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Shimizu S-Pulse (清水エスパルス ) is a professional Japanese soccer club based in
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka. S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 (J1). The team was in
the news earlier this year for signing former Sweden and Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg
following his stints in MLS and with Celtic.
And then there were three. Two familiar contenders, one plucky outsider and four league games are
all that stand between Kashiwa Reysol, Gamba Osaka, Nagoya Grampus and the J. League title.
Autumn is especially beautiful across the Kantō Plain, when the deciduous leaves fall and a mellow
sunlight light frames the back streets and alleys of one of the world's most populous regions.
The nightmare continues for Saitama giants Urawa Reds after they were held to a scoreless draw away
at fellow strugglers Montedio Yamagata overnight.
The Reds have recorded three straight draws since beating bottom club Avispa Fukuoka in June,
leaving coach Zeljko Petrovic's side languishing in fifteenth.
Mais um jogo do mundial sub-17, foi realizado no dia 26/03/2011, na cidade de Monterrey-MEX, no
Estádio Universitario, jogaram as seleções do Japão (14º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da
França (19º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa das Confederações2003St.
This past week in the Japan's J-League, the match between Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse ended
in an unremarkable 1-1 draw. What was remarkable about that match was that it only took 5 seconds
for Grampus defender Takahiro Masukawa to get a red card.
I note that there is some dispute over whether this video depicts said teams and Masukawa.
Five weeks after a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused widespread
destruction in Japan's northern Miyagi Prefecture, the J. League finally resumes with five Round 7
games taking place on April 23.
Foremost among them is the clash between Kawasaki Frontale and Vegalta Sendai, with Sendai the city
closest to the epicentre of the earth-shattering quake which struck on March 11.
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan on March 11, the J-League
has rearranged the schedule for the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup.
The two group format has been abandoned in favor of a straight two-leg knock-out competition.
1st Round 1st Leg June 5
Urawa Reds vs Yamagata
Kashiwa Reysol vs Sendai
Yokohama F Marinos vs Vissell Kobe
Venforet Kofu vs Shimizu S-Pulse
Jubilo Iwata vs Fukuoka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale
1st Round 2nd Leg June 27
27 Jul Wed
Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol
Yamagata vs Urawa Reds
Kawasaki Frontale vs
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Ventforet Kofu
Vissel Kobe vs Yokohama F Marinos
Fukuoka vs Jubilo Iwata
Second round two-leg games will take place on 14 September and 28 September when Omiya Ardija and
Albirex Niigata will join the competition.
Saturday 5 March
Last season's champions Nagoya Grampus kicked off the new J. League season with a 1-1 draw against
Yokohama F Marinos in front of 27,153 spectators at Toyota Stadium. Gamba Osaka won the Osaka derby
2-1 against last season's surprise package Cerezo, while Kashima Antlers were held to a surprise
home draw.
The 2011 J. League kicks off on March 5, and it looks set to be another bumper
season.
A handful of marquee match-ups dominate the opening day, including the
Osaka derby between Gamba and Cerezo and a regional showdown between promoted Ventforet Kofu and
Jubilo Iwata.
Defending champions Nagoya Grampus kick off their campaign with a tricky home fixture against
Yokohama F.
Shimizu S-Pulse (清水エスパルス ) is a professional Japanese association football club based
in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka. S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 (J1). S-Pulse have
recorded an average end of season placing of 6.8 which places them fourth behind Kashima Antlers,
Yokohama F.
2,022. That was the attendance figure announced when Japan faced off against Saudi Arabia
at Al-Rayyan stadium, and the symbolism drew a smattering of applause from the 800 or so fans
actually in attendance.
Evidently the Asian Cup is not a widespread crowd-puller. With most Saudi fans on the first bus
back to Jeddah as soon as the whistle blew on their second group-stage defeat, it's clear most of
the Saudi players wished they'd taken the same route.
