Japan Soccer
J.League Results 24 September 2006
Gamba Osaka defeated one of their closest rivals Frontale Kawasaki in emphatic fashion to stay top of the J-League table, three points ahead of nearest challengers Urawa Reds, who edged S-Pulse at Saitama Stadium in front of a full house.
Frontale are now in 3rd place - a distant 8 points adrift of Gamba - and surely out of contention.
Shimizu S-Pulse remain in 4th but their 1-0 loss to Reds virtually puts paid to their title hopes.
At the bottom Kyoto Purple Sanga and Cerezo both lost as Sanfrecce put some breathing space between them and the bottom three after a 1-0 home win against Omiya.
Saturday 23 Sept
Jubilo 2 Oita Trinita 3
Gamba Osaka 4 Kawasaki Frontale 0
Avispa Fukuoka 1 Cerezo Osaka 0
JEF United 2 Kyoto Purple Sanga 0
Yokohama F Marinos 2 Nagoya Gampus Eight 1
Urawa Reds 1 Shimizu S-Pulse 0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 Omiya Ardija 0
Leading Positions
Gamba P24 Pts 55
Reds P24 Pts 52
Frontale P24 Pts 47
S-Pulse P24 Pts 44
Antlers P23 Pts 42
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