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５月３日　Ｊ１総集編


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Ｊリーグ・ウォッチャーにはＧＷなどない！

試合結果:
コンサドーレ札幌１-０セレッソ大阪
ヴィッセル神戸３-０大宮アルディージャ
川崎フロンターレ４-３ジュビロ磐田
サンフレッチェ広島０-１アルビレックス新潟
サガン鳥栖１-１ベガルタ仙台
浦和レッズ１-２横浜Ｆマリノス
清水エスパルス３-０鹿島アントラーズ

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乱調セレッソ、コンサドーレ札幌に今季初白星を献上！前半25分の近藤の得点を守り切り、コンサドーレ、勝ち点３をゲット。

和田監督を解任し、安達ヘッドコーチを暫定監督としているヴィッセル神戸は、西野朗氏とは金銭上の、またスチュワート・バクスター氏とは旅程面での、最終調整を行っている。ジョゼップ・グアルディオラ氏へのアプローチもあり得る。（私個人は、ミカエル・ラウドルップ氏を提言したが）ヴィッセル神戸が自信に満ちた内容で大宮アルディージャを敗った知らせに、新監督は喜ぶことだろう！小川、李、茂木の得点（ファーストタッチが得点になる）。

風間新監督のもと、得点の感覚を取り戻したフロンターレだが、ジュビロの追い上げに冷や汗勝利。打ち合いを制したフロンターレ、矢島が２得点の活躍。

首位仙台を肉薄していたサンフレッチェ広島が、思いがけない星を落とし、アルビレックスに今季初勝利を献上。サンフレッチェの出来が悪かったのか、アルビレックスが良かったのか、両要因が作用した試合だった！

プレビューでの予測通り、鳥栖が無敗ベガルタを相手に引き分けに持ち込む。仙台の勢いはこれで止まるのか？今週末のエスパルス戦は、ベガルタを引き下ろすきっかけとなるか？ご注目を！

レッズ、マリノスにまさかの２連勝をプレゼント。齋藤がラブリーなゴールでの先制（簡単な得点を決めたことはあるのか！？）に、槙野の「らしい」ゴールで同点に追いつくも、途中出場のベテラン・マルキーニョスが決勝弾を叩き込み、マリノスの勝利を決定づける！

リーグ制覇を狙う清水エスパルス、復調アントラーズを３-０で完封。相手ＧＫのはじいたボールを伊藤が押し込んで先制。高木の技ありの追加点、大前が右足ボレーでダメ押しと、そつない試合運びで鹿島を圧倒。


注:　ＦＣ東京 VS. 柏レイソル戦、ガンバ大阪 VS. 名古屋グランパス戦は、ＡＣＬ出場のため、６月27日に順延。

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J1 Round-Up, May 3rd, Matchday 9

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An all-in-one report this weekend due to the glut of J.League in Golden Week – you thought it was a holiday!? Not for us J.League watchers!

Here are the results:

Consadole Sapporo 1-0 Cerezo Osaka
Vissel Kobe 3-0 Omiya Ardija
Kawasaki Frontale 4-3 Jubilo Iwata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Albirex Niigata
Sagan Tosu 1-1 Vegalta Sendai
Urawa Reds 1-2 Yokohama F. Marinos
Shimizu S-Pulse 3-0 Kashima Antlers

JSoccer.COMment:
Cerezo proved once and for all how inconsistent they are by giving Cosadole Sapporo their first win of the season! Yusuke Kondo scored the winner in the 25th minute and Consadole hold on for the three points.

Vissel Kobe fired coach Wada, put Adachi in charge for a couple of games while they work out finances with Akira Nishino, travel arrangements with Stuart Baxter, or work up enough courage to approach Pep Guardiola! (I also suggested that Michael Laudrup be considered!). The new coach will be happy to know that Vissel played with freedom and confidence and destroyed Omiya Ardija with ease! Goals from Ogawa, lee and Mogi (his first touch) sealed the points for Vissel.

Frontale found their goalscoring touch under new coach Kazama, but almost let Jubilo back into the game late on. Jubilo are being found out after their start seemed better than they deserved? Yajima scored two for Frontale.

Sanfrecce gave Albirex their first win of the season, just when it seemed Sanfrecce would make a run at Sendai on top. Were Sanfrecce bad, or did Albirex finally come good? A bit of both, it seems!

Tosu held unbeaten Vegalta to a draw, just as predicted on this very site in the previews. Is that the beginning of the end for Sendai? Will S-Pulse take them out this weekend and send them on a downward spiral? Watch this space!

Reds gave Marinos an unexpected second win in-a-row on Thursday. Saito scored a lovely goal (does he ever score simple ones!!?), Makino matched his brilliance with one of his own to make it 1-1, but old soldier Marquinos came on as a late sub and confounded us all with the winner!

S-Pulse staked their claim to be title contenders with a 3-0 drubbing of resurgent Antlers. Ito popped one in at close range very early on, then Takagi scored a screamer, and Omae another well taken volley to round out the scoring and send the away team back to Kashima under a cloud.


Note that FC Tokyo v. Kashiwa Reysol and Gamba Osaka v. Nagoya Grampus – postponed die to ACL commitments – will be played on June 27

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J1 Round-Up, May 3rd, Matchday 9

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J1 Round-Up, May 3rd, Matchday 9

Here are the results:

Consadole Sapporo 1-0 Cerezo Osaka
Vissel Kobe 3-0 Omiya Ardija
Kawasaki Frontale 4-3 Jubilo Iwata
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Albirex Niigata
Sagan Tosu 1-1 Vegalta Sendai
Urawa Reds 1-2 Yokohama F. Marinos
Shimizu S-Pulse 3-0 Kashima Antlers

JSoccer.COMment:
Cerezo proved once and for all how inconsistent they are by giving Cosadole Sapporo their first win of the season! Yusuke Kondo scored the winner in the 25th minute and Consadole hold on for the three points.

