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March 9, 2008Let the Show BeginLet the show begin I feel ready! -- Based on some of the more sluggish performances on Opening Day weekend, it would appear that not EVERYONE was ready. Only one of this season's championship favourites managed to claim all three points on Saturday (the Rising Sun News' top pick -- Kawasaki Frontale -- plays on Sunday). But despite the mildly disappointing performances of a few top teams, it was abundantly clear that J.League fans were ready. The 18,000 supporters who filed into Osaka's Banpaku Stadium surpassed Gamba's average draw last season by nearly 50%, and yet this was actually the SMALLEST J1 crowd of the afternoon. The Marinos-Reds clash in Yokohama drew a packed house of nearly 62,000, making it one of the top ten attendances in the J.League's 16-year history. And though the contest was a low-scoring affair, they certainly got their money's worth in terms of suspense and heart-stopping aciton. After a week of controversy, gloom, post-mortems, recriminations and soul-searching following last Saturday's disastrous Xerox Super Cup match, the J.League certainly needed some sort of a pickup, and the fine weather and enormous crowds on Saturday surely provided that. So lets get started right away with a look at the scores from Saturday's matches.
The highlight match of opening day weekend took place in Yokohama's Nissan Stadium, where the Marinos hosted last year's ACL Champions, the Urawa Reds. Theimportance of this rivalry was readily apparent in both the size and the "volume" of vast crowd -- almost 62,000 -- which turned out to see the two big Tokyo-area rivals kick off their 2008 campaign.
  1-0   Perhaps the most encouraging sign was the fact that more than half of the crowd was decked out in Yokohama blue, In recent years the Reds have almost always outdrawn the "home" team in any match played around greater Tokyo. But while the Saitama Red Army was out in force, the home stands were packed even more tightly, providing an electric atmosphere as the two groups of supporters traded chants and songs Naturally, with many personnel changes at both clubs during the offseason, fans were eager to see what sort of football their respective clubs would offer on this opening weekend. Some-- particularly the Reds supporters -- may be a bit disappointed with the cautious and defence-oriented play that both teams adopted from the opening kickoff. But at this early stage of the season, that should not have come as that great a surprise. Incoming Marinos coach Takashi Kuwahara has a reputation for developing a very solid team concept. His championship teams at Jubilo were always extremely well-organised, tough in defence, and while they created a fair number of goals, it was always through patient passing and careful buildup rather than unrestrained offensive pressure. That is certainly an accurate description of the football that Yokohama played on Saturday. Meanwhile, Reds coach Holger Osieck is well known for having an even more conservative game plan than Kuwahara. Though coach Osieck made some comments last week about how he planned to "be more aggressive" this season, that is something that we will believe when we see it. Osieck's teams have always played the sort of football that aims for the 1-0 victory and makes no excuses for it. And so long as the team continues to win titles, fans have no reason to complain. The Reds attack looked a bit confused and fitful during this match, but the defence looked well-organised and solid, apart from one or two breif lapses which would prove to be critical. The Marinos' prospects this season are going to depend a great deal on the play of their two new Brazilians, Wellington Lopes de Avellar and Ronielton "Roni" Santos . Both displayed very encouraging flashes of skill in this match, but both also still have weaknesses that will need to be addressed. Lopes is a big, powerful and extremely nimble midfield creator who demonstrated both his strength and his dribbling skill throughout the contest. However, even as a J2 player at Vegalta, last season, he seemed to be a bit too casual with the ball and was often caught in possession. Against a quality opponent like Urawa, his contributions were often nullified because he failed to protect the ball. After muscling possession away from an opposing player and then surging through midfield, he would get stripped of the ball before he could make the final pass. Roni also will need to adjust to the J.League's style of play. He showed excellent speed and good instincts for finding space up front, but he tried to penetrate on his own far too often, and