J.League Results 15/08/07 Wednesday 15 August
Urawa Reds closed the gap at the top of the J-League to just a single point after a 1-0 win away to Gamba Osaka. Yuichiro Nagai scoring the only goal on the hour mark. Antlers are now third following a 3-1 home win over JEF United.
With temperatures hovering around 35 degrees centigrade August is a tough month for the players and Yokohama FC will be sweating more than most as they are now seven points adrift at the bottom of the table.
The sacking of Robert Verbeek has not brought a turn-around in Omiya Ardija's season and they are second from bottom after their latest reverse - 3-1 at home to Vissel, for whom Yoshito Okubo netted to confirm his position as the leading Japanese scorer in J1.
In J2, Consadole now have a 10-point lead over the chasing pack of Kyoto Sanga, Avispa and Vegalta.
Gamba Osaka 0 Urawa Reds 1
Kashima Antlers 3 JEF United 1
Omiya Ardija 1 Vissel Kobe 3
Kashiwa Reysol 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0
Kawasaki Frontale 1 Yokohama F Marinos 2
Jubilo Iwata 5 FC Tokyo 2
Yokohama FC 0 Ventforet Kofu 2
Oita Trinita 3 Shimizu S-Pulse 4
Albirex Niigata 4 Nagoya Gampus Eight 0
Leading Positions
Gamba P20 Pts 44
Reds P20 Pts 43
Antlers P20 Pts 36
Albirex P20 Pts 35
Marinos P20 Pts 32
J2
Consadole P31 Pts 68
Kyoto Sanga P31 Pts 58
Avispa P31 Pts 53
Vegalta P32 Pts 52
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