A brace from little-used Shohei Otsuka just kept Kawasaki alive in the Nabisco Cup as Frontale defeated Group B leaders Vegalta Sendai 2-1 on Wednesday. Otsuka opened the scoring in the 43rd minute before doubling Kawasaki's lead early in the second half. Substitute Ramon Lopes ...
Defending champion Kashima earns first victory in Nabisco Cup
Holders Kashima Antlers claimed their first win of this year's Nabisco Cup as they came from behind to beat Nagoya Grampus 3-1 on Wednesday. Nagoya, which like Kashima had two losses in Group A, led at halftime after a strike from Ryunosuke Noda, but goals ...
Defending champion Kashima off to losing start in Nabisco Cup
Defending champions Kashima Antlers suffered a 2-1 home defeat against Ventforet Kofu on Wednesday in the opening round of group-stage matches in the Nabisco Cup. Kashima came into the game on the back of three wins and a defeat in the new J. League season, ...
Antlers capture 6th Nabisco Cup
Kashima Antlers lit the touchpaper in the second half to beat Gamba Osaka 3-0 and win the Nabisco Cup for a record sixth time on Saturday. Kashima dominated the match in front of 50,828 at Saitama Stadium but had to wait until the 60th minute ...
Gamba, Antlers put rivalry in spotlight for Nabisco Cup final
Holders Gamba Osaka take on Kashima Antlers in the Nabisco Cup final on Saturday, looking to clear the first hurdle en route to a second consecutive domestic treble, but manager Kenta Hasegawa has brushed aside suggestions that his team holds a psychological edge ahead ...
Brazilian forward Rafael Silva came off the bench to strike a last-gasp winner as 10-man Albirex Niigata edged holders Gamba Osaka 2-1 in the first leg of their Nabisco Cup semifinal on Wednesday night. Gamba took the lead through Kotaro Omori before Kosuke Yamamoto made ...
Urawa fightback falls short as Albirex reach Nabisco Cup semis
Albirex Niigata reached the semifinals of the Nabisco Cup for the first time on Sunday, despite a 3-0 defeat to J. League first-stage winners Urawa Reds in the second leg of the quarterfinals. Second-half goals from Tadanari Lee and Yuki Abe (two) fueled hopes of ...
Grampus earns draw against Gamba in first leg of Nabsico Cup quarterfinals
Ryunosuke Noda headed in a late equalizer to give Nagoya Grampus a 1-1 draw away to holder Gamba Osaka in the first leg of the Nabisco Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday night. Takahiro Futagawa gave Gamba the lead after just six minutes, but Noda scored a ...
Nagoya was denied a third straight Nabisco Cup victory at the last minute by Montedio Yamagata as Grampus settled for a 3-3 draw on Wednesday. Substitute striker Hiroki Bandai's glancing header from a floating Kim Byeom-yong cross in the 92nd minute allowed Yamagata to share ...
