interesting, thanks for the Link. I had no idea of any of that.
I wanted cupsets and we got some proper cupsets in the Emperor’s Cup second round! The current J1 League leaders FC Machida Zelvia cop a 91st minute equaliser and then crash out 4-2 on penalties to the University of Tsukuba! Nagoya Grampus also suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Japan Soccer College. THAT is the magic of the cup.
A heart stopper for Harry Kewell for sure as well. Yokohama F. Marinos scored the first goal of the game against 3rd tier FC Gifu in the 81st minute. Gifu score in the 83rd and 89th. Yokohama equalise in the 96th minute and go on to win a shootout 5-4.
(J1) Vissel Kobe 2-0 Kataller Toyama (Toyama)
(J2) Tokushima Vortis 1-0 Vegalta Sendai (J2)
(J1) Kashiwa Reysol 2-0 Iwate Grulla Morioka (Iwate)
(J1) FC Machida Zelvia 1-1 {2-4 penalties} University of Tsukuba (Ibaraki)
(J1) Cerezo Osaka 3-1 J-Lease FC (Oita)
(J2) Ventforet Kofu 2-0 Honda FC (amateur representative)
(J1) Albirex Niigata 4-4 {3-1 penalties} Giravanz Kitakyushu (Fukuoka)
(J2) V-Varen Nagasaki 3-2 Kamatamare Sanuki (Kagawa)
(J1) Kashima Antlers 2-1 Nara Club (Nara)
(J2) Fujieda MYFC 2-0 Tochigi SC (J2)
(J1) Sagan Tosu 2-1 Kochi United (Kochi)
(J2) Yokohama FC 2-1 {a.e.t} Vanraure Hachinohe (Aomori)
(J1) Nagoya Grampus 0-1 Japan Soccer College (Niigata)
(J2) Thespa Gunma 1-1 {2-3 penalties} Renofa Yamaguchi (J2)
(J1) Kyoto Sanga 2-0 Omiya Ardija (Omiya)
(J2) Shimizu S-Pulse 9-0 Mitsubishi Nagasaki (Nagasaki)
(J1) Yokohama F. Marinos 2-2 {5-4 penalties} FC Gifu (Gifu)
(J2) Roasso Kumamoto 0-2 Mito Hollyhock (J2)
(J1) Gamba Osaka 3-0 Fukushima United (Fukushima)
(J1) Jubilo Iwata 1-2 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (Miyazaki)
(J1) Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 Sony Sendai (Miyagi)
(J2) Oita Trinita 1-0 Kagoshima United (J2)
(J1) FC Tokyo 3-0 Veertien Mie (Mie)
(J2) JEF United Chiba 2-1 Chukyo University (Aichi)
(J1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 11-2 Baleine Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi)
(J2) Blaublitz Akita 0-2 Iwaki FC (J2)
(J1) Shonan Bellmare 3-1 Konan University (Hyogo)
(J1) Tokyo Verdy 5-0 Nagano Parceiro (Nagano)
(J1) Avispa Fukuoka 8-0 Fukuyama City (Hiroshima)
(J2) Fagiano Okayama 1-7 Ehime FC (J2)
(J1) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3-1 Tochigi City (Tochigi)
(J2) Montedio Yamagata 3-2 SC Sagamihara (Kanagawa)
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Harry’s Yokohama team losing again after taking the early lead. No wonder he is going gray quickly. I doubt he will last much longer. Hope he proves me wrong though
I really don’t think he was ever cut out for the job.
I wonder if they will go for Patty Kisnorbo if they do bin Harry?
Not saying that it would be a good appointment but the CFG and Australian links make sense.
Quick look at last weekend’s J2 and J3 while this current round of matches continues on this fine Sunday. I’ll post the standings for the end of this round tomorrow in my weekend wrapup.
