2009.09.19
Finke's Relief, Sekizuka's Frustration. Kawasaki-F 0-2 Urawa.
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Kawasaki 0-2 Urawa. Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki
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J.League announced that the suspended matchup of Kashima Antlers vs
Kawasaki Frontale on 12th will be replayed from 74th minutes on 7th
October at the score of 3-1 lead by away Kawasaki. Once, it is
reported that the match was cancelled, this week was very anxious for
Kawasaki Frontale and coach Sekizuka.
On one hand, Volker Finke's Urawa Reds have ended club record's seven
consecutive defeats on last Sunday with 4-1 win over Yamagata. This
will be the match of the week.
The match ended with 0-2. Urawa's defense line holded up league
favorite Frontale's attackers. Several fast counter attacks from
Kawasaki seemed to be completed, but Reds' plan or attackers' futigue
did not allow the goal.
Some found Urawa Reds changed their tactics. Too steady to follow
Finke's lessons, Reds' attacks are said to be flat and easy to be
counter attacked. But, today is Reds changed slightly. Although Some
say their bad habit of retreat came back again, the system is very
compact and they selected offensive advantage and defensive advantage
flexibly. The team is the mixture of old strong Reds with new
combination football.
-- added on 20th Sunday --
As Kashima stumble again, the league comes back. They allowed solitary
journey for Kashima in the first half of the season, but the leaders
has switched to Shimizu, Hiroshima and G-Osaka after the halfway
of the season. If Kashima won't get back their top form, nobody knows
where the cup goes?
| 2009 J.League Division 1 Table (Match #18 to uptodate) |
| | PT | GP | W | D | L | GD | (GF | GA) | |
| Shimizu | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 6 | |
| Hiroshima | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 6 | |
| G-Osaka | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 8 | |
| Nagoya | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 10 | |
| Kobe | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | |
| Yokohama-M | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | |
| Kyoto | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Kashiwa | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |
| Kawasaki-F | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
| Iwata | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 14 | 18 | |
| Oita | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 | 9 | |
| FC-Tokyo | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| Omiya | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Kashima | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Niigata | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Yamagata | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Urawa | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 10 | 16 | |
| Chiba | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -8 | 8 | 16 | |
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| 2009 J.League Division 1 Table (Match #1 to #17) |
| | PT | GP | W | D | L | GD | (GF | GA) | |
| Kashima | 42 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 10 | |
| Urawa | 34 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 17 | |
| Niigata | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 17 | |
| Kawasaki-F | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 18 | |
| FC-Tokyo | 28 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 23 | |
| Shimizu | 25 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | |
| Iwata | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 26 | 28 | |
| Gamba Osaka | 23 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 26 | |
| Hiroshima | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 25 | |
| Nagoya | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 19 | 24 | |
| Kyoto | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 19 | 21 | |
| Omiya | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 22 | 25 | |
| Yokohama-M | 20 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 21 | |
| Yamagata | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 20 | 22 | |
| Chiba | 19 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -6 | 17 | 23 | |
| Kobe | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 21 | 29 | |
| Kashiwa | 15 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -16 | 21 | 37 | |
| Oita | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -20 | 12 | 32 | |
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