ここ３試合の鹿島は、ジュビロには勝ったものの、サガン戦、レッズ戦を落としている。出足で大きく躓いたアントラーズも、その後は立ち直りの気配を示してはきたが、まだ降格圏に舞い戻ってしまいかねない不安定な戦いが続いている。Ｊ１の地位を確保したいアントラーズに必要なのは、監督ジョルジーニョの進退に関する決断だろう。チーム再構築への道は、そこからだ。大迫とドゥトラを出場停止で欠くこの試合、アルビレックスにはラッキーだが、ＦＷ興梠は孤軍奮闘を強いられる。
ただ、実力の差は歴然だ。鹿島アントラーズの勝利！
J1 Preview Aug.25th – 18:00 Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Reds at Ecopa
Shimizu S-Pulse – LB Lee and CB Jong-a-Pin are suspended, while DF Yoshida is undergoing fitness tests.
Urawa Reds – all players seem to be fit for selection except Naoki Yamada who is out for the season.
Head to Head – ten wins each and four draws over the last decade – very even. Reds won the encounter earlier this year, but you have to go back to 2008 for Reds’ last League win before that!
Shimizu S-Pulse have begun a revival, as predicted here and this game is a major test of their credentials. A win for S-Pulse will put them within one point of Urawa Reds, while a win for Reds will dent Shimizu’s confidence and send them 7 points adrift of their opponents. Both teams have had problems scoring this season, though S-Pulse have finally started finding the net in the last few weeks and new signing, Korean Olympic forward Kim Hyun Sung will be looking to score his first for the team, while Omae and Takagi are hitting goals again, ably supported by Alex Brosque. So, while the forwards may be on song, the team will be without at least two of their regular defence and so may consider curtailing the attacking tendencies to concentrate on keeping it tight at the back – or maybe not! Coach Afshin Ghotbi is a swashbuckling type and while his players are confident he may just hope to score more goals than Reds!
As noted, Urawa Reds are not scoring many goals, so may not trouble the depleted S-Pulse defence as mush as they should… Ugajin has been scoring from midfield recently, and Haraguchi is gaining confidence up front. If the likes of Tanaka, Popo and Despotovic can give help from the bench Reds may hit the net today.
I am going to stick my neck out and go for a highscoring WIN for SHIMIZU S-PULSE!
Jリーグ J1 プリビュ− 8月25日 18:00 清水エスパルス vs. 浦和レッズ (エコパス)
清水エスパルスは、ＬＢ李記帝とＣＢヨンアピンが出場停止。ＤＦ吉田は体力テストを受けている。
復活を始めたエスパルスにとって、この試合が試金石となる。エスパルスが勝利すれば、レッズに勝ち点１差まで肉薄できるが、敗れれば積み上げた自信がへこみ、勝ち点差も７に開いてしまう。得点力不足に悩む両チームだが、アレックス・ブロスケのサポートを大前と高木が得点するなど、ここ数試合、エスパルスの得点感覚は戻ってきている。オンピック後移籍の金賢聖もエスパルスでの初ゴールを狙う。
エスパルスが、高得点試合を制する！
JSoccer Magazine v The Loose Cannon – Japanese and English Football – nothing off limits!
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 Update – Thursday August 23rd
“Our target is not simply to win our group. We’re here to reach the final, and we won’t be satisfied after any of our games until we’ve hit our target,” Korea DPR coach Sin Ui Gun
Yesterday’s Results
Group A in Miyagi
Mexico 2-0 Switzerland
Japan 2-2 New Zealand
Highlights at http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/highlights/video/video=1685205/index.html
Group B in Saitama
Brazil 1-1 Nigeria
Italy 0-2 Korea
Yesterday’s highlights
With six goals in total, New Zealand’s Rosie White enters the top ten in the list of all-time leading scorers at the FIFA U- 20 Women’s World Cup.
esterday was not the first time that Japan had managed to escape with a draw after trailing by two goals. They also did it against Mexico in 2010, coming from 3-1 down to tie the game at 3-3.
Just as they had done on the first matchday, Brazil salvaged a draw with a late equaliser. After Amanda scored on 90+2 minutes against Italy, Giovanna Oliveira struck on 87 minutes to rescue a point against Nigeria.
