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J1 Preview – Sat. Sept.15th – 19:00 Shimizu S-Pulse vs FC Tokyo at Nihondaira

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Shimizu S-Pulse – DF Yoshida out, FW Takagi very doubtful with hamstring injury.
FC Tokyo – MF Hasegawa is suspended. The injury list includes DFs Ota, Jang and Hiramatsu, MFs Otake and Kawano, and FW Edmilson. FW Hirayama must also be considered doubtful.

11 wins for Tokyo, 7 for S-Pulse and 7 draws over the last decade.

Sandwiched between two legs of a Nabisco Cup semi-final, S-Pulse take on FC Tokyo having won the away game earlier in the season – their first win in ten against the capital club. S-Pulse are on a revival, after a dry spell mid-season and will want to continue their climb up the table in order to have a run at the top three, or even the top spot, so can not afford to drop points now, especially at home. They will also be looking to psychologically kill off their opponents before their return for that semi-final 2nd leg and the fans will be looking for any opportunity to barrack Tokyo’s Maruyama – who won a penalty lick in that first leg with a spectacular dive. The probable loss of Takagi to a hamstring injury will mean that new signing Kim, and Sho Ito – if given the chance – will need to produce the goods.

FC Tokyo will, on the other hand, feel confident, having won that first leg last week, and have beaten Marinos and Sanfrecce in their last two J1 games. A barren period has come to an end – fans were even concerned about dropping into the relegation dogfight, but it seems that has passed now, and the team can concentrate on rising in J1 and looking to a Nabisco Cup Final. Injuries have beset the team all season and a consistent team selection has not been seen but the players that are fit, and selected, know what they have to do! They just might not do it in this game – especially with one eye on the Nabisco Cup?
EXPECT a WIN for SHIMIZU S-PULSE!

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J1 Preview Aug.18th – 18:30 FC Tokyo vs Omiya Ardija at Ajinomoto

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FC Tokyo – DF Kaga is suspended, MF Yazawa has moved to JEF United. GK Gonda and DF Tokunaga are back from the Olympics. MF Otake is out for the season. DF Jang out for three months. MF Hanyu out for at least two more weeks. Kawano added to the injury list with left leg injury.

Omiya Ardija – MF Higashi is back from the Olympics. MF Murakami out for at least two months. FW Shimizu is out for about one month.

10 wins for FC Tokyo, just 3 for Omiya and 1 draw since 2005. 2 of those 3 wins were in 2006 and 2007 for Omiya… form is with Tokyo.

Returning hero Higashi is back from the Olympics although he appeared to be carrying an injury in the final and may not be 100%. Carlinhos was suspended last week and returns so one will presume Ardija think they are in better shape than last week. Suffice to say, if they do not win and some of the teams around them win, Ardija slip deeper into trouble.

FC Tokyo have drawn with Reysol and Reds in the last two games, but lost to Niigata and Tosu before that. They have not won since five games back. They have an extensive injury list but will be looking for a win to ensure they do not get dragged into the relegation zone, which would be easy with a run of three or four bad results. This will be a catalyst to a WIN for FC TOKYO!

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JSoccer.COMment – Results Round-Up of Games 8, 9 and 10

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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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PREVIEW – Albirex Niigata v. FC Tokyo – May 6th

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FC Tokyo – MF Otake must be considered out for the season. FW Hirayama expected to be out at least three weeks.

Abirex Niigata (P9 W2 D2 L5 GD -3) shocked Sanfrecce Hiroshima last time out in a game that appeared to be played by two teams under the weather, a case of bad Sanfrecce as opposed to good Albirex perhaps! Albirex have scored just fve goals in nine games this season, although have only conceded eight goals in that time … not much goal action for the Niigata fans so far but they’ll be happy with another 1-0 win, for sure. They will probably not get it, though.

FC Tokyo (P8 W4 D0 L4 GD -2) have gone on a downward slide after a good start and now sit in 10th place after losing four out of their last five J1 games. The capital team will be looking to halt that slide and Kazuma Watanabe will be expecting the start after a goalscoring ACL performance in midweek. Ishihara didn’t start the game in that ACL win so will be rested and ready to create or score as necessary. Expect the speedy FC Tokyo attack to unpick the lock of the stingy Niigata defence. Except a WIN for FC Tokyo!

Albirex have notched seven wins to FC Tokyo’s six, with two games ending in draws. Tokyo haven’t won in league play since doing the double over Niigata in 2008.

