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The Mainichi
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Football: Machida win 3-0 to end Kashiwa's 11-game unbeaten run
MACHIDA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Machida Zelvia stopped second-place Kashiwa Reysol's 11-game unbeaten run in the J-League first division on Saturday, claiming a 3-0 win for their first home victory in two months. Leaders Kashima Antlers held off Shimizu S-Pulse 1-0 for their seventh straight win to move up to 37 points and four points above Kashiwa, while Machida are up to sixth on 24 points with their first win in four games. Playing on a tricky rain-soaked pitch at Machida Gion Stadium, Kotaro Hayashi scrambled home the opener inside four minutes after Keiya Sento's low drive from 25 meters out was saved by Ryosuke Kojima. Hayashi was the architect for their second 12 minutes later when he got a return ball following his throw-in down the left and sent a fast cross that hit Kashiwa defender Taiyo Koga to bounce into the net. Kashiwa, who came into the game with a two-day rest, fell further behind in the first-half stoppage time as Na Sang Ho fired a penalty high into the net after Oh Se Hun was brought down inside the box for the home side. The visitors, who had won their previous four games, finally had a big chance in the 77th minute, but substitute forward Yuki Kakita could not convert a close-range shot off a left-wing cross on a bounce, summing up a forgettable outing for the entire team. "We hadn't won at home for quite a while, and I knew the first goal was going to be really important," Hayashi said. "I think we have to win here all the time, and we'll keep working hard." Elsewhere, third-placed Kyoto Sanga moved up to 31 points after easing to a 3-0 win at bottom side Yokohama F Marinos, who are 10 points off safety after their sixth straight defeat and winless in 10 games. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are up to 29 points following their late 2-1 comeback win over Tokyo Verdy, level with Urawa Reds, who downed FC Tokyo 3-2. Yuya Osako hit a brace as Vissel Kobe edged local rivals Gamba Osaka 3-2, Avispa Fukuoka snatched a late 1-1 draw with Nagoya Grampus, and Yokohama FC moved out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 win at Shonan Bellmare.
The Mainichi
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Football: Kashiwa 3 pts off J1 top after draw with Niigata
KASHIWA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Kashiwa Reysol were held to a 1-1 home draw with Albirex Niigata on Saturday, missing the chance to stay close behind surprise J-League first-division leaders Kyoto Sanga. Kashiwa have moved up to fourth place on 21 points, three points behind Kyoto and a point behind Kashima Antlers and Urawa Reds. Niigata are up to nine points but remain in the relegation zone, three points off safety. Attacker Yota Komi scored a 14th-minute penalty to give a dominant Niigata the lead after Motoki Hasegawa was pushed to the floor from behind by Shumpei Naruse at Sankyo Frontier Stadium. Kashiwa leveled in the 32nd minute when Tojiro Kubo sent a short pass into the box, and Yuto Yamada played the ball away from the goal to set up Masaki Watai, whose first-time effort found the right bottom corner. Yoshio Koizumi and Kubo both wasted huge chances from close range minutes before the break for Kashiwa, while Jin Okumura steered his shot inches wide a minute into the second half for Niigata with Keisuke Kasai's 75th-minute header also narrowly off target. "We were slack in the first 15 minutes. There's no easy game in the J1," Kashiwa manager Ricardo Rodriguez said. "We saw improvements from around the time we leveled the game, but we should have done that from the start."
