Stepping up: Yuya Osako scores the second goal for Kashima Antlers in a 2-2 draw against Kashiwa Reysol in Saturday's Nabisco Cup second-leg semifinal. KYODOAntlers, heading into the match at Hitachi Stadium with a 3-2 lead from the first leg, took control with first-half goals from Dutra and Yuya Osako before Jorge Wagner pulled one back for Reysol in the 37th minute.Osako also missed a penalty before the halftime whistle had even sounded, and even though Reysol's Neto Baiano leveled the score on the night in injury time, it was not enough to prevent Antlers from setting up a Nov. 3 final showdown with Shimizu S-Pulse.A Genki Omae hat trick gave S-Pulse a 3-0 second-leg win over FC Tokyo in the day's earlier semifinal, wiping out a 2-1 first-leg deficit to give the Shizuoka side a 4-2 victory overall."Reysol are the J. League champions, and we knew it would be a tough game today," said Kashima manager Jorginho, who won the competition with the Ibaraki club as a player in 1997. "In the first half we found the gaps in their defense, and I was sure that if we could get the third goal it would all be over. But winning games like this is not so easy."Reysol knew that a 1-0 win would be enough to send them into the final at National Stadium on the strength of their two first-leg away goals, but manager Nelsinho had to rip up his game plan after finding his team two down after only 24 minutes.An unmarked Koki Mizuno fluffed the chance to give Kashiwa an early lead when he shot wide in the fifth minute, and the miss would prove costly as Antlers broke the deadlock. Osako split open a static Reysol defense with one pass, and Dutra latched onto it to hit a first-time shot across Takanori Sugeno.In the 24th minute, Dutra returned the favor. The Brazilian again ripped a hole in the Reysol defense with a pass through the middle, and this time it was Osako who dispatched the ball with a crisp finish.But if the match was beginning to look like a lost cause for Kashiwa, Wagner gave the home side hope in the 37th minute. The Brazilian beat Hitoshi Sogahata with a brilliant free kick from the edge of the area, only for the dark clouds immediately to return when Antlers were awarded a penalty less than a minute after the restart.Akimi Barada was booked for felling Dutra in the box, but Sugeno got down quickly to hold out Osako's spot kick, and Reysol breathed another sigh of relief when the striker blasted the rebound high over the crossbar.That left Kashiwa needing two goals to take the match into extra time, but Baiano's late contribution — slamming home a loose ball from a throw-in — was not enough to stop Antlers from taking their place in the final for an eighth time."It is obviously a plus to get to the final, and hopefully it should have an effect on our league performance as well," said first-year manager Jorginho, whose side currently sits 13th in the J. League table. "We had a bad start in the league and it took time for the players to adapt to me."We are still aiming for fourth place in the league and we still have the Emperor's Cup to come as well. This is a sport where results count for a lot, but I hope I'll be back to lead the team next season too."
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Efficient Antlers advance to Nabisco Cup final
KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. — Defending champions Kashima Antlers earned a shot at a record fifth Nabisco Cup title after claiming a 5-4 aggregate semifinal win over Kashiwa Reysol with a 2-2 second-leg draw on Saturday.Stepping up: Yuya Osako scores the second goal for Kashima Antlers in a 2-2 draw against Kashiwa Reysol in Saturday's Nabisco Cup second-leg semifinal. KYODOAntlers, heading into the match at Hitachi Stadium with a 3-2 lead from the first leg, took control with first-half goals from Dutra and Yuya Osako before Jorge Wagner pulled one back for Reysol in the 37th minute.Osako also missed a penalty before the halftime whistle had even sounded, and even though Reysol's Neto Baiano leveled the score on the night in injury time, it was not enough to prevent Antlers from setting up a Nov. 3 final showdown with Shimizu S-Pulse.A Genki Omae hat trick gave S-Pulse a 3-0 second-leg win over FC Tokyo in the day's earlier semifinal, wiping out a 2-1 first-leg deficit to give the Shizuoka side a 4-2 victory overall."Reysol are the J. League champions, and we knew it would be a tough game today," said Kashima manager Jorginho, who won the competition with the Ibaraki club as a player in 1997. "In the first half we found the gaps in their defense, and I was sure that if we could get the third goal it would all be over. But winning games like this is not so easy."Reysol knew that a 1-0 win would be enough to send them into the final at National Stadium on the strength of their two first-leg away goals, but manager Nelsinho had to rip up his game plan after finding his team two down after only 24 minutes.An unmarked Koki