Giovanna Oliveira’s goal was Brazil’s 50th in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
Brazil and Nigeria have recorded more draws in the history of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup than any other side, with eight apiece.
Italy and Switzerland are two of three European teams that have failed to win a match in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Le Azzurrine have played five games, drawing two and losing three, whereas the Swiss have lost all eight of their matches played to date. The other UEFA side yet to win a match are Finland, who could only muster three straight defeats during their solitary campaign in 2006.
Italy have had a player sent off in two consecutive matches, which previously happened to Mexico in 2002 and New Zealand in 2008.
All three of Mexico’s victories in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup have come against European opponents, namely Switzerland in 2006 and yesterday, and England in 2010.
Official Training on 24 August in Kobe and Tokyo
Italy, New Zealand, Nigeria, and Mexico have transferred to Kobe for their final group stage match. The four teams will have their official training at Kobe Universiade Stadium on 24 August at the times listed below. Each team is also planning to have a press conference at the stadium. The scheduled times will be posted on the FIFA Media Channel when they are confirmed.
Kobe Universiade Stadium (no official training on 25 August)
Italy 16:00-17:00
Nigeria 17:30-18:30
Mexico 19:00-20:00
New Zealand 20:30-21:30
Brazil, Japan, Korea Republic, and Switzerland will be transferring to Tokyo today and tomorrow for their final group stage match. Korea Republic and Switzerland will have their official training at Tokyo National Stadium on Friday, 24 August at the times listed below. Brazil and Japan are scheduled to have their official training at National Stadium on Saturday, 25 August. The times for the official press conferences will be posted on the FIFA Media Channel when they are confirmed.
National Stadium in Tokyo
Korea Rep. 17:00–18:00
Switzerland 19:00–20:00
Stats of the Day
With six goals in total, New Zealand’s Rosie White enters the top ten in the list of all-time leading scorers at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
Looking ahead to today’s matches, defending champions Germany are unbeaten against African opposition in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. In three showdowns they have picked up two wins, 5-0 over Congo DR in 2008 and 2-0 against Nigeria in the 2010 final, plus one draw, 1-1 against Nigeria in the 2004 quarter-finals, when the Germans ultimately went through on penalties.
J Soccer Magazine 'live' from Kyoto Sanga v Yokohama FC – August 19th, 2012
Joe Broadfoot aka BrawnSandwich of TheLooseCannon.co.uk and much more sat down next to me at Kyoto v. Yokoaham and we talked about all sorts of stuff from Kazu to Shinji Kagawa’s alleged porn star girlfriend and all points in between!
Japan 2012 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Update, Wednesday August 22nd
Monday’s Results:
North Korea 4-2 Norway
Argentina 0-6 Canada
Highlights here http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/highlights/video/video=1683845/index.html
Ghana 0-4 USA
Germany 4-0 China
Today’s (Wednesday August 22nd) Games:
At Miyagi
MEXICO v. SWITZERLAND 16.20
The pair’s previous meeting in 2006 finished 4-2 and was Mexico’s first victory in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
JAPAN v. NEW ZEALAND 19.20
Japan’s opening win was the seventh consecutive victory by a host team at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, coming after Germany had won all six of their matches at the 2010 event.
At Saitama
BRAZIL v. NIGERIA 15.00
This is the third FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup match between the two sides, who have one victory apiece. After Nigeria triumphed 3-2 in the first round in 2004, Brazil prevailed 2-1 two years later in the quarter-finals.
ITALY v. KOREA REPUBLIC 18.00
This is the first time that the two teams have squared off in the finals of a FIFA women’s competition.
Tickets are available here:
http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/organisation/ticketing/index.html
Monday’s Highlights
Germany notched their ninth victory by four or more goals in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, while USA claimed their eighth.
Monday’s four matches produced a total of 20 goals. The most netted in a single day at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup was 22 on 17 August 2002, while 21 August 2006 also yielded 20.
Canada struck five of their six goals against Argentina in the 1st half. In the history of the tournament only Germany have scored more in one half, during their 6-0 defeat of Thailand in 2004. The Germans also bagged five in the first 45 minutes of their meeting with Mexico in 2006, which finished 9-1 to the Europeans.