the well-organized Reds defence was always able to contain him in the end. On the other end, Urawa seemed to pick up exactly where the left off last season. The team seems to be overflowing with talent, but they looked lethargic, unsure of themselves, and entirely lacking in killer instinct despite the acquisition of two big-name strikers in the offseason. Although it is a bit too early to start questioning the wisdom of these two high-priced acquisitions, neither Edmilson or Naohiro Takahara was able to give the Marinos defence much trouble. Takahara had a couple of quick shots which might have been dangerous if they had been on target, but Edmilson seemed to be completely disconnected from the flow, and based on the contributions of Yuichiro Nagai and Tatsuya Tanaka as late substitutes, it might be wise to replace Edmilson with one of these two until he becomes a bit better integrated with the team. After a scoreless first act, both teams seemed a bit more adventurous in the early stages of the second half. On the stroke of the hour, Yokohama finally got the first big break of the contest, as Keisuke Tsuboi got caught on the back foot as Hayuma Tanaka fired a quick shot from long distance. Tsuboi was unable to get an real power on his clearance, and Takanobu Komiyama was fotunate to be in an ideal position to pounce on the rebound. Before the Reds defence could close him down, Komiyama darted forward into a shooting lane and fired a shot just inside the left post, beyond the dive of Ryuta Tsuzuki. The Reds nearly got right back into the contest when a break fell their way just a few minutes later. As Takahara drifted across the top of the box with the ball, Yuji Nakazawa seemed to catch his cleats on the turf and stumbled to his knees. For the first time all day, Takahara had a clear look at the goal, and he ripped off a powerful shot towards the top left corner. But Tetsuya Enomoto anticipated well, and palmed the shot over the crossbar. Just a few moments after this near miss, a very strange incident occurred. As Yokohama pushed forward, Hayuma Tanaka committed a foul and the ball was awarded to the Reds. The ball had rolled to Roni's feet, and seeing that he could not continue towards goal, he pushed the ball away and started to retreat. Apparently the referee viewed this as a deliberate attempt to "waste time", and showed him a yellow card -- his second of the match. Normally, we might have a bit more to say about this incident, but hey . . .
In any event, if this call was supposed to help the Reds get back into the match, then it backfired badly. Yokohama has always been a solid defensive team, they are likely to be even more disciplined under coach Kuwahara, and the loss of a J.League debutant striker was really nothing more than a convenient excuse to close up shop and start running out the clock. Down the stretch, we saw some indications of disspirited play that will surely concern coach Osieck. Despite having a man advantage, the Reds really did not show the sort of intensity, effort and inspiration that would have been required to break through the determined Marinos defence. On the contrary, Yokohama actually had as much possession of the ball as Urawa did. Koji Yamase and Daisuke Sakata -- who came on as a late substitute after the Marinos were reduced to ten men -- are both very active runners and quite adept at evading pursuit, and holding on to the ball. With a one-goal lead and no reason to take a shot, these two spent long minutes weaving their way around the Reds' half of the pitch, maintaining posseession and killing off precious minutes. The Reds didnt seem to have the energy or the "heart" to keep up. Naturally this is only one match, and perhaps it is no surprise that Urawa are not yet running as a well-oiled machine, considering the many changes in personnel. However, cach Osieck cannot be very happy with the lack of "fire" shown by his players in the latter stages of this match. The 2008 title race figures to be a very closely contested battle, and three points will make a big difference come December. On he evidence of this match, at least, the Marinos are the ones that seem to have the desire and focus of a championship team. The Reds are still scraping off the rust.
While the Reds may not have left their fans with the best impression after their first match of the season, at least they can claim to have been edged out by a very competitive and highly motivated opponent. Gamba Osaka, on the other hand, seemed nearly as dull as Urawa (at least in the front line) and they allowed themselves to be outhustled by a team that many have tipped as a possible relegation candidate this season.