J2 League Round 19 results:
Blaublitz Akita 1-1 Roasso Kumamoto (2,487)
Ventforet Kofu 1-1 Vegalta Sendai (8,628)
Tokushima Vortis 0-1 Yokohama FC (4,943)
Ehime FC 1-0 Mito Hollyhock (3,286)
Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 Fujieda MYFC (17,707)
Tochigi SC 1-1 Thespa Gunma (6,047)
Renofa Yamaguchi 1-2 JEF United Chiba (4,536)
Montedio Yamagata 0-0 Oita Trinita (7,101)
Fagiano Okayama 1-1 Kagoshima United (5,480)
J3 League Round 16 results:
AC Nagano Parceiro 4-0 YSCC Yokohama (3,488)
Nara Club 2-1 SC Sagamihara (2,204)
FC Ryukyu 1-0 FC Imabari (2,303)
FC Gifu 1-5 Azul Claro Numazu (7,805)
Gainare Tottori 0-4 Matsumoto Yamaga (2,197)
Fukushima United 2-0 Vanraure Hachinohe (2,004)
Zweigen Kanazawa 0-1 Omiya Ardija (8,265)
Kamatamare Sanuki 0-1 FC Osaka (1,211)
Tegevajaro Miyazaki 1-1 Giravanz Kitakyushu (1,077)
There is one team in J3 that I have a real soft spot for, here is a little bit of information about the amazing and wonderful
Kamatamare Sanuki
Other than having a name that is just so pleasant to say, they are also fairly unique in their club identity. There are countless numbers of football teams in Japan and around the world that feature a bird or an animal in their club badge, but I can’t think of too many others that feature FOOD.
There is a style of udon noodles that is so popular in Kagawa (Kamatama Udon) prefecture that when the club professionalised and began to move towards J.League status, they adopted it into their name and featured it in their club badge.
The football in the middle of the crest is in the location that the egg would sit on top of the udon noodles.
They also play in a very appealing sky blue home kit.
The all-important mascot is a boy with a noodle bowl head, the noodles are his brain.
Their home ground is typical for a lot of Japanese clubs, featuring an athletics track.
Kamatamare Sanuki have the license that allows for their promotion to J1 League, but with the club currently sitting in 19th in J3 League, it might be a while yet until we see Sanupi and his noodle brain in the top flight of Japanese football.
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Last week across the J.Leagues (the week often gets busier than I expect and I don’t have time or energy to pay attention to the results, but I always like to get them done eventually)
A great day out last week for FC Machida Zelvia at the expense of Harry Kewell and Yokohama F. Marinos, the front-running new boys of J1 coming away with the 3-1 win.
They had a better time of it (unfortunately for me) in the midweek catchup game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, a 90th minute goal this time coming to their aid rather than detriment as they won 3-2.
J1 League Round 18 results:
Yokohama F. Marinos 1-3 FC Machida Zelvia (37,396)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-1 Tokyo Verdy (25,952)
Kyoto Sanga 2-0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (11,182)
Cerezo Osaka 2-1 Urawa Red Diamonds (19,798)
Vissel Kobe 1-0 Kawasaki Frontale (49,541)
Avispa Fukuoka 2-0 Sagan Tosu (15,880)
Kashima Antlers 1-1 Albirex Niigata (15,499)
FC Tokyo 1-1 Jubilo Iwata (24,580)
Gamba Osaka 2-1 Kashiwa Reysol (20,953)
Nagoya Grampus 1-1 Shonan Bellmare (21,990)
J1 League Round 18 standings:
- FC Machida Zelvia - 38
- Kashima Antlers - 36
- Gamba Osaka - 34
- Vissel Kobe - 33
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 29
- Cerezo Osaka - 28
- Avispa Fukuoka - 28
- FC Tokyo - 27
- Nagoya Grampus - 27
- Urawa Red Diamonds - 25
- Tokyo Verdy - 24
- Yokohama F. Marinos - 23
- Kashiwa Reysol - 22
- Kawasaki Frontale - 20
- Albirex Niigata - 20
- Jubilo Iwata - 19
- Shonan Bellmare - 15
- Sagan Tosu - 14
- Kyoto Sanga - 14
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - 11
Vegalta Sendai fans must have surely thought they had seen a great home win when Sendai scored to take a 2-1 lead in the 93rd minute. V-Varen Nagasaki had the last laugh, stealing a point with an equaliser in the 96th.