Mizuno fluffed the chance to give Kashiwa an early lead when he shot wide in the fifth minute, and the miss would prove costly as Antlers broke the deadlock. Osako split open a static Reysol defense with one pass, and Dutra latched onto it to hit a first-time shot across Takanori Sugeno.In the 24th minute, Dutra returned the favor. The Brazilian again ripped a hole in the Reysol defense with a pass through the middle, and this time it was Osako who dispatched the ball with a crisp finish.But if the match was beginning to look like a lost cause for Kashiwa, Wagner gave the home side hope in the 37th minute. The Brazilian beat Hitoshi Sogahata with a brilliant free kick from the edge of the area, only for the dark clouds immediately to return when Antlers were awarded a penalty less than a minute after the restart.Akimi Barada was booked for felling Dutra in the box, but Sugeno got down quickly to hold out Osako's spot kick, and Reysol breathed another sigh of relief when the striker blasted the rebound high over the crossbar.That left Kashiwa needing two goals to take the match into extra time, but Baiano's late contribution — slamming home a loose ball from a throw-in — was not enough to stop Antlers from taking their place in the final for an eighth time."It is obviously a plus to get to the final, and hopefully it should have an effect on our league performance as well," said first-year manager Jorginho, whose side currently sits 13th in the J. League table. "We had a bad start in the league and it took time for the players to adapt to me."We are still aiming for fourth place in the league and we still have the Emperor's Cup to come as well. This is a sport where results count for a lot, but I hope I'll be back to lead the team next season too."
Stepping up: Yuya Osako scores the second goal for Kashima Antlers in a 2-2 draw against Kashiwa Reysol in Saturday's Nabisco Cup second-leg semifinal. KYODOAntlers, heading into the match at Hitachi Stadium with a 3-2 lead from the first leg, took control with first-half goals from Dutra and Yuya Osako before Jorge Wagner pulled one back for Reysol in the 37th minute.Osako also missed a penalty before the halftime whistle had even sounded, and even though Reysol's Neto Baiano leveled the score on the night in injury time, it was not enough to prevent Antlers from setting up a Nov. 3 final showdown with Shimizu S-Pulse.A Genki Omae hat trick gave S-Pulse a 3-0 second-leg win over FC Tokyo in the day's earlier semifinal, wiping out a 2-1 first-leg deficit to give the Shizuoka side a 4-2 victory overall."Reysol are the J. League champions, and we knew it would be a tough game today," said Kashima manager Jorginho, who won the competition with the Ibaraki club as a player in 1997. "In the first half we found the gaps in their defense, and I was sure that if we could get the third goal it would all be over. But winning games like this is not so easy."Reysol knew that a 1-0 win would be enough to send them into the final at National Stadium on the strength of their two first-leg away goals, but manager Nelsinho had to rip up his game plan after finding his team two down after only 24 minutes.An unmarked Koki Mizuno fluffed the chance to give Kashiwa an early lead when he shot wide in the fifth minute, and the miss would prove costly as Antlers broke the deadlock. Osako split open a static Reysol defense with one pass, and Dutra latched onto it to hit a first-time shot across Takanori Sugeno.In the 24th minute, Dutra returned the favor. The Brazilian again ripped a hole in the Reysol defense with a pass through the middle, and this time it was Osako who dispatched the ball with a crisp finish.But if the match was beginning to look like a lost cause for Kashiwa, Wagner gave the home side hope in the 37th minute. The Brazilian beat Hitoshi Sogahata with a brilliant free kick from the edge of the area, only for the dark clouds immediately to return when Antlers were awarded a penalty less than a minute after the restart.Akimi Barada was booked for felling Dutra in the box, but Sugeno got down quickly to hold out Osako's spot kick, and Reysol breathed another sigh of relief when the striker blasted the rebound high over the crossbar.That left Kashiwa needing two goals to take the match into extra time, but Baiano's late contribution — slamming home a loose ball from a throw-in — was not enough to stop Antlers from taking their place in the final for an eighth time."It is obviously a plus to get to the final, and hopefully it should have an effect on our league performance as well," said first-year manager Jorginho, whose side currently sits 13th in the J. League table. "We had a bad start in the league and it took time for the players to adapt to me."We are still aiming for fourth place in the league and we still have the Emperor's Cup to come as well. This is a sport where results count for a lot, but I hope I'll be back to lead the team next season too."