Germany extended their winning streak in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to eight matches, two short of USA’s ten-match record set between 2002 and 2004. The last time the Germans failed to win was in a 1-0 defeat by USA on 4 December 2008.
Yun Hyon Hi is the second Korea DPR player to have scored in two different editions of the tournament, after Ri Un Hyang was on target in 2006 and 2008. Prior to bagging a brace in yesterday’s match, Yun Hyon Hi had netted against New Zealand in 2010.
Argentina’s 6-0 beating from Canada is their heaviest defeat in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
Monday was not the first time that Norway had lost to Korea DPR despite fighting back from 2-0 down. The same thing happened in 2008, only on that occasion the final score was 3-2 to the North Koreans.
Maya Hayes is the third USA player to score a hat-trick in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, after Kelly Wilson in 2002 and Sydney Leroux in 2010. By contrast Adriana Leon’s treble came a full eight years after Canada’s last hat-trick in the tournament, which was scored by Brittany Timko in 2004 against Thailand. Going back even further, their compatriot Christine Sinclair had fired a five-goal salvo against England in 2002.
Average attendance so far, after 8 matches is 4,526 – based on the number of spectators and not by tickets sold.
TOMORROW:
Kobe sees DPRK Korea v. Argentina (16.00) and Norway v. Canada (19.00)
Hiroshima hosts Ghana v. Germany (16.00) and USA v China (19.00)
第22節Ｊ１全試合総括 – 8月18日(土曜日)
コンサドーレ札幌２-４ヴィッセル神戸 (札幌厚別): 8117人
最下位チームを相手に終始攻勢に試合を進めたヴィッセルが、田代、都倉をはじめ、野沢の弧を描くＦＫなどで得点を量産！詳しくは、こちらで。
ＦＣ東京０-１大見アルディージャ (味スタ): 18342人
ＦＣ東京は大宮アルディージャに屈し、大宮は降格圏から脱出。この試合の唯一の得点は、後半33分、荒れたグランドで190㎝の体格を生かして決めたノバコビッチの右足シュート。
ベガルタ仙台０-０柏レイソル (ユアスタ): 17715人
順位を一気に上げてきたレイソルと、このところやや低迷中のベガルタの一戦は、熱戦の末、両者相譲らず。首位サンフレッチェが勝ったため、ベガルタよりもレイソルにより大きな意味を持つ勝ち点１となった。
アルビレックス新潟０-２サンフレッチェ広島 (東北電ス): 32014人
佐藤寿人と石原のＦＷ陣の活躍で広島が新潟ディフェンスラインを切り裂いた。格の違いを見せつけた試合だった。
名古屋グランパス０-５ガンバ大阪 (豊田ス): 30354人
ガ大阪が今季最多の５得点で快勝。名古屋は後半戦は増川の退場により10人での戦いとなったが、チーム力に陰りが窺える。一方、レアンドロ、佐藤、今野、パウリーニョ、さらに遠藤のＰＫによる得点で、ガンバは降格圏脱出に向け前進中。
詳しくは、http://www.jsoccer.com/blog/?p=2310で。
ジュビロ磐田４-３セレッソ大阪 (ヤマハ): 10939人
オリンピック・コンビの山口、扇原のゴールなど、し烈な点の取り合いとなったこの試合、終了間近の前田の連続得点でジュビロが勝ち点３を手にした。
サガン鳥栖０-１清水エスパルス (ベアスタ): 11933人
今季、ホーム戦で好試合を続けているサガンを、好調のエスパルスが撃破。オリンピック代表村松のＪ２を含めてリーグ戦117試合目の初ゴールが試合を決めた。
この決勝点は、http://www.jsoccer.com/blog/?p=2308で。
浦和レッズ２-１鹿島アントラーズ (埼玉): 44131人
宇賀神、原口のゴールで、レッズが浮上中のアントラーズを抑え、勝利をもぎ取った。ただ、後半は、岩政の得点をはじめ、アントラーズの猛攻に防戦一方のレッズ。44000を超える観客の大半は手に汗握る思いで残り30分を見守った。
横浜Ｆマリノス２-２川崎フロンターレ (日産ス): 33584人
マルキーニョスのヘッドで２点を連取したマリノスだったが、元マリノス田中裕に２点を返され、結局、神奈川ダービーはドローで勝ち点を分け合った。
Afshin Ghotbi on Sagan Tosu 0-1 Shimizu S-Pulse
Hard Fought Victory …
An important fixture for both teams, as the J.League table is congested and a few points can be the difference from the top to the middle of the table. The atmosphere in the team was perfect approaching the match. The return of Muramatsu and the new signing of Kim Hyun Sung, both returning from the London Olympics, increased our options. The Best Amenity Stadium provided a perfect football setting for an exciting encounter. Sagan Tosu’s “kick and rush” style matched their British stadium atmosphere, posing a different challenge for our team.