Vissel Kobe fired coach Wada, put Adachi in charge for a couple of games while they work out finances with Akira Nishino, travel arrangements with Stuart Baxter, or work up enough courage to approach Pep Guardiola! (I also suggested that Michael Laudrup be considered!). The new coach will be happy to know that Vissel played with freedom and confidence and destroyed Omiya Ardija with ease! Goals from Ogawa, lee and Mogi (his first touch) sealed the points for Vissel.

Frontale found their goalscoring touch under new coach Kazama, but almost let Jubilo back into the game late on. Jubilo are being found out after their start seemed better than they deserved? Yajima scored two for Frontale.

Sanfrecce gave Albirex their first win of the season, just when it seemed Sanfrecce would make a run at Sendai on top. Were Sanfrecce bad, or did Albirex finally come good? A bit of both, it seems!

Tosu held unbeaten Vegalta to a draw, just as predicted on this very site in the previews. Is that the beginning of the end for Sendai? Will S-Pulse take them out this weekend and send them on a downward spiral? Watch this space!

Reds gave Marinos an unexpected second win in-a-row on Thursday. Saito scored a lovely goal (does he ever score simple ones!!?), Makino matched his brilliance with one of his own to make it 1-1, but old soldier Marquinos came on as a late sub and confounded us all with the winner!

S-Pulse staked their claim to be title contenders with a 3-0 drubbing of resurgent Antlers. Ito popped one in at close range very early on, then Takagi scored a screamer, and Omae another well taken volley to round out the scoring and send the away team back to Kashima under a cloud.

Note that FC Tokyo v. Kashiwa Reysol and Gamba Osaka v. Nagoya Grampus – postponed die to ACL commitments – will be played on June 27

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REPORT – 清水エスパルス１-０ＦＣ東京 – 4月28日

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自分で自分の首を絞めるようなところがあったが、私の予想した通り、この試合はエスパルスの勝利となった。決勝点が生まれたのは、清水がフランサとアレックスの二人を退場で失い、高木と高原を交代投入してからだった。ペナルティエリア内からの高木のシュートに、キーパーは反応することもできなかった。その時点まで、主審の西村さんはルールブックに則り厳格なジャッジをしていた。プロの審判なので、ルール通りに試合を裁いて当然なのだが、臨機応変で柔軟な対応もまた同時に求められる。笛が鳴った後でボールを蹴ってしまったフランサから、ハーフウェイライン上での「チームのために身を犠牲にした」小野伸二によるシニカルなファウルまで、オレンジ色のユニホームによるありとあらゆる反則が主審の手帳に書き込まれる。アレックス・ブロスケの２枚目のイエローも、主審の目の前で、故意にフリーキックを遅らせようしたもので、自らの墓穴を掘ったことになってしまった。
フランサの２枚目のイエローには論議の余地がある。主審をはじめ、相手チームの反応、観客、審判団次第でどちらにも判定できる類いだ。浮き球をヘディングに行こうとしたフランサの腕が相手の顔面に入った場面だが、その倒れ方はいかにも大げさだった。審判団は、協議の末、カードを出した。どちらにも転びかねないこういったケースが、今日はエスパルスにとって不利に転じたわけだ。決勝点（そしてレッドカード）までは、フランサのつかんだチャンスが最大のチャンスだった。行く手を遮るＤＦもなく、ゴールへと走ったフランサだったが、プレーに時間がかかり過ぎ、シュートを放ったときにはＤＦに囲まれてしまっていた。またシュートも弱かった。
９人となったエスパルスに、ＦＣ東京は勝利を実感したが、ホームチームのＤＦ陣は固く、カウンターで相手の背後を狙う高原らのイメージ通りの攻撃がとうとう実を結ぶ。ゴドビ監督をはじめ、ベンチ中が乱舞したこの決勝点で、エスパルスは勝ち点３を積み上げた！

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U23 Samurai Blue and Nadeshiko Groups Drawn for London Olympics

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For the London Olympics 2012 Japan U23 have been drawn in Group D with Spain, Honduras and Morocco – they will play Spain in Glasgow on July 26th, Morocco in Newcastle on July 29th and Honduras in Coventry on August 1st.
Japan Ladies – Nadeshiko Japan have drawn Canada, Sweden and South Africa in their group.

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Omiya Ardija 2-0 Urawa Reds – April 21st

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Omiya Ardija took out local rivals Urawa Reds in the Saitama Derby on first half goals from Cho Young-Cheol and Rafael, and, unlike Antlers and Frontale today, there was to be no 3-2 comeback for Reds. While Reds were undefeated in the lleague since their opening day loss to Sanfrecce, Ardija had not won for four games so this result was very much against current form, but only as much as the home side deserved out of this match.

Cho’s goal came through a good pass from Watanabe, but Cho still had work to do but the Korean turned on a sixpence and slid the ball past the keeper to give his team the lead. Rafael made it 2-0 before the half hour mark with a superb header from a Cho left wing cross. Reds threw everything into getting a goal back before half time, with Umesaki, Marcio Richardes, Nagata, Hirakawa and Kashiwagi all having a chance but being denied by poor finishing or excellent keeping. The 2nd half continued with Reds pushing for goals but Kitano in the Ardija goal was equal to everything thrown at him and it was Omiya who almost made it 3-0 on the break when Cho sent a long chip that had the Reds’ keeper scrambling to get back on his line and tip the ball over. Three impressive points for Omiya, but probably just a blip in Reds return to form this season?