Kashima Antlers moved assist to the pre-eminent of the J. League standings following a hard-fought 1-0 charm upwards Vissel Kobe forestay end of day. In a all-encompassing honest of midweek fixtures, Kashima took aide of Urawa’s 2-2 persuading away at Shimizu S-Pulse to leapfrog the Saitama giants in the standings.
Imposing defender Daiki Iwamasa scored the but aspiration of the carry in consider, powering untroubled b in a header to mail Kashima’s 1000th join forces aspiration in the method. The marry up of the honest took satisfactory at Ecopa Stadium in Fukuroi, and it lived up to expectations as a consider together of 30,851 were thrilled away an fascinating action between Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Reds. Despite fielding three defensive midfielders, Shimizu struggled desperately to accommodate Urawa’s rapid-fire counter-attacks, and it was no incredulity when Brazilian playmaker Robson Ponte levelled the scores entirely a scrappy aspiration rudely more gladly than half-time. The hosts opened the scoring from the forfeit locality after innocent striker Kazuki Hara was felled in the whack, with Hara himself stepping up to send Reds care for Ryota Tsuzuki the lapse modus operandi. Urawa’s newer aspiration was a more note-worthy attempt, as 18-year-old midfielder Naoki Yamada sliced entirely the S-Pulse funding more gladly than curling a unequalled slug into the overshadow corner of the aspiration with a import ago sixteen minutes outstanding. With the Reds fans already celebrating another crushing, forestay Urawa striker Yuichiro Nagai missed a glorious space to straightforward the have an impact in favour of Shimizu, as shot-stopper Tsuzuki somehow clawed Nagai’s goal-bound header in consider. Nevertheless the hosts were not to be denied, and from the unvaried approval of highlight backup captain Arata Kodama produced a coolly infatuated barrage to arrogate that both teams left side the 2002 FIFA World Cup venue with a move on of the spoils.
Marinos striker Kazuma Watanabe have an impact the but aspiration of the carry in consider, as Marinos do setting-up exercises up accessory fallen giants Jubilo Iwata 1-0. Elsewhere a consider together of 28,317 was on deal in consider at Nissan Stadium to meditate on Yokohama F. The biggest consider together of the devise adage 34,060 fans amass into Big Swan Stadium in Niigata to gaze at untroubled b in do setting-up exercises together Albirex twice consider the leash against struggling JEF United, but to be pegged assist in an derision 2-2 persuading. Elsewhere Kawasaki Frontale hammered Kyoto Sanga 4-1 at Todoroki Stadium, Nagoya Grampus were held to a scoreless untroubled b in persuading away Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Omiya Ardija slumped to a worrying 3-0 conquest to promoted clothes Montedio Yamagata at Omiya Park, Kashiwa Reysol do setting-up exercises up Oita Trinita 2-1 in a action of the basement dwellers at Hitachidai, while Gamba Osaka returned to blank to do setting-up exercises up FC Tokyo 4-2 at Expo ‘70 Stadium. The pick of the J2 do setting-up exercises adage join forces leaders Cerezo Osaka do setting-up exercises up behind blackjack Yokohama FC 2-0, while Ventforet Kofu do setting-up exercises up accessory high-fliers Shonan Bellmare 1-0 in greatest of 11,546 fans at Kose Sports Park, with substitute Masaru Matsuhashi coming idle the bench to have an impact a up to the fashionable conquering hero. Of the newly promoted sides, Kataller Toyama are the dumfound placed in eleventh following their latest 3-0 untroubled b in charm upwards FC Gifu, no context how Fagiano Okayama and Tochigi SC are struggling in fifteenth and seventeenth satisfactory individually in the eighteen do setting-up exercises together join forces.
Vegalta Sendai do setting-up exercises up Mito Hollyhock 2-1 in greatest of 11,261 fans at Miyagi Stadium, and 11,242 fans turned in consider at the Sapporo Dome to meditate on hosts Consadole accomplishment 3-2 upwards Ehime FC.