Djurgardens and Japan
　The Japanese amateur national team defeated Djurgardens of Sweden by one goal to nil on　the 23 rd　of　November　at　the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.　That was the final match for Djurgardens, who had been invited　by　the Japanese　Football　Associatlion to play four friendly matches in Tokyo and Kyoto.
　The Swedish professional side had won the first　three matches　against　the　Japanese selection.　However, the last match wasthe most important for the Japanese, since they put out their strongest squad in preparation for the Asian? ?Games in Bangkok.
Ths was　Djurgardens’ second visit to Japan.　In　1953, they won　two　matches against　the　All　Japan selection　by scores of 6-l and 9−1 respectively.　The Japanese revenge on this occasion reflects the progress they have made in the past seventeen years.

　Attendance at League Matches
　The total attendance at　Japanese　league matches showed a slight　decrease over two successive　years　from　1968　to　1970. The overall attendance at 56 league matches in 1970 was 301,800, 91% of the previous year. The main reason for this decrease was the excessive number of International　matches held between the Japanese national team and foreign clubs, invited to Japan by ?the Association.

　Team members for the Asian Gaines
　The new Japanese National Team, composed of 20 players for the Asian Gamesin Bangkok, is a mixture of veterans and ‘rookies’. Nine of them were Bronze Medalists in the Mexico Olympics in 1968. They have lived and played together as a family since1962, two years before the Tokyo Olympics. They must be　the most experienced amateur players at an international level in theworld, since each of them has made at least 15 foreign　tours during that　time, playing more than 100 matches against foreign professionals.　It would　be　rare for　amatur players in Western Europe or South America to play against Eusebio's Benfica, Lisbon or the Palmeiras of Djalma Santos.
　The most　famous Japanese footballer is Kamamoto, who was the leading goal-scorer in the　Olympic　Football　Tournament　in Mexico. Although he had suffered from an illness last year, he is now completely recovered and became the top goal-scorer of theJapanese Soccer League in the 1970 season.
　The　fleet-footed　left winger, Sugiyama has reached maturity. Some local experts expect him to become a midfleld player in the style of Rivelino of Brazil. His main weapon is his splendid dribbling，wgich assists his colleagues in scoring goals.
　The midfield skipper is Teruki Miyamoto, known as the ‘Magician of Ball-play', while the strongest defender is Aritatsu Ogi, who has been described by a European coach as, “a world class sweeper”.
　These　four　veterans　have　alternated inbeing voted ‘Footballer of the Year’ by the press in recent years. On the other hand, Mr. Shun Okano, manager of the National team, has promoted some young talent to his squad.　Eight of them have never made a European tour as members of the National team.
　The youngest of them is Kazumi Takada, eighteen years old and unknown to footballfans. Now, however, he is expected to become the fastest player ever in Japanese football history, since it　has　been　learned that he was a sprinter in his Middle-schooldays.

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