We started well and controlled the early exchanges, but a quick counter attack after we lost the ball in midfield changed the tides in the first half. Tosu nearly scored from a couple of dangerous set pieces, and the cross bar came to our rescue when we made four individual mistakes in a row allowing a volley to beat Yamamoto. The sound of the ball smashing against our cross bar was a wake up call. We improved in the latter stages of the half and Kim, Takagi, Ishige and Muramatsu all came close to scoring before the end of the half.
During the intermission,I had an opportunity to make the necessary adjustments in our attacking and defending organization. In short, in attack we needed to find the free space earlier and move the ball swifter, and defensively we needed to stay more compact in midfield and pressure the ball higher. We improved a great deal in the 2nd half. We were finally rewarded through a well-taken corner from Omae and a powerful header from Muramatsu. Alex Brosque, returning from his national team duties arrived one day before the match and was not fit to start, but his inclusion in the 2nd half played a key role in our victory. He had a golden chance to double our lead late in the game, as he was clear behind the defense, but Tosu’s goalkeeper, Okuda, made the big play, blocking Alex’s shot. The closing minutes in the six minutes of added time were action-packed, with intense duels making an exciting conclusion to a hard fought game…
Again, special thanks to all the traveling S-Pulse fans for making the long journey. You are always with us. We will meet Urawa next Saturday in a key J.League fixture. Until then, so long, and thanks for all the fish.
(Note – he didn’t actually say, “… and thanks for all the fish”!)
Text and photo courtesy of www.afshinghotbi.com
Original article at http://www.afshinghotbi.com/en/article/?q_id=2659
Japan 2012 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Update, Monday August 20th
Yesterday’s Highlights – Stats of the Day
– Japan’s 4-1 success against Mexico is their biggest win in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
– Rosie White is the second player to have scored in three different editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The New Zealand forward follows in the footsteps of Mexico’s Charlyn Corral, who found the net in the 2006, 2008 and 2010 campaigns.
– Switzerland recorded their seventh defeat in seven matches played at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
– Three of the 12 goals scored on the first matchday came in second-half stoppage time, with substitutes on target four times.
– Brazil also bagged a crucial late goal in their previous meeting with Italy at this event, in 2004. On that occasion Kelly netted six minutes from the end to hand the South Americans a 2-1 victory, whereas this time her compatriot Amanda struck in the second minute of injury time to salvage a 1-1 draw.
– Nigeria are unbeaten in their last eight group-stage matches, having strung together five victories and three draws in the first round since losing 3-0 to China PR in their second game at the 2006 event
Today’s Matches
Group C – Kobe Home’s Stadium
16.00 Korea DPR v. Norway
Korea DPR’s Yun Song Mi was present at the pair’s previous encounter in the 2008 edition, albeit as an unused substitute. The East Asian side emerged 3-2 victors on that occasion.
19.00 Argentina v. Canada
This is the third FIFA competition in which Argentina and Canada have crossed paths. The CONCACAF side came out on top in both previous meetings, winning 3-0 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2003 and 2-1 in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2008.No previous Women’s U20 head-to-heads.
Group D – Hiroshima –
16.00 Ghana v. USA
USA are on an unbeaten streak stretching back seven games, following a 2-0 reverse against China PR in 2008. Their current run includes a 1-1 draw with Ghana in the last edition of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
19.00 Germany v. China PR
The only reigning champions to have kicked off the defence of their title with a win were USA at the 2004 finals, when they opened with a 3-0 victory over Korea Republic. By contrast, Germany lost 2-0 to Korea DPR in 2006 and Korea DPR were themselves defeated 3-2 by Brazil in 2008, while USA drew 1-1 with Ghana in 2010.