The Japan Football Association announces the opponents and match outline for international friendlies played by the Japan Beach Soccer National Team to be held on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September at Akashi Okura Beach in Hyogo.

On a side note, a beach soccer international friendly is held in Hyogo for the first time in the JFA history.

Beach Soccer International Friendly Match (9/17,18@Hyogo)　Outline

Host Organisation:
Japan Football Association (JFA)

Supervisor:
Hyogo Football Association

Supporting Organisation:
Akashi City

Fixture:
Japan Beach Soccer National Team vs Tahiti Beach Soccer National Team

Dates:
<1st Match> Sat. 17 September　kick off 13:00 (estimated time)
<2nd Match> Sun. 18 September　kick off 13:00 (estimated time)
Note: In the case of inclement weather such as a typhoon approaching, the matches may be cancelled.

Venue:
Hyogo/Akashi Okura Beach

Japan National football team's official partner:
Kirin Co., Ltd., Kirin Beverage Co., Limited.

Japan National football team's official supplier:
adidas Japan K.K

Competition System:
12 minutes x 3 Periods, Intervals between periods: 3 Minutes
If a win or a loss is not determined within the regulation, a three-minute extra time is played. And if this does not produce a result, a penalty shootout will determine the winner (in a sudden death system starting at the first kicks).
The intervals before the extra time and before the penalty shootout are one minute apiece.

Ticket Sales:
Free of charge

Coaches' Comment

Marcelo MENDES, Coach
We now get to play against ideal opponents in these friendlies. We always want to face world's powerhouses. That's the best means to improve the team and enables us to find out what level we are at now. Tahiti were the runners-up in the last World Cup and have been kept their top flight status with 5th in the world rankings.

So they are the best counterparts for us and it's going to be a big challenge. I'm sure those two matches will be great, so I want lots of fans to visit and watch and support us. Please fill the seats to help our players find their feet more than they usually do and play against Tahiti with confidence.

Note: World Rankings = Determined by the Beach Soccer World Wide (BSWW). Japan are ranked thirteenth.

Reference: Past domestic hosts of Japan Beach Soccer National Team matches