  0 - 0   JEF United may not turn out to be completely hapless this season, despite losing several key players during the winter break. However, they are definitely a depleted team that should have no business taking crucial points away from a championship contender like Gamba, particularly at Banpaku Stadium. Of the eleven players who started last year's opening-day match for JEF, only ONE -- Seiichiro Maki -- was in the starting lineup again this season A second, Yuki Mizumoto, lined up opposite his former teammates as a new Gamba acquisition. Gone are not only National Team midfield players like Koki Mizuno, Satoru Yamagishi and Naotake Hanyu but also the core of last season's defence -- Mizumoto, Ilya Stoyanov and Djordjevic. Teruaki Kurobe and Yuto Sato, who started last season's opening day match, are also gone, and though these two are not viewed as quite as "serious" as the other departures, it is going to take coach Josip Kuze quite a bit of time to build a solid team from the recently acquired or previously untested players at his disposal. About the only weapons that this JEF team had at their disposal were youthful energy and aggressive pace. But they certainly didnt hold back in this department, throwing themselves about the pitch in wild abandon from the opening kickoff until the final whistle. On paper this match should have been no contest, and indeed, Gamba looked the far more skillful and effective team. But JEF outhustled the Osaka boys, and prevented them from developing a really good rhythm. Gamba, on the other hand, were very disappointing. After their brutal drubbing of two MLS clubs in the Pan Pacific Tournament, in February, one would have expected this team to be in good form, and playing effectively as a team. But nothing could provide a better indication of the disparity in quality between the J.League and the MLS than the shot count in this match. Against Houston and Los Angeles, Jader "Bare" Spindler had five goals in two matches, and narrowly missed extending that tally with a number of near-misses. Against JEF, however, Bare didnt even manage five shots on target. He and strike partner Lucas Severino did have some good chances, but certainly not in the number that you would expect from this team's usually high-potency offence. Bare must have been wishing that he had saved one of his goals from the PPC tournament for this match. On a positive note, the relatively young and recently reorganized defensive line of Gamba did a good job of containing the visitors. JEF had only two truly dangerous chances in the entire contest. The key factor in this match, though, was the play of JEF United keeper Tomonori Tateishi , who surely deserved man-of-the-match honours. Though Gamba did not attack anywhere near as smoothly or effectively as they did at the Pan Pacific Tournament, they did get off a few solid shots. Tateishi made at least five brilliant saves to keep the hosts scoreless and claim a precious point for his team. As we noted in regard to Urawa, this is only one match, and Gamba should surely be able to find a bit more intensity and fluidity as the season moves along. However, coach Nishino will have to be a bit disappointed with his team's lack of effort, and in particular, with the ragged and ineffectual passing that the team exhibited over several long stretches in the middle of the contest. JEF deserves credit for their hard running and pressure, which prevented Gamba from developing a rhythm. But at the end of the day, this was Gamba's match to win, and they failed to do so.
Of the three top title contenders that were in action on Saturday, the only one to claim the full three points was Kashima. Perhaps the Antlers can take some comfort from the fact that their season-opening letdown took place last weekend, in a match which will have no impact on the title race. Although Consadole Sapporo were at least as fired up and as hard-working as JEF or Marinos, the Antlers responded with plenty of energy and determination of their own. The sting of last weekend's controversial loss seemed to spur them on to greater efforts, even after the outcome of this contest was beyond doubt. As lopsided as the 4-0 scoreline seems, it could have been a lot worse if the Antlers had not missed two penalty kick attempts.
  4-0   The Antlers had to play this match without their two starting center backs, Go Oiwa and Daiki Iwamasa, who both received red cards in the Xerox Cup match (Oiwa after the final whistle had already sounded). But this turned out to be just a good opportunity for newcomer Masahiko Inoha to work his way into the flow -- something which may prove to be important as this long and physically draining season wears on. Inoha and defensive midfielder Masaki Chugo looked entirely comfortable at the center of the Kashima defence. And though the Antlers will surely face more formidable opposition than what was provided by the Hokkaido Snow Owls, coach Oliveira has to be happy with how well his substitutes performed in the central defence. Consadole put up a good fight for the first 45 minutes, using a very tight formation and tough, physical marking to keep the Antlers offence at bay. The defending got a bit TOO rough at times, but veteran referee Masayoshi Okada did a much better job of keeping things under control than Mr. Iemoto did last weekend. Though he handed out seven yellow cards, all seemed to be fully justified. Mr. Okada frequently opted to caution players verbally and try