Japan - Bulgaria 7: 2
1: 0 Okazaki (4), 2: 0 Kagawa (27), 3: 0 Kagawa (35), 4: 0 Yoshida (38), 5: 0 Yoshida (53), 6: 0 Oussama (57), 6:1 Mihail Alexandrov (59) 6: 2 Chochev (82),7: 2 Asano (87-p)
Stadium: "Toyota", Aichi, Nagoya
Spectators: 41,569
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Assistant referees: Conrad Sapelli (Poland), Michal Obukovich (Poland)
BULGARIA: 13 Mitrev 2.Strahil Popov (61-Vasilev) 3.Alexandar Alexandrov (46-Ivo Ivanov), 4.Terziev, 20. Zhivko. Milanov 21 Dyakov (k) 18. Chochev, 10.Ivelin Popov (57-Velev) 7.Mihail Alexandrov (73-Galin Ivanov), 11.Marcelinho (54-Georgi Milanov) 8.Rangelov (65-Ventzi Hristov)
Coach: Ivaylo Petev
JAPAN: 1.Kawashima, 22.Yoshida 6. Morishige, 19.Hiroki Sakai, 5.Nagatomo, 17.Hasebe, 7.Kashivagi,
10.Kagava, 13.Hiroshi Kiyotake 9.Okazaki, 14.Kobayashi.
Coach: Vahid Halilhodzic
First half
The hosts opened the scoring after just three minutes as Okazaki timed his run to perfection to head home Yosuke Kashigawi's delivery.
In the 22-rd minute Dimitar Rangelov was close to equalize with diving header, but Eiji Kawashima made a superb save.
With their lead still intact, Japan added another three goals in 12 minutes.
Kagawa headed home his first from Yuto Nagatomo's cross, before doubling his tally having spun away from Stahil Popov in the penalty area.
A fourth goal before the break came courtesy of Yoshida, the Southampton defender scored from close range after Masato Morishige's passing.
Photos: JFA
Second half
Yoshida continued the scoring soon after the restart with another tap in, before Usami scored another for the home team after 57 minutes played.
Bulgaria grabbed a consolation on the hour as Aleksandrov bundled his way through the Japan defence, and Chochev added another with a low shot through Kawashima with eight minutes to play. Than Asano scored the 7-th goal for the Samurai Blue from the penalty spot. In the final minute of the game, Gergi Milanov missed a penalty. His shoot was saved by Eiji Kawashima.
On 7-th of June, Bulgaria will face Denmark in Osaka in a game for the first place of the Tournament.
In the final of the friendly competition Japan will meet Bosnia-Herzegovina, who won on penalty shoo-out against Denmark.
Department "Public Relations and Media"
