The first J.League Osaka Derby in three years ends in a draw!

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!

Gamba Osaka were held to their 2nd successive ACL draw by Champions League virgins Hannan Jianye.

Vissel take all three points on opening day!

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!

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.

2010 J.League kicks off in a matter of hours – be there with us!

The season opener had its usual controversial moment … and, as usually was not dwelled upon by the TV commentators!

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

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!