ガンバは前半、倉田の近距離シュートがバーにはじかれ、阿部のロングシュートがキーパーに掻き出される。後半も、難しいバウンドを遠藤が頭で合わせるがゴールを逸れる。好機に決めきれないガンバに対し、アルディージャは、カルリーニョスのシュートがこれまたゴールを叩くが、東と一緒にそのこぼれ球にからんだチョが、木村の股を抜くようにガンバゴールに流し込んだ。一方のガンバも、佐々木がオーバーヘッド気味にスペースをうまく利用して右に切れ込みクロスを入れるが、惜しくも佐藤に合わない。ツキにも見放されたガンバだった！
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セレッソ大阪１-２ヴィッセル神戸 – 5月6日
安達暫定監督のもと２連勝中のヴィッセルは、吉田のＰＫで先制すると、追加点は野沢の地を這うようなミドルシュート。セレッソもキムのＰＫで１点。終了間際、藤本の至近距離からのシュートを徳重がファインセーブで防ぎ、試合は、ヴィッセルの今季５勝目という結果になった。
名古屋グランパス２-３川崎フロンターレ – 5月6日
フロンターレの先制点は田坂。グランパスはケネディーの中距離ロケット弾ですかさず同点。フロンターレは中村憲剛のお膳立てから大島がヘディングで２-１。これまでに要した時間はわずか14分。前半終了直前に、これまた中村の見事な配球から大島が今日２点目のゴール。
後半25分、藤本のドライブのかかったシュートが決まり、グランパス、１点差に押し上げるも、フロンターレが必死の守りで耐え抜き、貴重な勝利をものにした。
ジュビロ磐田２-２浦和レッズ – 5月6日
ジュビロがペク・ソンドンのヘディングで先制すると、レッズは、槙野の素早い反応から同点、さらに原口の巧みな足技による半回転シュートで引き離す。ジュビロもその後、ペク・ソンドンのこれまたヘディングによる２点目で、試合を分ける。
横浜Ｆマリノス２-１コンサドーレ札幌 – 5月6日
すでに２回のチャンスを逸した大黒の３回目、ミスに齋藤が粘ってからみ、こぼれ球を中村が豪快にけり込む。古田の同点ゴールで振り出しに戻った後半33分、今度は谷口が高さのあるヘディングで突き放す。マリノスの３連勝。
柏レイソル２-５サンフレッチェ広島 – 5月6日
エスパルスに僅差で続くサンフレッチェは、首位にも肉薄せんとこの柏戦に臨む。今日の試合でも佐藤寿人が好調。前後半に１点ずつと、これで今季９得点。試合は、このまま広島ペースで続くと思われたが、後半一気に流れが変わる。交代出場直後、ディディエ・ドログバやロビン・ファンペルシー並みの見事なゴールを田中順也が決め、ジョルジ・ワグネルが続いて同点弾を決める。しかし、最後の５分の時間帯に広島は集中力を見せる。ミキッチのクロスに高木が合わせて再びリードを奪うと、終了直前には石原が立て続けに２得点。終わってみれば、サンフレッチェ５-２の圧勝だった。
ベガルタ仙台０-１清水エスパルス – 5月6日
仙台での１位・２位決戦、エスパルスにとっては勝ち点６の意味を持つゲームだったが、
プレビューで私が予想した通り、エスパルスが無敗を続けるベガルタにとうとう土がつける！エスパルスのアフシン・ゴトビ監督は、若さと情熱、気骨と経験を見事に融合させ、リーグ制覇を狙えるチームに作り上げている。これを知っているのは、ゴトビ監督自身の口からその理念を聞いているからだ！
今日の静岡は、高木と大前の小柄ツインをトップに、ＧＫには代表ＧＫを控えに置いて林を起用。またアレックス・ブロスケが出場停止から戻ってチームに活力を与える。ゲームは青空の下で開始するが、突然の雷雨で45分間の中断。雹が選手に降り付ける一幕も！
再開後、前半30分を経過したとき、関口がボレーシュート。はじいたボールに詰め寄ったウィルソンを、ＧＫ林が辛うじて防ぐ。直後、高木の深いクロスに反応した大前がボレーを放つと、仙台のＧＫ林もナイスセーブ。そして前半39分、このこう着状態を高木・大前のコンビが打開。高木の内に巻いてくるクロスに大前が頭で合わせると、ボールはキーパーを抜けてゴールに吸い込まれた。
試合は一進一退を繰り広げ、両チームとも互角のチャンスで迎えた後半23分。ヨンアピンがウィルソンを倒し、２枚目のイエローを受けて退場。エスパルスは、最後の20分間、10人での戦いを強いられる！武藤、ウィルソンと、仙台の終了間際の猛攻をＧＫ林の好セーブなどで凌ぎ、無敗を続けてきた首位チームに土をつけた。これで１位・２位との差は勝ち点２に縮まる。エスパルス、この勢いで一気に首位に駆け上がるか！
Afshin Ghotbi speaks to the fans ….
