Reysol Capitalize on Defensive Errors

Lax defending, especially by a sloppy Bajalica, costs Grampus a chance to close the gap on the leading pack and slip back into a mid-table position. The Serbian defender capped a poor performance by giving away the penalty that restored Kashiwa's two goal lead, after Maya had pulled a goal back. Tamada closed the gap again from the penalty spot after Kennedy had been felled in the area, but Nagoya could muster the composure to find an equalizer.



The 3-2 score was a fair result for Reysol, who looked more organized than Grampus, who badly missed the hustle of Yoshimura and Yamaguchi, and the creativity of Magnum in midfield.

Nagoya Grampus
Koichi Hirono
Akira Takeuchi (Yuki Maki 65), Maya Yoshida, Milos Bajalica, Alex Santos (Tomohiru Tsuda 80)
Yoshizumi Ogawa, Shinta Fukushima (Shohei Abe HT), