Kashiwa Reysol brought an abrupt end to German World Cup-winner Lukas Podolski's J. League honeymoon after coming from behind to beat Vissel Kobe 3-1 on Saturday. Podolski, who joined Vissel from Turkish side Galatasaray last month and scored twice on his J. League debut against ...
Brazilian striker Pedro Junior struck a superb winner as reigning champions Kashima Antlers smashed Kashiwa Reysol's 10-match unbeaten streak with a 3-2 away victory in the J. League on Sunday night. Kashima benefited from two costly errors by Kashiwa goalkeeper Kosuke Nakamura to take a ...
Having been instrumental in Kashiwa Reysol's surge to the top of the J. League on an eight-game win streak, goalkeeper Kosuke Nakamura has earned his first Japan call-up for Wednesday's friendly against Syria and the World Cup qualifier away to Iraq next week. The 22-year-old ...
Kashiwa Reysol stretched their winning streak to seven games Saturday, topping the J. League first division with a 4-2 defeat of last-place Omiya Ardija. Kosuke Taketomi's second-half brace, sandwiched by goals from Junya Ito and Cristiano, moved Kashiwa to 27 points, two clear of ...
Top spot in the J. League has changed hands with every weekend so far this May, but Gamba Osaka will be hoping to make their lead stick after taking over in first place last Saturday. Gamba beat Sagan Tosu 3-0 to move top of the ...
Kashiwa Reysol picked up their fourth straight J. League win after a fluke goal by Brazilian striker Cristiano handed them a 1-0 victory over Cerezo Osaka on Saturday. Cerezo arrived at Hitachi Stadium riding an unbeaten streak stretching back to March 4, but the visitors ...
Kashiwa Reysol blitzed Yokohama F. Marinos with two goals in the space of two first-half minutes to claim a 2-0 win in the J. League on Saturday. Marinos went into the weekend having climbed into fourth in the table on the back of two straight ...
Midfielder Hajime Hosogai has completed a permanent transfer to Kashiwa Reysol from VfB Stuttgart, the J. League first-division side announced Friday. The 30-year-old, who signed a two-year contract with the German second-division club in July 2016 after three years with Hertha BSC, will be making ...
Kawasaki Frontale preserved their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 win at home to 10-man Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League first division on Friday night. Two goals late in the first half from Shogo Taniguchi and last season's J. League Player of ...
Gamba Osaka claimed their first J. League win of the season Sunday, striker Shun Nagasawa hitting a brace in their 3-1 win at Kashiwa Reysol on the second weekend of the season. Gamba, who suffered a shock 4-1 home defeat to Jeju United of South ...
The following is second of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine highest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed. KASHIMA ANTLERS Last season: champions (third in overall table) Kashima could not have wished for a better end to ...
Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Reds joined Kashima Antlers in clinching a place in the J. League Championship last Sunday, but this weekend's action will go a long way toward deciding if any more teams join them. The top three teams in the overall league table ...