Vegalta Sendai 0 – 1 Shimizu S-Pulse
What a game! Hail, thunder, rain, yellow cards (five to be exact) matching the color of Sendai’s uniforms, fantastic goal, undeserved red card, and championship spirit from our orange men. I am proud of our players, staff, and supporters for a well-deserved victory against the unbeaten Sendai.
The opening exchange was guarded, as stakes were high between the 1st and 2nd teams in J1. After 13 minutes, hail the size of ice cubes started falling from the sky. The dark clouds rolled in, followed by lighting and thunder.
The match was suspended for almost forty-five minutes. It gave me a great opportunity to make some adjustments. In a short meeting, we used video images from the high camera and showed ways we could achieve our mission.
When the match resumed, our players reacted perfectly. With a slicker surface after the hail and rain, we were able increase the ball speed making more space and creating several good scoring opportunities. A timely goal came on a move started by a quick re-start and a perfectly weighted pass from Takagi to Genki (Omae). The lofted pass finds Genki behind the defense, and he makes sure to head it down for the only goal of the game.
We went into the second half with the intention of controlling the game with long possession and more goals. Genki and Sho both had wonderful chances. Calvin’s second yellow card forced us to use our last substitution, bringing Hiraoka into the central defence. We defended in a 4-2-3 formation, and stood strong for 26 minutes, including added time, earning a hard-fought victory.
A third victory, a clean sheet, and a heroic performance over a week giving us twenty-one points in the league so far. I want to thank all the supporters who made the long journey and shared this very special game with us. You are our inspiration.
May 6th, game 10, J1 – Another All-in-One J1 Round-Up This Weekend….
First, the results:
Vegalta Sendai 0-1 Shimizu S-Pulse
KashIwa Reysol 2-5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Yokohama F.Marinos 2-1 Consadole Sapporo
Jubilo Iwata 2-2 Urawa Reds
Nagoya Grampus 2-3 Kawasaki Frontale
Cerezo Osaka 1-2 Vissel Kobe
Omiya Ardija 1-0 Gamba Osaka
Albirex Niigata 0-2 FC Tokyo
Kashima Antlers 0-0 Sagan Tosu
JSoccer.com featured game – Vegalta Sendai 0-1 Shimizu S-Pulse
It was 1st against 2nd in Sendai – a real six-pointer for S-Pulse, hoping to end Vegalta’s unbeaten campaign, and end it they did. As I predicted right here, and am proud of it! S-Pulse coach Afshin Ghotbi is getting together the right blend of youth, enthusiasm, grit and experience and making it into a team that can win the Championship. I know, because he told me so himself!
Today the Shizuoka team started with the Tiny Twins up front – Takagi and Omae, persisted with Hayashi in goal – who must now feel that spot is his own, even with a national team keeper on the bench – and were boosted by the return of Alex Brosque after suspension.
After a bright start the game was delayed for 45 minutes when a lightning storm lit up the sky and hailstones rained down upon the heads of the players!
Upon the restart, just after the half hour mark, a Sekiguchi volley gave keeper Hayashi problems but he got in the way of Wilson’s follow-up. Moments later a Takagi deep cross was delicately volleyed by Omae, but was an easy stop for the Sendai keeper, also Hayashi! In the 39th minute, the same combination broke the deadlock as Takagi’s inswinging cross was met perfectly by Omae who headed the ball down and past the keeper to make it 1-0 at the break.
Despite end to end action and half chances for both teams, the score remained the same into the 68th minute when Jong-a-Pin was shown his second yellow card for bringing down Wilson on the edge of the area….. S-Pulse had their work cut out for the final 20 minutes if they were to hold on to the points! Bit hold on they did, with Hayashi making saves from Muto and Wilson in the final minutes to end Sendai’s unbeaten run, and cut their lead at the top of J1 to within one win. Look out for S-Pulse to be taking over the reins an week now!