J2 League Round 20 results:
Fujieda MYFC 1-3 Yokohama FC (3,507)
Kagoshima United 2-1 Montedio Yamagata (5,225)
Iwaki FC 1-1 Ventforet Kofu (4,060)
Mito Hollyhock 1-0 Blaublitz Akita (3,358)
Vegalta Sendai 2-2 V-Varen Nagasaki (11,278)
Ehime FC 3-0 Shimizu S-Pulse (8,107)
Roasso Kumamoto 0-1 Fagiano Okayama (3,947)
Oita Trinita 0-2 Tochigi SC (6,276)
Thespa Gunma 0-1 Renofa Yamaguchi (2,364)
JEF United Chiba 1-0 Tokushima Vortis (8,212)
J2 League Round 20 standings:
- Shimizu S-Pulse - 43
- V-Varen Nagasaki - 40
- Yokohama FC - 40
- Renofa Yamaguchi - 34
- Fagiano Okayama - 34
- Vegalta Sendai - 34
- JEF United Chiba - 33
- Iwaki FC - 28
- Ehime FC - 28
- Blaublitz Akita - 25
- Ventforet Kofu - 24
- Oita Trinita - 24
- Fujieda MYFC - 24
- Montedio Yamagata - 22
- Tokushima Vortis - 22
- Mito Hollyhock - 21
- Roasso Kumamoto - 21
- Kagoshima United - 19
- Tochigi SC - 17
- Thespa Gunma - 9
J3 League Round 17 results:
FC Osaka 2-1 Gainare Tottori (1,258)
YSCC Yokohama 1-2 FC Gifu (1,222)
Vanraure Hachinohe 0-0 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (1,785)
Matsumoto Yamaga 4-0 Azul Claro Numazu (6,803)
Kamatamare Sanuki 0-1 Zweigen Kanazawa (1,918)
Giravanz Kitakyushu 2-1 Nara Club (4,669)
Kataller Toyama 1-1 Omiya Ardija (4,011)
Iwate Grulla Morioka 3-2 AC Nagano Parceiro (885)
FC Imabari 2-1 SC Sagamihara (3,633)
FC Ryukyu 2-1 Fukushima United FC (2,267)
J3 League Round 17 standings:
- Omiya Ardija - 40
- Azul Claro Numazu - 28
- FC Osaka - 28
- FC Ryukyu - 27
- Fukushima United - 26
- Matsumoto Yamaga - 26
- Zweigen Kanazawa - 26
- FC Imabari - 26
- SC Sagamihara - 25
- AC Nagano Parceiro - 23
- FC Gifu - 23
- Kataller Toyama - 22
- Giravanz Kitakyushu - 22
- Nara Club - 19
- Vanraure Hachinohe - 17
- YSCC Yokohama - 17
- Gainare Tottori - 17
- Tegevajaro Miyazaki - 15
- Kamatamare Sanuki - 14
- Iwate Grulla Morioka - 12
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Something interesting I read that J.League is doing this season is playing a number of games at Tokyo National Stadium, as special ‘Kokuritsu Day’ matches.
So far the games have been pretty successful at bringing in crowds to the stadium that was rebuilt for Tokyo Olympics. Games featuring one Tokyo (or nearby) team, a special day out at the National Stadium, it seems to be a hit.
Tokyo Verdy vs Yokohama F. Marinos had 53,026
FC Tokyo vs Urawa Reds had 49,005
FC Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers had 52, 772
FC Machida Zelvia vs Vissel Kobe had 39,080
Kashima Antlers vs Yokohama F. Marinos had 52,860
Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale had 49,541
Sounds like a real festival of football
Things keep getting worse for Harry Kewell, as mentioned earlier. I don’t know much about Yokohama F. Marinos, as I do not care for the club at all, but surely there must be some buyers remorse going on here. They are on a real losing roll and just lost to Sagan Tosu midweek in a catchup game.
On the other side, the Machida miracle seems to be continuing. Mitch Duke banged in another goal, opening the scoring for his team in the 3-1 win over Gamba Osaka. Is it still too early for the fans to start dreaming the impossible dream?
