Competition: J.League Division 1
Date: Sunday, 8th August 2010 (18:00 kick off)
Venue: Kincho Stadium
Attendance: 14,031
Scoresheet:
Teamsheet:
GK AIZAWA
DF ITO (yellow card 38', replaced by MORI 88')
DF IGAWA
DF KIKUCHI (yellow card 22')
DF KOMIYAMA
MF INAMOTO (replaced by YOKOYAMA 65' (yellow card 90'))
MF NAKAMURA
MF TASAKA (yellow card 74', replaced by KUSUKAMI 80')
MF VITOR JUNIOR
FW KUROTSU
FW JUNINHO
Comment:
Still struggling to pick up points on the road. Nothing new there.
Highlights:
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Competition: J.League Division 1
Date: Sunday, 1st August 2010 (19:00 kick off)
Venue: Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 16,326
Scoresheet:
JUNINHO 40'
KUROTSU 60'
TANIGUCHI 84' |
SEKIGUCHI 24'
FERNANDINHO 27'
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Teamsheet:
GK AIZAWA
DF ITO
DF IGAWA
DF KIKUCHI
DF KOMIYAMA (yellow card 74')
MF INAMOTO (replaced by YOKOYAMA 64' (yellow card 86'))
MF NAKAMURA
MF KUSUKAMI (replaced by RENATINHO 80')
MF VITOR JUNIOR
FW KUROTSU (replaced by TANIGUCHI 82' (yellow card 84'))
FW JUNINHO
Comment:
Now, that's more like the Frontale we all know and love - shambolic and inspired in almost equal measure.
Two goals down at the half-hour mark, only the most die-hard amongst the Frontale faithful would have envisaged a 3-2 final score. Which is strange, because it seems like only yesterday (and I suppose it is only really last season) when the boys in blue were renowned for this sort of comeback.
As it stands, the team is still clinging onto the title race by the skin of its teeth. However, with the wins against Sendai and Kyoto feeling more like points gained than the draws against Omiya and Yamagata have felt like points dropped, something's going to have to change if we're to keep pace with the likes of Kashima, Shimizu and Nagoya - all currently looking much more convincing as would-be champions.
Highlights:
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Competition: J.League Division 1
Date: Wednesday, 28th July 2010 (19:00 kick off)
Venue: ND Soft Stadium
Attendance: 12,045
Scoresheet:
Teamsheet:
GK AIZAWA
DF ITO
DF IGAWA (yellow card 80')
DF KIKUCHI
DF KOMIYAMA
MF INAMOTO (yellow card 62', replaced by YOKOYAMA 75')
MF NAKAMURA
MF TASAKA (yellow card 57', replaced by KUSUKAMI 80')
MF VITOR JUNIOR
FW KUROTSU
FW RENATINHO (replaced by JUNINHO 62')
Comment:
Four games played since the mid-season break. 2 goals scored, 2 goals conceded. Do those sound like Frontale stats to you?!
Highlights:
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Competition: J.League Division 1
Date: Sunday, 25th July 2010 (19:00 kick off)
Venue: Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 17,862
Scoresheet:
Teamsheet:
GK AIZAWA
DF ITO (yellow card 69')
DF IGAWA
DF KIKUCHI
DF KOMIYAMA
MF TANIGUCHI (replaced by JUNINHO 62')
MF NAKAMURA
MF TASAKA (replaced by KUSUKAMI 77')
MF VITOR JUNIOR
FW KUROTSU
FW RENATINHO (yellow card 66', replaced by YOKOYAMA 71')
Comment:
Bland game. Great three points. Super Juninho!
Nice assist from Kusukami, too. Maybe time to give him a start in place of Tasaka on Wednesday?
Highlights:
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Competition: J.League Division 1
Date: Saturday, 17th July 2010 (19:00 kick off)
Venue: Kashima Stadium
Attendance: 26,607
Scoresheet:
FELLYPE GABRIEL 21'
LEE 78' |
KUROTSU 39'
(INAMOTO sent off 42') |
Teamsheet:
GK AIZAWA
DF IGAWA
DF ITO (replaced by NOBORIZATO 81')
DF KIKUCHI
DF KOMIYAMA
MF INAMOTO (yellow card 23', 42')
MF NAKAMURA
MF TASAKA
MF VITOR JUNIOR (replaced by KUSUKAMI 75')
FW KUROTSU
FW RENATINHO (replaced by TANIGUCHI 87')
Comment:
An away day in Kashima is a tough enough prospect with 11 players on the field. So it was no great surprise to see Frontale come away with nothing following the first-half dismissal of Junichi Inamoto.
That's not to say they didn't have their chances. Had the likes of Renatinho and Vitor been a bit more clinical on the counter in the second half, it could have been a very different story. Although, to be fair, Takashi Aizawa's goal did live a charmed existence at times.
(For those wondering why Aizawa's suddenly been promoted to first-choice keeper, Riki Sugiyama picked up a calf injury in training the day before the Omiya match and is likely to be out for at least a month.)
There's still a long way to go this season, but the boys now need a decent run of three-pointers if they're to avoid falling too far off the pace.
However, after the loss of two big names (in Eiji and Tese), one gets the feeling that some kind of morale booster is now required to get things back on track, whether it be the return to action of an in-form Juninho or a new signing. Worryingly, I'm not too sure how likely either of these is.
Highlights:
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Competition: J.League Division 1
Date: Wednesday, 14th July 2010 (19:00 kick off)
Venue: Todoroki Stadium
Attendance: 17,722
Scoresheet:
Teamsheet:
GK AIZAWA
DF IGAWA
DF ITO (replaced by NOBORIZATO 87')
DF KIKUCHI
DF KOMIYAMA
MF TANIGUCHI (replaced by KUSUKAMI 69')
MF INAMOTO (replaced by YOKOYAMA 75')
MF NAKAMURA (yellow card 33')
MF TASAKA
MF VITOR JUNIOR
FW KUROTSU
Comment:
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Highlights:
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