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J1 Round-Up, May 3rd, Matchday 9
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
PREVIEW – 大宮アルディージャ vs. ガンバ大阪 – 5/6
ガンバ大阪 — ＦＷ川西、足の骨折のため、復帰にあと１ヶ月。
大宮アルディージャ (点11勝３分２敗４差－６) は、前節、アウェイのヴィッセル神戸戦でチーム全体が連休モードに入ってしまったような内容だった。枠内に飛んだゴールはほとんどなく、３得点しかできなかったヴィッセルが不運だったというべきか。ラファエルには高給に見合う働きが、チョ・ヨンチョルには次の韓国代表戦に召集されるような活躍が、また中盤の東にはロンドンオリンピック・メンバー選出が確実になるような内容のプレーが要求される。このように大宮は、選手は揃っているがチームとして機能していない。
一方のガンバ大阪 (点７勝２分１敗５差－８) は、攻撃力はＪ１で６位だが、守備力が最悪。昨季と大差はないとの見方もあるが、結果にはそれが表れていない。松波監督の今最大の課題はチームを一つにまとめ、ディフェンスを強化することだ。ベテランＧＫ藤ヶ谷はＡＣＬで代役を務めた若手ＧＫ木村に正ＧＫの座を譲るだろうか。今季は、シーズン前もシーズンに入ってからも、コーチ陣の交代を含め、様々な入れ替え・変更をしてきたガンバだが、ガンバの名を地に落とすことなく今季を終了するためには、今節のような試合を確実にものにしていくことが必要だ。ガンバ大阪の勝利に期待しよう！
過去14試合中、ガンバの勝利は９試合。引き分け試合は過去になし。
PREVIEW – Omiya Ardija v. Gamba Osaka – May 6th
Gamba Osaka – FW Kawanishi out for another month recovering from a broken leg.
Omiya Ardija (P9 W3 D2 L4 GD -6) were sent packing in their last match, away at Vissel Kobe, with the whole team having an off day it seemed. Barely a shot on goal and Vissel were unlucky to only get three goals. Rafael will be trying to prove he is worth the big salary he’s getting, while Cho will need to be on form to ensure a call-up for the Korean national team next time out. Higashi, in central midfield will be looking to cement a place in the London Olympic team so plenty to play for outside the J.League for some of these players – only good performances will do! Omiya have the players, but do they have the TEAM?
Gamba Osaka (P8 W2 D1 L5 GD -8) have the 6th best attacking record in J1 but by far the worst defensive record in the division, little change from previous seasons, some might say, but the results have not gone Gamba’s way yet and coach Matsunami needs to get his players working together as a team and seal up that defence. Will veteran keeper Fujigaya make way for understudy Kimura in J.League play after Kimura started in the ACL defeat in midweek? Gamba made many changes during the pre-season AND have already changed their coaching staff once this season, so no-one could really expect them to be challenging for honours in this season of rebuilding but they will need to win games like these to ensure a respectable mid-table finish. Expect a WIN for Gamba Osaka!
Gamba have registered nine wins to Ardija’s five in 14 meetings. These teams have never played to a draw!
Note that these two games are scheduled for 27th June (Wednesday), allowing for ACL games this week:
Note that these two games are scheduled for 27th June (Wednesday), allowing for ACL games this week:
FC Tokyo v Kashiwa Reysol
Gamba Osaka v. Nagoya Grampus
以下の２試合は、今週のACLゲームのため、６月27日（水）に予定されている。
ＦＣ東京 vs. 柏レイソル
ガンバ大阪 vs. 名古屋グランパス
Patrick Mboma (Gamba, Verdy, Vissel) scores a CLASSIC against France, for Cameroun!
Gamba Osaka 0-3 Pohang Steelers
Gamba Osaka capitulated to their heaviest ever home defeat in the AFC Champions League, going down 3-0 to Pohang Steelers, while rarely putting up a fight in any area of the field. Jose Carlos Serrao’s first real game in charge was a disaster from start to finish and the Brazilian coach will be looking for a vast improvement for the opening day of J1 on Saturday, when Vissel Kobe are the visitors.
Pohang took the lead in the 19th minute, as Gamba had spurned chances and possession to allow a goal from nowhere, as Kim Tae Su headed home unmarked in the six yard area! Plus ca change, plus ca meme chose – or something like that!! Then Gamba found themselves 2-0 down just minutes later as Fujigaya punched away a corner, only for it to deflect past the flailing keeper for an admittedly unlucky 2nd goal. Zoran Rendulic cliamed the goal but knew little of it.
Gamba found themselves leaving gaps at the back as they tried in vain to pull a goal or two back but it wasn’t a counter-attack that finally finished them off, but an uncharacteristic mistake by national team centre back Yasuyuki Konno, who missed a simple control of the ball and allowed Pohang captain Shin Hyung Min to take the ball and slip it into the path of Derek Asamoah, who calmly flicked the ball over the onrushing Fujigaya in the Gamba goal to top the scoring at 3-0.