Last weekend was the end of the Kewell experiment, ironically one of the best performances of the club under his tenure, a strong second half saw F Marinos come away 4-1 winners over Kashima Antlers.
Another fantastic Kokuritsu Day fixture at the National Stadium, over 57k in the house to see FC Tokyo pick up a 2-0 win over Albirex Niigata. Mitch Duke played around the first hour for Machida Zelvia as they won a derby against Tokyo Verdy to continue their miracle season into another week.
J1 League Round 23 results:
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1-1 Vissel Kobe (16,495)
FC Tokyo 2-0 Albirex Niigata (57,885)
Tokyo Verdy 0-1 FC Machida Zelvia (22,480)
Nagoya Grampus 2-1 Kashiwa Reysol (31,961)
Kyoto Sanga 0-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (18,730)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 Avispa Fukuoka (24,766)
Shonan Bellmare 5-0 Jubilo Iwata (12,113)
Sagan Tosu 0-2 Gamba Osaka (9,913)
Kawasaki Frontale 1-1 Cerezo Osaka (20,725)
Yokohama F. Marinos 4-1 Kashima Antlers (31,463)
J1 League Round 23 standings:
- FC Machida Zelvia - 49
- Gamba Osaka - 44
- Vissel Kobe - 41
- Kashima Antlers - 41
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 37
- Cerezo Osaka - 37
- FC Tokyo - 36
- Avispa Fukuoka - 35
- Urawa Red Diamonds - 33
- Tokyo Verdy - 31
- Nagoya Grampus - 30
- Yokohama F. Marinos - 29
- Kashiwa Reysol - 29
- Kawasaki Frontale - 25
- Albirex Niigata - 25
- Jubilo Iwata - 24
- Sagan Tosu - 23
- Shonan Bellmare - 22
- Kyoto Sanga - 22
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - 12
Gotta love those J.League amazing scenes games. Kagoshima United score in the 90th to lead lowly Thespa Gunma. Gunma grabbed a point with an equaliser in the 97th! V-Varen Nagasaki left it until even later, their equaliser against Ventforet Kofu came in the 99th minute.
J2 League Round 24 results:
Fujieda MYFC 0-1 Ehime FC (9,640)
Kagoshima United 1-1 Thespa Gunma (5,227)
Blaublitz Akita 1-0 Renofa Yamaguchi (3,457)
Mito Hollyhock 2-2 Yokohama FC (4,482)
Ventforet Kofu 2-2 V-Varen Nagasaki (8,003)
Montedio Yamagata 1-2 Iwaki FC (9,670)
Tochigi SC 1-1 Fagiano Okayama (6,211)
JEF United Chiba 0-2 Roasso Kumamoto (12,135)
Tokushima Vortis 2-0 Vegalta Sendai (5,974)
Oita Trinita 0-2 Shimizu S-Pulse (9,773)
J2 League Round 24 standings:
- Shimizu S-Pulse - 52
- V-Varen Nagasaki - 51
- Yokohama FC - 50
- Fagiano Okayama - 41
- Renofa Yamaguchi - 38
- Vegalta Sendai - 38
- JEF United Chiba - 36
- Iwaki FC - 34
- Ehime FC - 34
- Tokushima Vortis - 32
- Blaublitz Akita - 31
- Fujieda MYFC - 30
- Montedio Yamagata - 29
- Oita Trinita - 28
- Roasso Kumamoto - 27
- Ventforet Kofu - 26
- Mito Hollyhock - 23
- Kagoshima United - 23
- Tochigi SC - 21
- Thespa Gunma - 13
J3 League Round 21 results:
Vanraure Hachinohe 1-0 Gainare Tottori (1,347)
YSCC 2-1 Fukushima United (1,843)
SC Sagamihara 1-0 Azul Claro Numazu (2,817)
AC Nagano Parceiro 0-0 Iwate Grulla Morioka (2,987)
Kataller Toyama 3-0 FC Ryukyu (3,706)
Omiya Ardija 1-0 Kamatamare Sanuki (8,338)
FC Gifu 1-1 Nara Club (4,162)
Matsumoto Yamaga 2-0 FC Osaka (5,213)
Giravanz Kitakyushu 1-0 Tegevajaro Miyazaki (3,670)
FC Imabari 3-0 Zweigen Kanazawa (3,672)
J3 League Round 21 standings:
- Omiya Ardija - 49
- FC Imabari - 36
- SC Sagamihara - 35
- Azul Claro Numazu - 34
- Kataller Toyama - 33
- Zweigen Kanazawa - 33
- FC Osaka - 32
- Giravanz Kitakyushu - 32
- Matsumoto Yamaga - 30
- FC Gifu - 30
- FC Ryukyu - 30
- Fukushima United - 29
- Vanraure Hachinohe - 29
- AC Nagano Parceiro - 25
- YSCC Yokohama - 24
- Nara Club - 22
- Gainare Tottori - 18
- Tegevajaro Miyazaki - 16
- Kamatamare Sanuki - 15
- Iwate Grulla Morioka - 14