to calm them down rather than going immediately to his pocket. Although some might argue that he was overly lenient in not sending off Jun Marcus Davidson for a flagrant studs-up tackle early in the contest, just moments after he had received his first booking, the lecture he gave the Consadole midfielder seemed to do the trick, Davidson was not involved in any more rough stuff over the remaining 80 minutes, and the balance of the contest was not disrupted by an early sending-off, which might have altered the emotional tone for both teams. After outplaying their opponents for 45 minutes but failing to produce many dangerous shots on goal, the Antlers came ut after the break and immediately surged through the opposing defence. Just three minutes after the restart, Yuzo Tashiro was knocked down from behind as he surged into the box, and Mr. Okada immediately pointed to the spot. However, keeper Yuya Sato guessed correctly and blocked Mitsuo Ogasawara's PK attempt to keep the contest scoreless. A minute later, though, Ogasawara made up for the miss by curling a corner kick onto the head of an unmarked Toru Araiba to finally break the deadlock. Ten minutes later, with Consadole's defence beginning to crumble and the Antlers starting to pour through the cracks, Masashi Motoyama sent Marquinhos behind the defence with a perfectly-timed ball threaded through the back line. Sato dashed off his line, but Marquinhos nudged the ball away as he dove for it, and the keeper crashed clumsily into the Brazilian ace's leges, producing a second PK for the Antlers. But again Kashima failed to capitalize; this time Marquinhos sent his shot zooming wildly over the crossbar. Once again, though, the Antlers immediately made amends, and once again it was Araiba on the finishing end. The speedy wingback overlapped on the left to collect a well-timed feed from Ogasawara and send it zipping into the roof of the net. After wasting another golden scoring opportunity with a blast over the crossbar, a few minutes later, Marquinhos finally got on the scoreboard with the cheekiest of back-heel flicks. Tashiro turned the right corner of the exhausted Sapporo back line and skip[ped along the end line before dropping the ball back to Marquinhos. The Brazilian collected the ball with his back to goal, but as the defence closed on him, he suddenly flicked it with his heel, catching everyone by surprise and raising the Antlers tally to three. Young Ryuta Sasaki finished things off in the first minute of injury time, coming on as a late substitute for Marquinhos and burying a right-footed drive from the edge of the box .
Although the final result may have been a bit disappointing, FC Tokyo will surely be happy with many aspects of their first match under incoming coach Hiroshi Jofuku. The former youth National Team coach promised to put the team's obvious pace and energy to better use this season, by playing a fast-paced brand of running football. Though it still was rough in spots, the result was definitely fun to watch, and with a crowd of 25,000 on hand to enjoy the show, that definitely was good news.
  1 - 1   For their part, Vissel cant be too disappointed with the outcome, having claimed an away point despite the absence of their main offensive weapon, Yoshito Okubo . Vissel also looked rather rough at times, and coach Matsuda must be a bit exasperated by the drama queen performances of Leandro (whose incessant diving, flopping, whining and pleading earned him nothing more than a disgusted shake of the head from referee Kenji Ogiya). If the speedy Brazilian would show as much focus in his passing as he does in his acting performances, Vissel's attack could be a great deal sharper It was the Capitol City Blues who held the edge for most of this contest, though a lack of understanding in the front line (as well as several fine saves by Tatsuya Enomoto ) prevented them from capitalizing. Nevertheless, the 3-4-3 formation deployed by coach Jofuku looked very dangerous, particularly after last year's K-League scoring ace Carbore came on to replace Emerson in the second half. Once Carbore and Sota Hirayama develop a better understanding of one another's styles, the combination of Hirayama's height and strength with Carbore's speed and power could pose a real threat to opposing defences. Nevertheless, there is still a bit of a "headless chicken" aspect to Takyo's fast-paced attacks. As much fun as it is to watch Naohiro Ishikawa and Yohei Kajiyama hurtling about the pitch like guided missiles, one gets the sense that they could produce better results if they just slowed down a half-step. Despite producing a lot of good chances, the only goal that TOkyo was able to produce came on a set play as the first half came to a close. Newcomer Naotake Hanyu stood over the ball as Emerson wound up for what looked like a thundering drive, and as Emerson ran past the ball, Hanyu scooped it delicately over the wall. Three Tokyo players were lined up to rush in behind the wall and collect Hanyu's lob, and it was Yasuyuki Konno who got there first to stab the ball home. Shortly after the restart, Vissel replied with a set play of their own. After winning a free kick just to the right of the box, Leandro sent a low ine drive at the near post which keeper Hitoshi Shiota could only parry away. The ball fell right at the feet of Keisuke Kurihara and the Kobe midfielder rattled the rebound into the netting. As time ran down and Tokyo pressed eagerly for the winner. . .