KashIwa Reysol 2-5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce kept apace with S-Pulse, hoping for a shot at the top, by thrashing Reysol, away! Goals came from Hisashi Sato – hitting the nine goal mark for the season already, with a goal in each half – putting Hiroshima 2-0 in the lead before Reysol seemed to have got back into he game through Junya Tanaka – with a goal the likes of Didier Drogba or Robin van Persie would have been proud of a minute after coming on as a substitiute – and Jorge Wagner. And then, with five minutes to go, Takahagi got on the end of a Mikic cross to take Sanfrecce into the lead again and the game was put away with two goals in additional time by Ishihara.
Yokohama F.Marinos 2-1 Consadole Sapporo
Oguro spurned three decent chances before Saito cleaned up his third mistake and Nakamura blasted home the loose ball. Furuta equalised for the away team before Taniguchi headed home the winner in the 78th minute to make it three wins-in-row Marinos.
Jubilo Iwata 2-2 Urawa Reds
Jubilo got their goals on a brace of headers from Baek. Makino scored a reflexive equaliser before a fine drag back, turn, and perfectly placed shot from Haraguchi gave Reds the lead. Baek’s second gave Jubilo the point.
Nagoya Grampus 2-3 Kawasaki Frontale
Tasaka opened the scoring for Frontale, Kennedy blasted a left foot rocket from 25 yards to equalize and Kengo Nakamura supplied Ohshima for the header to make it 2-1. All this up to the 14th minute! Ohshima scored his second on the stroke of half time, slipping the ball through the keeper’s legs at the near post after another fine ball from Nakamura. Half time 1-3.
In the 70th minute Fujimoto’s deflected shot pulled the deficit back to one goal but the away team held on for the valuable win.
Cerezo Osaka 1-2 Vissel Kobe
Vissel made it two wins in a row under interim coach Adachi through a Yoshida PK and a fine left footed grass cutter from Nozawa, while Cerezo scored through a Kim PK. Vissel keeper Tokushige denied Fujimoto from point blank range in the closing minutes as Vissel held on for their 5th win of the season.
Omiya Ardija 1-0 Gamba Osaka
Kurata struck the bar from close range and Abe stung the keeper’s fingers with a long range blast in the first half, before Endo missed a point blank, but admittedly bouncing and difficult header in the 2nd half. Gamba could have sewn up the points before a Carlinhos shot ricocheted fortunately, for Omiya anyway, over the centre backs, and Cho and Higashi fought over the scraps before the Korean slotted in the winning goal through the legs of the onrushing Kimura in the Gamba goal. Sasaki created space brilliantly with an overhead flick and turn on the right wing and his cross just evaded Sato when it seemed a goal was on the cards. It was not Gamba’s day!
Albirex Niigata 0-2 FC Tokyo
After a goalless first half Kajiyama volleyed home the opening goal from a pinpoint cross from the right wing just after the restart and Yazawa sealed the points after a defensive mistake left him wide open in the 71st minute.
Kashima Antlers 0-0 Sagan Tosu
A goalless first half, with little action to speak of gave way to a more open 2nd half with Koroki spurning a breakaway chance in the 50th minute for Antlers, before Toyoda created space intelligently on the turn in the 61st minute, but is shot went narrowly wide. The same player was denied by the keeper in the 68th minute too, before Antlers’ sub Okamoto saw a header cleared off the line by the Tosu defence with the final play of the game.
PREVIEW – 柏レイソル vs. サンフレッチェ広島 – 5/6
ＡＣＬを戦い、今節の試合がなかった柏レイソル (点８勝２分２敗４差－２) は、先週末、サガン鳥栖に敗れ、15位（暫定）と低迷している。ＡＣＬを戦うチームは日程面での調整が難しく、どのチームもリーグ戦での苦戦を強いられるが、レイソルもリーグ戦での結果が思わしくない。過激なサポーターを喜ばすためにも、このホームゲームには勝利したい！
一方、サンフレッチェ広島 (点16勝５分１敗３差＋７) は、２位の座にくつろいでいたわけではないだろうが、アルビレックス新潟に意外な星を落としている。若手監督森保率いる好調サンフレッチェの油断した一戦だった。佐藤寿人は代表復帰を目指してチームを引っ張っている。この一戦は、意外な黒星を取り戻したいサンフレッチェが勝ち点１を確保すべく手を打ってくるはずだ。引き分けか！
両チームの通算成績は、10試合中、レイソルの３勝、サンフレッチェの２勝、引き分けが５試合と多い。サンフレッチェの２勝は、2009年と2004年。