Yep the AFC isnt the smartest kid on the block. Im calling the guy in the article a dumb-ass because he completely missed the point. If either team wish to change the gaame date they could. It didnt have to be a mutual choice.
Obviously he thought it had to be a mutual choice, so he is not being a dumb-ass by writing that. And I also read that it had to be a mutual agreement as well. Do you have proof that this is not the case? At the very least, Saudi and the AFC should have discussed the matter with JFA before scheduling their friendly match.
He did point out that AFC should not have done that. I think what he meant to say was that Japan was at a dead end. They could not turn right nor left. But from that sitution, having a friendly match is lot better than having no game....