Never mind. Ill just post a video clip of the incident later in the week. It may have been the most obvious PK offence of the entire weekend, but nobody really wants to hear about that, do they?
Dragan "Pixy" Stojkovic started off his coaching career at Nagoya with a less-than-impressive draw against Kyoto Sanga, on Saturday, though in truth, Grampus was probably fortunate to claim a point against a very hard-working Sanga side. Kyoto adopted a very aggressive 4-3-3 formation, and played extremely well as a team with every player on the pitch contributing to both attack and defence. It may be hard for the team to maintain this sort of work rate for the entire season, but if Kyoto does manage to put in this much effort every week, they may be able to avoid a relegation battle after all.
  1 - 1   On the other hand, we thought that coach Hisashi Kato made a key blunder at half time which might have cost his team two additional points. With three men up front -- Paulinho , Yasumasa Nishino and Atsushi Yanagisawa -- the Sanga were able to disrupt Nagoya's game plan entirely. Yanagisawa and Paulinho, in particular, ran tirelessly at the ball and prevented the Red Whales from settling the ball and moving it aroound at midfield to wait for the strikers to find space. Paulinho's early goal, on a PK after he was upended in the penalty area, certainly helped by giving Kyoto an emotional boost. Nevertheless, we thought that the back-checking efforts of the three strikers were very effective at disrupting Nagoya's rhythm. At the break, however, Kato took off Nishino and brought on defender Makoto Kakuda , adopting a more conservative 4-4-2 lineup. Immediately, Grampus began to get more time to settle the ball at midfield and just five minutes into the second half, Frode Johnsen headed home a low line-drive cross from the right wing. When Kato brought on striker Yutaka Tahara a few minutes later, and once again adopted the 4-3-3 lineup, Kyoto again seemed to keep Grampus from finding their rhythm. But by that time it was too late, and Sanga's lead had slipped. Yanagisawa had a chance to claim the winner just a few minutes from time, but as he has done so many times before, he offset a fine overall performance in this match with a dreadful error, balooning his shot from just beyond the penalty spot far over the crossbar. The match ended with the score still deadlocked.
After he was dropped by relegation victims Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the end of last season, Oita Trinita rescued Ueslei from probable retirement by offering him a contract. The big Brazilian veteran repaid his new employers just seven minutes into the new season with a powerful long-distance drive which gave Trinita an early lead at Shimizu's Nihondaira Stadium.
  1 - 2   The early goal put S-Pulse on the back foot, and it took them until the early stages of the second half to really get untracked and start playing efective football. By that time Trinita had extended their lead on a corner kick that was headed home by another former Hiroshima-area player, Masato Morishige . The Wingheads finally seemed to find their form in the second half, when coach Hasegawa replaced newcomers Takuya Honda and Marcos Aurelio with the more established Takuma Edamura and Shinji Okazaki . This immediately improved the team chemistry, and Edamura pulled a goal back soon after taking the pitch. But despite a late charge by the home team, Trinita held on for the victory.
Of the three matches played on Sunday, the one that enjoyed the highest profile turned out to be the least entertaining. Although there were occasional exciting moments in the match between Tokyo Verdy and Kawasaki Frontale, play was very rough at both ends, with a lot of wasted passes and a general lack of team coordination on both teams. THe overall impression we received was that Frontale are a more talented team, but that they have a lot further to go in terms of developing a rhythm, as well as learning how to play as a team.
  1 - 1   Frontale's three main weapons in the front line -- Juninho , "Hulk" de Souza and Chong Tese each had several opportunities to display their individual talents, but there was virtually no cooperation between the "Big Three". This allowed Verdy to close down most of the penetration moves before the Blue Dolphins could get off a dangerous shot. For their part, Verdy certainly did not look like they were out of their depth, though they were forced to play cautiously for most of the match and limit the number of players they threw into attack, out of respect for the Frontale strike team. The score sheet emphasizes failure of the three strikers to pass off and help each other out, with all three drawing blanks and the only goal coming on a set play, with Shuhei Terada taking the kick quickly and sending Yusuke Mori behind the Verdy defence for an uncontested finish. Thereafter Kawasaki seemed to hold the upper hand but were entirely incapable of adding to their tally. Verdy, meanwhile, showed good patience and made good use of their less frequent scoring opportunities. Kazunori Iio spent much of the match plowing a lone furrow up front, but he managed to annoy the Frontale back line on several occasions. Only some good work in net by Eiji Kawashima preserved Frontale's lead. But as t he clock moved into injury time of the second half, Verdy got a lucky break when substitutes Hiroki Kono and Kazuki Hiramoto broke into the Frontale box and Hiramoto was upended to earn a penalty kick. Diego struck from the penalty spot and Verdy claimed a share of the spoils.
