Latvia v Japan, 08 October 2005
| Score | 2-2 |
| Referee | Jacek Granat |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Skonto Stadium, Riga |
| Attendance | 6,500 |
View Latvia v Japan head to head
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Latvia
Goals:
| Vits Rimkus | 67 |
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| Andrejs Rubins | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alex Koļinko
Defender
Aleksandrs Isakovs
Defender
Igors Stepanovs
Defender
Artūrs Zakreševskis
Defender
Dzintars Zirnis
Midfielder
Vitālijs Astafjevs
Midfielder
Juris Laizāns
Midfielder
Viktors Morozs
Midfielder
Andrejs Rubins
Midfielder
Genādijs Soloņicins
Forward
Māris Verpakovskis
Substitutions:
| Mihails Zemļinskis for Genādijs Soloņicins | 33 |
| Aleksejs Višņakovs for Aleksejs Višņakovs | 46 |
| Vits Rimkus for Vitālijs Astafjevs | 46 |
| Gatis Kalniņš for Māris Verpakovskis | 63 |
| Vladimirs Koļesničenko for Juris Laizāns | 84 |
| Kristaps Blanks for Dzintars Zirnis | 87 |
On the bench:
Defender
Mihails Zemļinskis
Midfielder
Vladimirs Koļesničenko
Midfielder
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Forward
Kristaps Blanks
Forward
Gatis Kalniņš
Forward
Vits Rimkus
2
Japan
Goals:
| Naohiro Takahara | 5 |
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| Shunsuke Nakamura | 52 |
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Starting lineup:
Yoichi Doi
Goalkeeper
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Teruyuki Moniwa
Defender
Koji Nakata
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Naohiro Takahara
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Forward
Substitutions:
| Yoshito Okubo for Atsushi Yanagisawa | 65 |
| Alessandro Santos Alex for Daisuke Matsui | 76 |
| Keisuke Tsuboi for Shunsuke Nakamura | 76 |
| Takayuki Suzuki for Naohiro Takahara | 86 |
| Masashi Motoyama for Hidetoshi Nakata | 86 |
On the bench:
Defender
Alessandro Santos Alex
Defender
Keisuke Tsuboi
Midfielder
Masashi Motoyama
Forward
Yoshito Okubo
Forward
Takayuki Suzuki