J. League launches coronavirus tests ahead of season restart
The J. League made final preparations Thursday to test all of its players for the coronavirus before they begin returning to the pitch later this month. The league will administer polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests every two weeks during the shortened season, starting with ...
Kashiwa Reysol have dismissed manager Takahiro Shimotaira following a lackluster start to the season, the J. League first-division side announced Sunday. Shimotaira was notified of his firing after Reysol suffered their seventh loss of the season in Saturday's match against Kawasaki Frontale. Reysol are currently ...
Cristiano's late strike gives Reysol draw against Marinos
Kashiwa Reysol striker Cristiano scored an 88th-minute equalizer to salvage a 1-1 draw against Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday in a result that did little for either side's J. League title ambitions. Reysol went into the match at Nissan Stadium in third place in the ...
Rapid first-half scoring propels Reysol past Marinos
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 ...
Reysol ease past struggling Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol heaped further pressure on Kashima Antlers and beleaguered manager Masatada Ishii with a 2-0 win over the first-stage champions on Saturday. Ishii returned to the Antlers bench at Hitachi Stadium for his first J. League match since missing Kashima's 2-2 draw with Yokohama ...
Wako header gives Reysol triumph over Avispa
Naoki Wako scored an 86th-minute header to give Kashiwa Reysol a roller-coaster 3-2 win over Avispa Fukuoka on Saturday. Reysol looked to be in complete control after Kosuke Taketomi had given them a sixth-minute lead at Hitachi Stadium, only for Avispa to stun the home ...
