender Naoki Soma
Midfielder Yasuto Honda
Midfielder Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward Shoji Jo
Forward Takuya Takagi

Substitutions:

Masayuki Okano for Shoji Jo 67
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa for Motohiro Yamaguchi 72
Tadashi Nakamura for Hiroshige Yanagimoto 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Defender Tadashi Nakamura
Midfielder Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
Forward Masayuki Okano

0  Nepal

Manager: Shu Kamo

Goals:

Substitutions:

Chet Narayan Shrestha for Hari Khadka 31
Raju Pulami Magar for Saugesh Shrestha 83
Arjun Lama for Narendra Man Shrestha 88

Cards:

Chet Narayan Shrestha Y
Bal Gopal Maharajan Y