1995 Kirin Cup

Kirin Cup 1995

(Japan, Scotland, Ecuador)

The 1995 Kirin Cup featured Japan, Ecuador and Scotland. In the opening game in Hiroshima on 21 May 1995 Scotland held Japan to a 0-0 draw, despite having John Spencer sent off in the 34th minute. Omura of Japan was also red carded with two minutes to go. In the second game in Toyama on 24 May Scotland defeated Ecuador 2-1 with goals from John Robertson and Stevie Crawford. In the final game in Tokyo on 28 May Japan defeated Ecuador 3-0 in front of 50,000 fans with a goal from Nakayama and two second-half penalty kicks from Miura to win the 1995 Kirin Cup on goal difference from Scotland.

The official 1995 Kirin Cup programme has 52 x glossy colour A4 pages and is all in Japanese. The programme includes the list of fixtures and details of the competing national teams squads with small photos of each of their players. There are special articles on all three national teams and on their star players (with full page colour photos). Finally there are details of previous Kirin Cup Tournaments.

Score Sheet - Japan v Scotland

"Cross" Pen