Last weekend’s J1, round 21 results:
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0-1 Albirex Niigata (13,859)
Kawasaki Frontale 1-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (22,393)
Yokohama F. Marinos 1-2 Tokyo Verdy (26,134)
Gamba Osaka 1-3 FC Machida Zelvia (26,953)
Cerezo Osaka 2-1 Nagoya Grampus (16,400)
Urawa Red Diamonds 3-0 Jubilo Iwata (32,079)
FC Tokyo 0-1 Avispa Fukuoka (20,133)
Shonan Bellmare 0-1 Kyoto Sanga (9,516)
Vissel Kobe 3-1 Kashima Antlers (21,963)
Sagan Tosu 1-4 Kashiwa Reysol (5,886)
J1 League Round 21 standings:
- FC Machida Zelvia - 43
- Vissel Kobe - 40
- Kashima Antlers - 38
- Gamba Osaka - 38
- Cerezo Osaka - 35
- Avispa Fukuoka - 35
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 34
- FC Tokyo - 33
- Urawa Red Diamonds - 32
- Tokyo Verdy - 30
- Nagoya Grampus - 27
- Yokohama F. Marinos - 26
- Kashiwa Reysol - 26
- Albirex Niigata - 25
- Kawasaki Frontale - 23
- Jubilo Iwata - 23
- Sagan Tosu - 20
- Kyoto Sanga - 18
- Shonan Bellmare - 16
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - 11
J2 League Round 22 results:
Iwaki FC 0-4 Yokohama FC (4,796)
Mito Hollyhock 1-1 Renofa Yamaguchi (3,337)
Roasso Kumamoto 4-0 Ehime FC (4,248)
Vegalta Sendai 3-2 Tochigi SC (13,423)
Thespa Gunma 1-2 Fujieda MYFC (3,128)
Tokushima Vortis 2-2 V-Varen Nagasaki (5,087)
Oita Trinita 0-0 Ventforet Kofu (11,778)
Blaublitz Akita 0-3 Montedio Yamagata (6,598)
Shimizu S-Pulse 3-1 Fagiano Okayama (13,759)
JEF United Chiba 2-1 Kagoshima United (7,709)
J2 League Round 22 standings:
- V-Varen Nagasaki - 47
- Yokohama FC - 46
- Shimizu S-Pulse - 46
- Vegalta Sendai - 38
- Fagiano Okayama - 37
- JEF United Chiba - 36
- Renofa Yamaguchi - 35
- Iwaki FC - 31
- Ehime FC - 31
- Blaublitz Akita - 28
- Fujieda MYFC - 27
- Montedio Yamagata - 26
- Tokushima Vortis - 26
- Ventforet Kofu - 25
- Oita Trinita - 25
- Roasso Kumamoto - 24
- Mito Hollyhock - 22
- Kagoshima United - 22
- Tochigi SC - 20
- Thespa Gunma - 9
J3 League Round 19 results:
Matsumoto Yamaga 1-1 AC Nagano Parceiro (14,411)
FC Osaka 4-1 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (3,115)
YSCC Yokohama 1-0 Azul Claro Numazu (1,409)
Kataller Toyama 0-0 SC Sagamihara (3,443)
Nara Club 2-2 Gainare Tottori (1,696)
Giravanz Kitakyushu 2-1 Fukushima United (4,927)
FC Gifu 1-2 Vanraure Hachinohe (7,503)
Omiya Ardija 2-0 Iwate Grulla Morioka (6,312)
FC Imabari 2-1 Kamatamare Sanuki (4,620)
FC Ryukyu 1-2 Zweigen Kanazawa (2,585)
J3 League Round 19 standings:
- Omiya Ardija - 46
- Azul Claro Numazu - 31
- FC Osaka - 31
- Zweigen Kanazawa - 30
- FC Imabari - 30
- Fukushima United - 29
- Kataller Toyama - 29
- SC Sagamihara - 29
- Matsumoto Yamaga - 27
- FC Ryukyu - 27
- FC Gifu - 26
- Giravanz Kitakyushu - 26
- AC Nagano Parceiro - 24
- Vanraure Hachinohe - 23
- Nara Club - 20
- YSCC Yokohama - 20
- Gainare Tottori - 18
- Tegevajaro Miyazaki - 16
- Kamatamare Sanuki - 15
- Iwate Grulla Morioka - 13
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So Yokohama F. Marinos lost 4-0 to Gamba Osaka yesterday.
