Japan U-19 Football Team to play three friendly matches

New Delhi, May 22 (UNI) Japan's under-19 football squad will play two friendlies against India under-20 team on May 25 and 28 in Bangalore.

The 24-member team, arriving tomorrow, will play another match against Bangalore Club team on May 26.

Teams: India U-19 Paul Shilton (goalkeeper), Th Noobha Singh (defender), Rino Anto (defender), Lepcha Ong Tshering (midfielder), Baljit Sahni (midfielder), Lalkamal Bhowmik (midfielders), Hmar Lalmalsawma (midfielders), Gorango (forward), Vimal Periyar (forward), Lalthawlua Robert(forward), Souvik Mandal(goalkeeper), Rakesh Masih (defender), D Mello Beewan (forward), Lalramluaha (midfielders), Lalam Puia (forward), Cardozo Branco (forward), Reisangmi Vashum (forward), Hira Lal Chetri (midfielder), Arindam Bhattacharya (goalkeeper), Baldeep Singh (defender), Elagbam Hirihito (midfielders), Kailas Das (goalkeeper), Lavino Fernandes (forward), Minz Bimal(forward), Khagembam Thoi (Forward), Primjit(goalkeeper), Gobin Singh (defender).

Officials: Diengdoh (manager), Islam Akhmedov (coach), Hemant Dora (goalkeeping coach).

Japan U-19: Hayashi Akihiro (gk), Uchida Atsuto (def), Tsitsumi Shunsuke (def), Fukumoto Yohei (def), Makino Tomoaki (def), Aoyama Jun (mid fd), Umesaki Tsukasa (mid fd), Tanaka Atomu (mid fd), Kawahara Kazuhisa (fwd), Yamamoto (mid fd), Oshima Takahiro (def), Yanagawa Masaki (def), Morishige Masato (mid fd), Takeda Yohei (gk), Aoki Kota (fwd), Akimoto Kota (gk), Yokotani Shigeru (mid fd), Ito Sho (fwd), Yanagisawa Jun (mid fd), Hasegawa Aria Jasuru (mid fd), Yamashita Tasuya (def), Nagasawa Shun (fwd), Sano Kafsuhiko (def), Morimoto Takyuki(fwd).

Officials: Yoshida Yasushi (head coach), Moriyasu Hajime (asst coach), Kato Yoshio (gk coach), Sugawara Daisuke (tech staff), Hara Kunio (doctor), Yamzaki Toru (athletic trainer), Yamashita Keita (administrator) and Yamane Takenbou (eqpt manager).

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