Emperor's Cup now down to the last eight. FC Gifu still in with a shout!
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J2 Sendai downed Nabisco Cup winners Tokyo by three goals to nil, while FC Gifu took out JEF United, to keep the J2 interest up in this year's tournament. Vissel took Antlers to the final minutes, Frontale narrowly squeaked past F Marinos and Gamba, S-Pulse, Niigata and Grampus had easier times in their games. |
Posted by Alan on 15 Nov 2009
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Gamba to be crowned chapions by a single point.... read on for how!
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Tokyo and S-Pulse fans should forgive me for not considering them in this equation but I think it's down to Frontale, Antlers and Gamba to either win it or allow the others to take it. These three SHOULD take the ACL spots, though. But who will make it to the top on the final day? A first-time Champion in Kawasaki? Or a three-peat for Antlers? Or will Gamba pull back those four points and take it!!?
Let's take a look..... |
Posted by Alan on 03 Nov 2009
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Gamba Osaka 6-1 Fukuoka University
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Lucas hits a hat trick... Gamba march on... |
Posted by Alan on 01 Nov 2009
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Kawasaki Frontale 7-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima! S-Pulse 1-2 FC Tokyo
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That's put the cat among the pigeons! Frontale destroy any hopes that Sanfrecce had, while FC Tokyo kept themselves in with a slight chance (and a decent chance of a top 3 finish anyway) by nailing S-Pulse. Shimizu - top 2 games ago are now 5 points adrift again... Gamba's 0-0 with Marinos didn't help them and Kashima and Kawasaki open up a gap with four games to play.... that 7-0 scoreline can only help with the goal difference, also - here's the table. |
Posted by Alan on 25 Oct 2009
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J2 Final Month - getting clearer... Peter's report
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Cerezo need one point from four games to confirm promotion.... here's Peter's take....
First report for a couple of weeks, and with midweek games quite a lot change. Yokohama FC lost at home to Cerezo today, but during this couple of weeks they've dragged themselves off the bottom, with a 2-1 home win against Fagiano Okayama and a famous 1-0 away win at Ventforet Koufu. |
Posted by Alan on 25 Oct 2009
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-2 Gamba Osaka
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Gamba miss the opportunity to hit the top... Sanfrecce keep their slim hopes alive. |
Posted by Alan on 22 Oct 2009
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Gamba 5-2 Ryutsu Keizai University
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Gamba start their defence successfully! |
Posted by Alan on 11 Oct 2009
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Peter's latest take on J2, plus Emperor's Cup 2nd Round, first day BONUS!
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Coming up, J2 comments after the latest round - played on Wednesday night. First of all, though, the Emperor's Cup 2nd-round results from yesterday. Two home defeats for high-flying J2 teams by university teams!
(The slogan of Zweigen Kanazawa is, "From Ishikawa to the J-League, from Ishikawa to the world!". No lack of ambition down there!:-)) |
Posted by Alan on 10 Oct 2009
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Japan 2-0 Scotland
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I was expecting a hatful of goals from the boys trying to oust the 1st XI... well, we got two... |
Posted by Alan on 10 Oct 2009
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Gamba Osaka 4-1 Omiya Ardija
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After a quiet 1st half, Gamba took out Omiya with a superb 2nd half display. |
Posted by Alan on 07 Oct 2009
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Kashima Antlers - Kawasaki Frontale... Frontale hold on for three points!
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In the game that had to be "continued" after being abandoned because of torrential rain a few weeks back with Frontale leading 3-1, Antlers didn't waste any time, it seems (according to the coverage on the J.League home page) in making two substitutions AND pulled a goal back through Iwamasa on 74 minutes but, as I write, with a minute to go, it's still 3-2 to Kawasaki - the away team - and another defeat for Kashima looms?!
In fact, it's all over now!! Frontale up to 49 points, Antlers lose again :-) |
Posted by Alan on 07 Oct 2009
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Some interesting rumours, gossip and predictions....
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All sorts of salacious stuff to talk about on the day that Antlers and Frontale play out the last 10 minutes of a game abandoned a few weeks ago... and, as Alanis Morissette once said - isn't it ironic that the biggest typhoon of the season is on the way right now! :-) Anyway, read on to find out who will be the Japan NT coach in 2010.... where those relegated players will be moving to... and more :-)... sure this is very Kansai-centric, but that's where most of my contacts are! |
Posted by Alan on 07 Oct 2009
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... and at the bottom of J1...
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Oita 15 points away from safety - so they're gone.
JEF 8 points away from safety, and only seven games to go? Another miracle needed to save them!
Reysol, Montedio and Ardija will fight it out for the remaining place, unless Vissel, Kyoto, or maybe even Marinos or Jubilo hit a HUGE slump!
Tokyo, Reds and Grampus in no-man's land.... but Nagoya in the last four of the ACL (despite that offside winning goal from Kennedy??!). |
Posted by Alan on 04 Oct 2009
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Getting Tight at the Top of J1!
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With Antlers' slump continuing, S-Pulse carrying on their hot streak and Gamba, Frontale and Albirex all winning... it is looking as tight as it was three years ago at the top of J1 - see for yourself! And, presuming Frontale hold on to their two goal lead in the final 15 minutes or so of the game that has to be finished - after being stopped due to rain a few weeks back - we'll see them join Gamba on 49 points AND +15 goal difference. FOUR teams within a point of each other at the top and hardly a goal (difference) between them all? It's going to be a BIG finish! |
Posted by Alan on 04 Oct 2009
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Peter's take on J2 this week - the story so far....
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Without young star Kagawa, nursing a sore little toe on his right foot, Cerezo just managed to squeeze past bottom-placed Tochigi SC at Nagai last week .... Bellmare held on for their 1-0 win .....
Anyway, here come this week-end's results and the latest table. Nine games to go after this! |
Posted by Alan on 28 Sep 2009
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