Tokyo Verdy beat a lethargic Real Madrid 3-0 in a friendly match on Monday, with goals from Daigo Kobayashi, Washington and Takuya Yamada giving the second-from-bottom J. League side a famous victory over the embarrassed Spanish giant.
A surprisingly small crowd of 30,125 was at Ajinomoto Stadium to see Madrid's galacticos in action. Whether they wanted to be on the pitch, though, was debatable. Not counting the lively England contingent of David Beckham and Michael Owen, Real's superstars never got going.
Spain's Raul was anonymous; Brazil's Ronaldo disinterested at best. Zinedine Zidane lasted just 33 minutes before an injury saw him replaced by Guti.
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