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Note that these two games are scheduled for 27th June (Wednesday), allowing for ACL games this week:

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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

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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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Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 FC Tokyo – April 28th

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S-Pulse came out of this with the win that I had predicted, even though they made it hard for themselves. The winning goal came after the home team found themselves down to nine men, when the two substitutes – Takahara and Takagi – combined, with Takagi blasting the ball from 15 yards or so with the keeper unable to move. Up to that point referee Nishimura had stuck to the letter of the law – not always a good thing, but a professional referee with a living to make can not be criticized for adhering to the rulebook – and a succession of orange shirts went into the book for varying offences, from kicking the ball away after the whistle that Franca picked up very early on (unnecessary, deserves to be fined) to the “take one for the team” cynical foul on the half way line from Shinji Ono. Brosque’s 2nd yellow card was another moment of madness when he intentionally delayed a quick free kick right under the referee’s nose and too his early bath.

Franca’s 2nd yellow card was a little more debatable, one of those that could go ewither way, depending on the referee, the opponents reaction, the crowd, and the view of the officials. Franca went up for the ball with arm swinging, caught his opponent in the face, who went down as if he’d been shot. The officials discussed it and a card was dispatched. Those go either way, today it went against S-Pulse. Until the goal (and his red card) FRanca had surely had the best chance as he found himself though on gaol with no defender in sight, but he delayed so much that by the time he was ready to shoot, he had defenders around him, and his shot was weak.
Tokyo sensed blood when S-Pulse went down to nine men but the home defence held out and then Takahara launched the counter attack that had Afshin Ghotbi and his bench dancing a jig, and gave S-Pulse maximum points!

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Match Preview – ベガルタ仙台 vs ＦＣ東京 – 4月21日

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ＦＣ東京-アーリア・ジャスール長谷川は出場停止、今秋のＡＣＬで途中退場した米本の出場は危ぶまれる。

ベガルタ仙台（勝点16勝５分１敗０得失点差＋８）はＪ１で唯一まだ負けがない。前節、Ｊリーグ覇者レイソルを相手に３-２の勝利をつかみ、自信を深めてこの一戦に臨んでくる。負傷者も出場停止者もなく、一貫したフォーメーションで戦えるのも強みだ。関口も点を取り、太田もベストの状態に戻っている。昨年度は、３月の震災後、チーム一丸となってのモチベーションの高いゲームを戦い抜いたベガルタだが、今年度は比較的楽に勝ち点を積み重ねてきている！
一方、ＦＣ東京（勝点12勝４分０敗２得失点差＋３）は、昨年の柏レイソルと同様、昇格後のＪ１での戦いを勝ち抜こうとしている。幸先の良いスタートの後、多少のつまずきもあったが、まだまだ今後への可能性を残している。今年はＡＦＣチャンピオンズリーグ初出場ということもあり、ペース配分にも気を配る必要がある。今週は北京を相手に楽勝し、メンバーの入れ替えも行っているので、疲労度はそう高くはない。しかし、両チームを見比べてみると、やはりホームの仙台が優勢。ベガルタ仙台の勝利か！

両者のＪリーグでの対戦はこれまでに５回。東京の勝利は2003年度の１回だけ。2010年度は、リーグカップを含めて３回対戦し、ＦＣ東京の１分２敗。

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Match Report – ＦＣ東京１-２鹿島アントラーズ 4月14日

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リーグ３位のＦＣ東京が低迷するアントラーズを最下位に釘付けにすべく臨んだこのゲームだったが、結果は違ったものになった！前半30分、興梠をねらったスルーパスに反応したＧＫ権田が興梠と激突、負傷退場となる。ＦＣサポーターのみならずオリンピック代表サポーターも、権田の負傷が大事に至らないように望んでいるはずだ。代わった塩田は交代早々、興梠への同様のスルーパスに勇気をもって反応し、前半をスコアレスで終了。後半21分、鹿島は東京の緩慢なパス回しを遠藤がインターセプト、素早く前線に抜け出し、右サイドに動き出した大迫にパス。大迫から中央にフリーで走り込んできた興梠にパスが通り、見事なキーパーの頭越しのゴールを決める。
ＦＣ東京は後半39分に同点に追いつく。判定は、（この試合２度目の）ＧＫへのバックパス（そしてどちらも誤審だ）ということだったが、ＦＫのディフェンスへの跳ね返りを、田辺が近距離から決めた。
鹿島の決勝点は、ロスタイム。途中出場のジュニーニョが左から切れ込んでシュート、キーパーがはじいたボールが遠藤の前へ転がると、遠藤が無人のゴールに叩き込んだ。