These statistics were written and researched for the OzSoccer archive by Peter Georgaras and Greg Stock.
| The Japan national youth side played a friendly match against the South Australian state league side in February 1997. The Japanese side were visiting Australia for some training ahead of the World Youth Championship later in the year. The match was played as a curtain raiser to the Wset Adelaide v Canberra Cosmos NSL match. | ||||
| Played : Sunday February 16 1997 | Venue : Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | |||
| South Australia D Bauer (A Christakos), P Simmons (c), T Scalzi, P Higgins, D Menechella, R Piotrowski, S Foley, T Anastasiou, S Maxwell, B Misailidis, G Mills; Subs : J Cutillo, J Berlingeri, C Miller Goal : Simmons 72' |
1 | - | 1 | Japan Youth
Goal : (Unavailable) |
| Referee : John Papanicolas (South Australia) Assistant Referees : Vasco Drallini, Anthony Rizzuto Fourth Official : Craig Zetter | ||||