Cerezo 2-3 Reds
Peter's excellent take on the game ... I could not put it any better, so here it is!
Posted by Alan on 27 Mar 2010


Singapore Armed Forces 2-4 Gamba Osaka
Gamba register their first win of the season, finally!
Posted by Alan on 23 Mar 2010


Gamba 0-0 Albirex
Gamba still winless in 2010 - unless we count the January 1st Emperor's Cup win!!
Posted by Alan on 21 Mar 2010


Cerezo 1-1 Gamba
The first J.League Osaka Derby in three years ends in a draw!
Posted by Alan on 18 Mar 2010


Vissel Kobe 1-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Hiroshima - a team of players who can switch formation within seconds, get up and down the field, press, make tackles, pass well so why the ```` do they play the long ball for most of the game? Or did I see an off-day? Hey, they still won, so they won't be complaining!
Posted by Alan on 14 Mar 2010


Gamba held at home by Chinese Wall.
Gamba Osaka were held to their 2nd successive ACL draw by Champions League virgins Hannan Jianye.
Posted by Alan on 12 Mar 2010


Vissel Kobe 2-0 Kyoto Sanga
Vissel take all three points on opening day!
Posted by Alan on 07 Mar 2010


Gamba Osaka 1-2 Nagoya Grampus
Gamba hand the points to Nagoya ... no killer instinct, too much confidence in their ability to clear the ball quickly, instead of being clever! Endo the villain again!
Posted by Alan on 06 Mar 2010


High Excitement, last minute goals mark J.League 2010 Opening Day ...
The story so far before the final game of the day - Gamba v. Grampus at 7 pm .... March 6th ....

... Hiroshima held at home by S-Pulse with an equalizer from Omae for Shimizu in the 94th minute! Genki desu ne! (It's Omae's first name, sorry!!)

Vegalta Sendai start their campaign with an away win at Iwata.

Bellmare and Yamagata ends 1-1.

FC Tokyo take out Yokohama F Marinos with an injury time 1-0 win from Hirayama.

Frontale 2-1 winners at home to Albirex ....

Antlers clean up with a 2-0 clean sheet against Reds.

Gamba 1-2 Nagoya (see report)...


Tomorrow it's Vissel at home to Sanga and Omiya entertaining Cerezo.
Posted by Alan on 06 Mar 2010



Happy New Season!!
2010 J.League kicks off in a matter of hours - be there with us!
Posted by Alan on 05 Mar 2010



Gamba 1-1 Antlers (Photocopy Super Cup) 3-5 on PKs
The season opener had its usual controversial moment ... and, as usually was not dwelled upon by the TV commentators!
Posted by Alan on 05 Mar 2010


Honda Plays in Champions League ... CSKA Moscow 1-1 Sevilla
CSKA Moscow were involved in a 1-1 draw 1st Leg, but Sevilla are probably confident after getting the away gaol and coming out with a draw ... about Honda, the BBC said ... "CSKA, playing their first game in the Champions League knock-out stages, included £8m signing Keisuke Honda in their starting line-up and the Japanese midfielder was behind much of their attacking intent.

He fired wide from 18 yards on 31 minutes and narrowly missed the target again minutes later when he picked up a rebound from an Evengi Aldonin effort. ".
Posted by Alan on 24 Feb 2010



Suwon Blue Wings 0-0 Gamba Osaka
Gamba gain an away point, Sanfrecce fall at home 0-1, Kawasaki fail away 0-2, and Antlers get the 1-0 win on a Koji Nakata header! Not an excellent start for Jan's teams in the ACL, but a long way to go yet!
Posted by Alan on 24 Feb 2010


Mark sends notes on Gamba's new home???
This was on the NHK local news yesterday, but has since made it to the
NikkanSports. (Article attached at end of this message.)

Gamba's negotiations with Suita City have stalled over the City's
insistence on receiving al of thel 13 billion yen pledged towards the
building of a new stadium, and that the city wants said stadium to be
a 'city facility'. As a result, Gamba are said to considering other
options, including a site in Takatsuki, near Ibaragi station. (I
wonder if this is the same site that is a temptingly vacant lot
between Ibaragi and Nunobe, which would offer TWO rail options for
getting to the stadium.)

Interestingly, the Suita resident I work with at Minpaku (her son is a
keen footy fan and her husband works at Panasonic) says that Gamba has
always had a close connection with Takatsuki since it has a stronger
footballing history, and a Takatsuki base would likely improve
attendances. I suspect, that this 'news' is probably just a
negotiating tactic, but it will be interesting to see what happens.

Mark Grampalogue II
Posted by Alan on 18 Feb 2010



Japan 0-0 China
The East Asian Championship (formerly the Dynasty Cup) kicked off with a disappointing 0-0 draw with China, in front of a disappointing 25,000 crowd at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo.
Posted by Alan on 06 Feb 2010

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