A football team of southern Binh Duong province played a friendly match against topflight Japanese club Kawasaki Fontale at their Binh Duong Stadium in Thu Dau Mot on June 1.

The match was part of activities to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan .

Binh Duong won the V-League in 2007 and 2008, and Fontale are currently eighth in the J-League.-VNA