The top three all won, while Marinos lost and slipped away from the top 3. Vegalta failed to score and picked up just the point against Frontale.Antlers eked out a fortunate draw at home to Vissel buit now can not make the ACL places.At the bottom, Reds won away at Marinos, while Kofu lost 3-0 at S-Pulse.Montedio are as good as down after a 5-0 home defeat to Gamba, while Albirex pulled away toward safety with a 3-1 downing of already-relegated Avispa.Cerezo Osaka continued to confound anyone who thinks they can predict their results with a 4-0 away win over Jubilo!It’s going down to the wire on the final day, at the top AND the bottom!Vegalta Sendai 0-0 Kawasaki FrontaleMontedio Yamagata 0-5 Gamba OsakaYokohama F･Marinos 1-2 Urawa RedsSanfrecce Hiroshima 1-3 Kashiwa ReysolOmiya Ardija 2-3 Nagoya GrampusKashima Antlers 1-1 Vissel KobeShimizu S-Pulse 3-0 Ventforet KofuJubilo Iwata 0-4 Cerezo OsakaAlbirex Niigata 3-1 Avispa Fukuoka

Saturday 22nd 14.00 kick offsSendai vs KawasakiYamagata vs Gamba OsakaOmiya vs NagoyaF-Marinos vs UrawaHiroshima vs Kashiwaand Kashima vs Kobe (17.00)Sunday 23rd 13:00 Shimizu vs Kofu14:00 Niigata vs Fukuoka14:00 Iwata vs C-Osaka

Tokyo pull clear, Tosu take advantage of Sapporo hiccup, JEF lost again. Could well come down to goal difference, which is why I have included Tokyo Verdy in the frame, still! And Sapporo could well suffer from that goal difference in the end.1 F.C.Tokyo 63 +392 Sagan Tosu 56 +293 Consadole Sapporo 53 +104 Tokushima Vortis 52 +135 JEF United Chiba 50 +96 Tochigi SC 46 +67 Tokyo Verdy 45 +21

FC Tokyo grab all three points on priceless Ishikawa goal in 95th minute!Verdy down Tokushima and Tochigi win away at Kumamoto – both winners trying to stay in the frame for promotion.JEF lose again, dropping out of that frame!Kusatsu down Gifu – no surprise there!Kyoto put four past Sapporo without reply – surprise there!Roasso Kumamoto 0-1 Tochigi SCGiravanz Kitakyushu 0-0 Shonan BellmareTokyo Verdy 1-0 Tokushima VortisOita Trinita 2-1 Ehime FCThespa Kusatsu 4-2 FC GifuKyoto Sanga F.C. 4-0 Consadole SapporoKataller Toyama 0-3 Sagan TosuFagiano Okayama 2-1 Gainare TottoriMito Hollyhock 1-0 JEF United ChibaYokohama FC 0-1 F.C.Tokyo

1 F.C.Tokyo 60 +382 Sagan Tosu 53 +263 Consadole Sapporo 53 +144 Tokushima Vortis 52 +145 JEF United Chiba 50 +106 Tochigi SC 43 +57 Giravanz Kitakyushu 43 -58 Tokyo Verdy 42 +20

1 Kashiwa Reysol 59 +142 Gamba Osaka 57 +183 Nagoya Grampus 56 +234 Yokohama F.Marinos 52 +105 Vegalta Sendai 50 +13… and at the bottom ….13 Albirex Niigata 35 -214 Omiya Ardija 35 -1015 Ventforet Kofu 30 -1716 Urawa Reds 29 -417 Montedio Yamagata 21 -2418 Avispa Fukuoka 18 -37

Tochigi finally concede a J1 place with a 3-0 home defeat?Gifu pull in a rare 3 points! Tottori and Oita stalemate.FC Tokyo stay top, 7 points clear of 2nd place and almost in J1!Vortis down Kyoto to stay a point behind 2nd place.Tosu down Sapporo to pull level with the Hokkaido team, and a huge goal difference might help in the final rankings!Verdy settle for a draw and are almost certainly out of the promotion race.JEF lose at home and drop away from the top three.Kitakyushu grab another away win but probably not enough – this season!Tochigi SC 0-3 Shonan BellmareFC Gifu 4-3 Yokohama FCGainare Tottori 0-0 Oita TrinitaF.C.Tokyo 3-0 Fagiano OkayamaKyoto Sanga F.C. 1-2 Tokushima VortisConsadole Sapporo 0-1 Sagan TosuMito Hollyhock 1-1 Tokyo VerdyJEF United Chiba 2-3 Thespa KusatsuEhime FC 1-1 Roasso KumamotoKataller Toyama 1-2 Giravanz Kitakyushu

Nagoya take out Gamba (in more ways that one, racking up the yellows), while Reysol take the top spot on a dubious PK!Rafael scores one of the most important goals in the history of Omiya, sending Reds into the bottom 3 and taking Omiya clear of the drop zone.Vissel’s Morioka scores his 1st J.league goal and grabs the draw for Vissel against S-Pulse.Kofu (with 194cm Havenaar Mike getting two goals) destroy Cerezo, boost their goal difference and pull out of the bottom 3.Antlers stay close to the top 3 but not close enough for an ACL place.Marinos try to stay in touch with the top 3 but fail to win against Sanfrecce.Sendai keep winning – still hoping for top four and a top three team to win the Emperor’s Cup, allowing Vegalta into the ACL!!?Niigata rack up three points at Kawasaki and pull clear of relegation.The top is still anybody’s guess – just as the J.league will like it going into the final games, while the final relegation place (joining Avispa and Montedio) now looks to be between in-form Kofu and slumping Reds!Cerezo Osaka 0-4 Ventforet KofuJubilo Iwata 1-2 Kashima AntlersYokohama F.Marinos 1-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaVissel Kobe 1-1 Shimizu S-PulseAvispa Fukuoka 0-3 Vegalta SendaiNagoya Grampus 4-1 Gamba OsakaUrawa Reds 0-1 Omiya ArdijaKashiwa Reysol 1-0 Montedio YamagataKawasaki Frontale 1-2 Albirex Niigata

All to be played on Nov.16thF.Marinos 13 : 00 Tochigi Nagoya Grampus 19 : 00 Giravanz KitakyushuKashiwa Reysol 19 : 00 Ventforet KofuAlbirex Niigata 19 : 00 Matsumoto YamagaKashima Antlers 19 : 00 Kataller ToyamaMontedio Yamagata 19 : 00 Kyoto SangaKawasaki Frontale 19 : 00 Oita TrinitaFukuoka University 19 : 00 Shonan Bellmare Gamba Osaka 19 : 00 Mito Hollyhock FC Tokyo 19 : 00 Vissel Kobe Sanfrecce Hiro

Oct.8Tochigi 2 – 1 Honda LockConsadole Sapporo 2 – 3 E Mito Hollyhock (After extra time)Thespa Kusatsu 0 – 1 E Fagiano Okayama (After extra time)Kashiwa Reysol 2 – 0 Tochigi UvaMontedio Yamagata 2 – 0 Blaublitz AkitaTokyo 4 – 0 KagoshimaShimizu S-Pulse 2 – 0 Gifu IIShonan Bellmare 2 – 1 Fagiano Okayama IIYokohama 0 – 2 Matsumoto YamagaEhime 2 – 0 RyūkyūVentforet Kofu 2 – 1 Machida ZelviaKawasaki Frontale 2 – 1 Arte Takasaki (After extra time)Sanfrecce Hiro