Kawasaki Frontale only need a draw in Wednesday's semifinal of the J. League championship playoff against Kashima Antlers to advance, but victory is all they will be playing for, firebrand striker Yoshito Okubo said.
"You can't win if you play with a draw on your mind," Okubo said on Tuesday after training for the one-off at Todoroki Stadium, where a sellout crowd will be behind Yahiro Kazama's men. "We'll come out firing."
Kawasaki was second on the overall table with 72 points behind Urawa Reds (74), who await the winner of Wednesday's game in the home-and-away final on Nov. 29 and Dec. 3. Kashima won the first stage, but finished the regular season third with 59 points.