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Antlers duo working out in San Jose
Kashima Antlers midfielders Mitsuo Ogasawara and Masashi Motoyama have both been training with the San Jose Earthquakes and will be on trial through the end of the week, the Major League Soccer club said on its official website Wednesday.The former Japan internationals have been at the Earthquakes' training facility since Monday, competing in short-field drills on their first day of training and a full session on Tuesday.But a Kashima official said, "They (Ogasawara and Motoyama) are just taking part in practice as a way of extending their personal training."
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Antlers, Grampus lose as Koreans clean up
SEOUL — Seoul and Suwon Bluewings underlined South Korea's status as east Asia's pre-eminent league by comfortably beating Japanese opponents on Wednesday and progressing to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League.
Hold me close: Nagoya's Josh Kennedy tries to escape the clutches of Suwon's Mato Neretljak on Wednesday night. KYODOKorean teams have won the competition for the past two years, and Seoul's and Suwon's progress — along with that of Jeonbuk Motors on Tuesday — meant K-League teams are well placed to make it a hat trick, providing three of the quarterfinalists.Seoul was a 3-0 winner over a prosaic and disappointing Kashima Antlers, which exited at the round-of-16 stage for the second straight season, while Suwon had a 2-0 victory over Nagoya Grampus.That meant only one Japanese team — Cerezo Osaka, which beat neighbor Gamba Osaka 1-0 on Tuesday — will be in September's quarterfinals.In Seoul, a cagey opening half only came to life in the closing stages.The opening goal came in the 38th minute from a seemingly unthreatening position, but Bang Seung Hwan's speculative shot went through the legs of the covering defender and across the goalkeeper into the bottom left corner of the net.The second goal, in the 55th, was impressive, with Uzbekistan international Server Djeparov breaking down the left wing and crossing to Montenegrin forward Dejan Damjanovic, who hit a sweetly struck volley past the helpless goalkeeper in the 55th.Kashima rarely threatened, but should have been given a lifeline in the 71st when an apparently legitimate goal was incorrectly ruled offside.Ko Myong Jin added a third on the break in the closing seconds. Antlers had committed all bar one outfield player forward for a corner, and when the ball was cleared, Ko capitalized.
Hold me close: Nagoya's Josh Kennedy tries to escape the clutches of Suwon's Mato Neretljak on Wednesday night. KYODOKorean teams have won the competition for the past two years, and Seoul's and Suwon's progress — along with that of Jeonbuk Motors on Tuesday — meant K-League teams are well placed to make it a hat trick, providing three of the quarterfinalists.Seoul was a 3-0 winner over a prosaic and disappointing Kashima Antlers, which exited at the round-of-16 stage for the second straight season, while Suwon had a 2-0 victory over Nagoya Grampus.That meant only one Japanese team — Cerezo Osaka, which beat neighbor Gamba Osaka 1-0 on Tuesday — will be in September's quarterfinals.In Seoul, a cagey opening half only came to life in the closing stages.The opening goal came in the 38th minute from a seemingly unthreatening position, but Bang Seung Hwan's speculative shot went through the legs of the covering defender and across the goalkeeper into the bottom left corner of the net.The second goal, in the 55th, was impressive, with Uzbekistan international Server Djeparov breaking down the left wing and crossing to Montenegrin forward Dejan Damjanovic, who hit a sweetly struck volley past the helpless goalkeeper in the 55th.Kashima rarely threatened, but should have been given a lifeline in the 71st when an apparently legitimate goal was incorrectly ruled offside.Ko Myong Jin added a third on the break in the closing seconds. Antlers had committed all bar one outfield player forward for a corner, and when the ball was cleared, Ko capitalized.Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Antlers rally past Sydney FC
Kashima Antlers kept alive their hopes of finishing top of Group H and securing a home tie in the second round of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday after coming from behind to beat already eliminated Sydney FC 2-1 at National Stadium.The seven-time J. League champion, fielding a weakened starting lineup, fell behind on Matt Jurman's 26th-minute header but improved with the introduction of Fellype Gabriel, who set up Yuya Osako to strike a superb equalizer before Takuya Nozawa sealed victory with a free kick at Antlers' temporary home four minutes from time.At Nagai Stadium, tournament debutants Cerezo Osaka hammered Shandong Luneng 4-0 to join Antlers and Grampus in the last 16.On Wednesday, former Asian champions Gamba Osaka take on Group E leaders Tianjin Teda at Expo Stadium where Akira Nishino's side will look to secure a top-two finish, while Grampus will play UAE side Al Ain away for first place in their group.
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