Jubilo Iwata's new Brazilian midfielder Gilsinho got a harsh introduction to the vagaries of J.League officiating on Sunday, getting sent off early in the second half and costing his team any shot at a comeback after Reysol had taken an early lead on a dashing run around the rightwing by Keisuke Ota . Just ten minutes after the opening kick, with Jubilo pressing forward, Reysol won a free kick deep in their own end and before Jubilo could retreat into their own end, Yuzo Kobayashi blasted a kick far downfield. Ota took off from the midfield stripe, and thus had no reason to fear an offside flag. Chasing down the long ball, he cut back to the middle, measured the keeper, and fired a rising shot into the opposite side netting.
  2 - 0   Play see-sawed back and forth for the next 45 minutes or so. Gilsinho -- who hasnt been in the league long enough to earn the benefit of the doubt from referees -- seemed to flop to the ground at the slightest contact and though some of his flops appeared to be the result of legitimate fouls, the ref showed no sympathy whatsoever. After being knocked off the ball a dozen times or so, Gilsinho began to get increasingly agitated and started to retaliate. In our view, the Jubilo midfielder might have had some cause for complaint. He was getting pushed and jostled as he tried to dribble, but none of the non-calls on "fouls" against Gilsinho were really THAT blatant. Under the circumstances, a new foreign player needs to keep his cool and realise that he will not get the benefit of the doubt until he has proven himself over the course of a few matches. You have to stay on your feet and play on, even if you re getting roughed up a bit, until you have "earned credibility" with the officials. Considering how easily Gilsinho went to ground in the first half, it was not that hard to understand why he wasnt getting any calls from the ref. Neither his teammates nor the coaching staff pulled him aside to have a word in his ear until it was too late. Shortly before the break he got a yellow card for a petulant bit of play, kicking the ball away after a foul was awarded to Reysol, and fifteen minutes into the second half he picked up a second, reducing Jubilo to ten men. Although the visitors seemed to be right in the match with a chance to equalise until this happened, once Reysol got a man advantage they seized full control of the contest. After several close calls that were only turned away by the fine work of keeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Reysol's new Brazilian put the contest out of reach. Adilson "Popo" de Souza received a drop pass at the top of the penalty box and drilled a powerful shot past Kawaguchi to close the book on this contest.
Omiya Ardija got off to a fine start to the 2008 season, claiming a somewhat flattering but nevertheless deserved victory over Albirex Niigata at sold-out Omiya Park Stadium. Niigata seemed to have the edge in the middle of the pitch, moving the ball well and even dominating possession for a few stretches in the middle third of the contest. But the Mighty Swans seemed incapable of getting off a decent shot. The loss of Edmilson and Masataka Sakamoto , among others, clearly hurt the team's finishing ability, and apart from a few half-chances from Kisho Yano , they seemed unable to turn their possession into anythking useful
  2 - 0   The Saitama Squirrels, on the other hand, worked extremely hard throughout the contest, and though they only created a few real "dangerous" chances of their own, they did a much better job of finishing them off. Newcomer Pedro Junior was particularly sharp, scoring one goal and setting up another with a powerful, low- angle shot that the keeper spilled in front of the net to Daigo Kobayashi for the put-back just on the stroke of half time. Albirex had their best period of play for about 25 minutes following the break, but despite keeping Ardija pinned back in their own end for almost this entire stretch, they were never able to penetrate the swarming, hard-running Ardija defence. Two good saves by Koji Esumi turned away the only dangerous chances that Niigata managed in this contest, and the Squirrels held on for the 2-0 victory.
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