Victoria v JEF United (Jap)

Victoria v JEF United (Jap)

Written by John Punshon and Greg Stock.


This match was a friendly game played between a Victorian representative side and the visiting Japanese J-League side JEF United. JEF United were in Melbourne doing their pre-season training ahead of their 1996 J-League season. Wynton Rufer the New Zealand international striker played in the match for JEF United.
Played : February 10 1996 Venue : JJ Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne
Victoria
Jeff Olver, George Georgiadis, Paul Della Rocca, Dean Fak, Henry Velkovski, Sava Rusmir (Andy Vlahos 75), Harry Ngata (Harry Micheil 46), Gary Hasler (George Svigos 46), Peter Tsolakis, Danny Gnjidic, Joe Tricarico
0 - 3 JEF United (Jap)
Kenichi Shomokawa, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Shinichi Muto (Takayuki Chano 46), Mikio Manaka, Goran Vasilijevic (Kazuya Igarashi 65), Hisataka Fujikawa, Takayoshi Shikida, Ivan Hasek (Satoshi Yamaguchi 65), Wynton Rufer (Yashuhiko Niimura 61), Shinji Otsoka, Atuhiko Ejiri (c)
Goals : Shikida 22, Rufer 61, Nimura 83

Referee : Nestor Zachariadis
Cautions : Vasilijevic (JEF United)
Attendance : 250
Coaches : Ken Murphy (Victoria) and Yasuhiko Okudera (JEF United)