Japan Soccer
J. League Results Sunday, 18 May
Urawa Reds top the J-League going in to the summer break despite a 3-2 home loss to Gamba Osaka in front of 50,000 spectators at Saitama Stadium.
The match was marked by some of the worst crowd trouble in J-League history after Gamba fans pelted Reds players with plastic bottles following the final whistle and were in turn attacked by the Urawa hard core. The visiting fans had to be kept locked in the stadium for over two hours before they were allowed to leave.
JEF United gave new coach Alex Miller a winning start with a 1-0 win over Oita but remain rooted to last place.
J1
Sapporo Consodole 1 Nagoya Grampus 3
Urawa Reds 2 Gamba Osaka 3
Iwata Jubilo 1 FC Tokyo 2
Kyoto Sanga 1 Yokohama F Marinos 0
Kashima Antlers 1 Kashiwa Reysol 1
JEF United 1 Oita Trinita 0
Kawasaki Frontale 2 Omiya Ardija 3
Vissel Kobe 1 Niigata Albirex 1
Tokyo Verdy 4 Shimizu S-Pulse 1
Leading Positions
Urawa P13 Pts 26
Grampus P13 Pts 26
FC Tokyo P13 Pts 23
Reysol P13 Pts 20
Frontale P13 Pts 20
J2
In J2, Sanfrecce are four points clear of Vegalta and Cerezo.
Sagan Tosu 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1
Cerezo Osaka 2 Shonan Bellmare 0
Vegalta Sendai 3 Montedio Yamagata 2
FC Gifu 0 Thespa Kusatsu 1
Tokushima Vortis 2 Roasso Kumamoto 0
Yokohama FC 1 Avispa Fukuoka 1
Mito Hollyhock 1 Ehime FC 0
Leading Positions
Sanfrecce P13 Pts 29
Vegalta P13 Pts 25
Cerezo P13 Pts 25
Bellmare P13 Pts 24
Yokohama FC P13 Pts 23
Sagan P13 Pts 21
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