They’re now in 13th place, a healthy 20 points off top spot. There must be some rumblings about Kewell’s future getting louder every week now.
Other than more pain for Harry Kewell, there was a lot of good football across the divisions in J.League over the weekend.
Another week, another win for FC Machida Zelvia. Mitch Duke started and played 75 minutes in a 1-0 win over Mitch Langerak and Nagoya Grampus.
Ultimate Scenus Amazium at Urawa Komabu Stadium (I’m not sure why they were playing at their traditional home ground rather than the Saitama 2002 Stadium) but not a night to remember for the Reds fans. Shonan Bellmare, scrapping for survival, scored an equalising goal (2-2) in the 90th minute and then grabbed a shocking winner in the 92nd.
Other scenes at Kashiwa Reysol as they bagged a 3-2 winner in the 94th against FC Tokyo. Even scenier scenes in Fukuoka as Kyoto Sanga scored the winner in the 99th minute against the home team Avispa!
Sadly for me, the early season unbeaten run for Sanfrecce Hiroshima seems to have faded into the mists of time, they lost 3-1 to Vissel Kobe to continue a drift away from contendership.
J1 League Round 22 results:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-3 Vissel Kobe (25,119)
Kashima Antlers 2-0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (16,461)
FC Machida Zelvia 1-0 Nagoya Grampus (9,117)
Albirex Niigata 3-4 Sagan Tosu (23,217)
Jubilo Iwata 2-2 Kawasaki Frontale (13,153)
Tokyo Verdy 1-1 Cerezo Osaka (16,265)
Gamba Osaka 4-0 Yokohama F. Marinos (26,335)
Urawa Red Diamonds 2-3 Shonan Bellmare (16,787)
Kashiwa Reysol 3-2 FC Tokyo (11,804)
Avispa Fukuoka 1-2 Kyoto Sanga (8,821)
J1 League Round 22 standings:
- FC Machida Zelvia - 46
- Kashima Antlers - 41
- Gamba Osaka - 41
- Vissel Kobe - 40
- Cerezo Osaka - 36
- Avispa Fukuoka - 35
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 34
- FC Tokyo - 33
- Urawa Red Diamonds - 32
- Tokyo Verdy - 31
- Kashiwa Reysol - 29
- Nagoya Grampus - 27
- Yokohama F. Marinos - 26
- Albirex Niigata - 25
- Kawasaki Frontale - 24
- Jubilo Iwata - 24
- Sagan Tosu - 23
- Kyoto Sanga - 21
- Shonan Bellmare - 19
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - 11
Somehow, I have absolutely no idea how, miserable Thespa Gunma who had barely managed to look like getting a win all season came away with a 4-0 victory away to Ehime FC.
