J-League
J-League Results August 19 2006
Gamba Osaka put some distance between themselves and the Urawa Reds by beating Ardija Omiya on the road while Urawa were held 2-2 by Kashima Antlers. Shimizu S-Pulse have come into contention, moving up to fourth with a four-goal thrahing of Ventforet.
Kyoto Purple Sanga won a nine-goal thriller against fellow strugglers Avispa while Cerezo also won at last beating Yokohama at Nagai Stadium. The biggest gate of the day was in Niigata where Albirex beat a slumping Frontale 2-1 in front of 38,611 supporters.
Saturday 19 August
Avispa Fukuoka 4 Kyoto Purple Sanga 5
Ardija Omiya 0 Gamba Osaka 2
Albirex Niigata 2 Kawasaki Frontale 1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 Oita Trinita 1
Shimizu S-Pulse 4 Ventforet Kofu 0
Cerezo Osaka 2 Yokohama F Marinos 0
JEF United 3 FC Tokyo 4
Nagoya Gampus Eight 3 Jubilo Iwata 1
Kashima Antlers 2 Urawa Reds 2
Leading Positions
Gamba P18 Pts 39
Reds P18 Pts 37
Frontale P18 Pts 35
S-Pulse P18 Pts 34
Antlers P18 Pts 33
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