Reysol facing daunting challenge in second leg

Oct 1, 2013

Reysol facing daunting challenge in second leg

Kashiwa Reysol and Iran’s Esteghlal will have to make history in second-leg games of the Asian Champions League semifinals on Wednesday if they are to prevent Chinese and Korean titans Guangzhou Evergrande and FC Seoul reaching the final. No team since the current format ...

Late Kakitani goal gives Cerezo share of spoils

Sep 22, 2013

Late Kakitani goal gives Cerezo share of spoils

Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani scored a late equalizer to rescue a point for Cerezo Osaka in a 1-1 draw at home to Kashiwa Reysol on Sunday. Masato Kudo’s first-half strike looked set to give Reysol maximum points and cap a memorable week after they ...

Maeda at the double as Jubilo stun Reysol

Sep 13, 2013

Maeda at the double as Jubilo stun Reysol

Japan striker Ryoichi Maeda scored twice as struggling Jubilo Iwata boosted their top-flight survival hopes with a stunning 3-1 win at Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League on Friday night. Iwata came into the match second-from-bottom of the table and nine points adrift of ...

Sep 5, 2013

Manager Nelsinho rejoins Reysol, withdraws resignation

J.League first-division side Kashiwa Reysol announced Thursday that manager Nelsinho rejoined the team after withdrawing his resignation. “We met on Tuesday, and he said he wanted to give it another try and asked for the chance to do so,” team director Tatsuma Yoshida said. ...

Ardija handed seventh consecutive loss

Aug 24, 2013

Ardija handed seventh consecutive loss

by Andrew Mckirdy

Kashiwa Reysol beat Omiya Ardija 3-2 on Saturday night to consign the free-falling Saitama side to its seventh straight defeat. Omiya went into the match at Nack5 Stadium having appointed new manager Tsutomu Ogura earlier in the week in an attempt to stop the ...

Kashiwa held in first leg of ACL quarterfinal

Aug 21, 2013

Kashiwa held in first leg of ACL quarterfinal

by Gus Fielding

Kashiwa Reysol kept their unbeaten record in tact, but the Emperor’s Cup holders face a tough trip to Saudi Arabia next month after being held 1-1 by Al Shabab in the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Masato Kudo fired ...

Reds hit Reysol for six

May 27, 2013

Reds hit Reysol for six

Yosuke Kashiwagi and Marcio Richardes both scored twice as Urawa Reds burst Kashiwa Reysol’s bubble with a 6-2 thrashing in Tokyo in the J. League on Sunday. Genki Haraguchi and Ryota Moriwaki also got their names on the scoresheet as Reds brought Reysol back ...