J2 League Round 23 results:
Iwaki FC 0-1 Oita Trinita (3,807)
Yokohama FC 1-0 Blaublitz Akita (5,047)
Ventforet Kofu 1-3 Tokushima Vortis (7,548)
Fujieda MYFC 3-1 Mito Hollyhock (2,915)
Shimizu S-Pulse 2-0 JEF United Chiba (17,739)
Montedio Yamagata 1-0 Tochigi SC (9,808)
Fagiano Okayama 2-0 Vegalta Sendai (15,269)
Renofa Yamaguchi 1-0 Kagoshima United (5,869)
V-Varen Nagasaki 2-0 Roasso Kumamoto (14,424)
Ehime FC 0-4 Thespa Gunma (3,420)
J2 League Round 23 standings:
- V-Varen Nagasaki - 50
- Yokohama FC - 49
- Shimizu S-Pulse - 49
- Fagiano Okayama - 40
- Renofa Yamaguchi - 38
- Vegalta Sendai - 38
- JEF United Chiba - 36
- Iwaki FC - 31
- Ehime FC - 31
- Fujieda MYFC - 30
- Montedio Yamagata - 29
- Tokushima Vortis - 29
- Blaublitz Akita - 28
- Oita Trinita - 28
- Ventforet Kofu - 25
- Roasso Kumamoto - 24
- Mito Hollyhock - 22
- Kagoshima United - 22
- Tochigi SC - 20
- Thespa Gunma - 12
J3 League Round 20 results:
Vanraure Hachinohe 1-0 Matsumoto Yamaga (3,031)
Iwate Grulla Morioka 0-1 SC Sagamihara (1,201)
Zweigen Kanazawa 3-0 AC Nagano Parceiro (5,434)
FC Osaka 0-0 Kataller Toyama (2,224)
Azul Claro Numazu 3-1 Omiya Ardija (5,029)
Gainare Tottori 1-2 Giravanz Kitakyushu (2,177)
Tegevajaro Miyazaki 0-1 FC Gifu (1,465)
Fukushima United 2-3 FC Imabari (1,178)
Nara Club 2-2 YSCC Yokohama (2,028)
Kamatamare Sanuki 0-1 FC Ryukyu (1,428)
J3 League Round 20 standings:
- Omiya Ardija - 46
- Azul Claro Numazu - 34
- Zweigen Kanazawa - 33
- FC Imabari - 33
- FC Osaka - 32
- SC Sagamihara - 32
- Kataller Toyama - 30
- FC Ryukyu - 30
- Fukushima United - 29
- FC Gifu - 29
- Giravanz Kitakyushu - 29
- Matsumoto Yamaga - 27
- Vanraure Hachinohe - 26
- AC Nagano Parceiro - 24
- Nara Club - 21
- YSCC Yokohama - 21
- Gainare Tottori - 18
- Tegevajaro Miyazaki - 16
- Kamatamare Sanuki - 15
- Iwate Grulla Morioka - 13
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Mitch Duke seems to be killing it, from 2nd division to leading the J League. Hope they can hang on
A small footballing tragedy (in my opinion) happened early this year that I only just noticed.
The team with the most charming name and logo in all of football, the JFL team Suzuka Point Getters, have been rebranded as Atletico Suzuka Club.
Farewell to the wonderful little F1 inspired name and logo.
Welcome to the new branding.
The logos definitely decent but will miss the point getters
The 3rd round of the Emperor’s Cup was midweek. We went really close to some classic cupsets, but not quite all the way sadly. University of Tsukuba took J1 side Kashiwa Reysol to extra time, and the lowly placed Mito Hollyhock in J2 made Yokohama F. Marinos go all the way to penalties to get their win. Albirex Niigata completely fell apart going down 6-1 to J2 frontrunners V-Varen Nagasaki.
(J1) Vissel Kobe 2-0 Tokushima Vortis (J2)
(J1) Kashiwa Reysol 2-1 {a.e.t} University of Tsukuba (Ibaraki)
(J1) Cerezo Osaka 1-2 {a.e.t} Ventforet Kofu (J2)
(J1) Albirex Niigata 1-6 V-Varen Nagasaki (J2)
(J1) Kashima Antlers 2-1 Fujieda MYF (J2)
(J1) Sagan Tosu 3-1 Yokohama FC (J2)
(J1) Kyoto Sanga 3-1 Shimizu S-Pulse (J2)
(J1) Yokohama F. Marinos 2-2 {F. Marinos win 5-4 penalties} Mito Hollyhock (J2)
(J1) Gamba Osaka 2-1 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (J3)
(J1) Kawasaki Frontale 1-3 Oita Trinita (J2)
(J1) FC Tokyo 1-2 {a.e.t} JEF United Chiba (J2)
(J1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4-0 Iwaki FC (J2)
(J1) Shonan Bellmare 1-0 Tokyo Verdy (J1)
(J1) Avispa Fukuoka 0-2 Ehime FC (J2)
(J1) Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 6-3 Montedio Yamagata (J2)
(Niigata) Japan Soccer College vs Renofa Yamaguchi will be played this Wednesday to round out the 3rd round of the Cup.
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Harry Kewell sacked.
Prediction missed by a fortnight. 
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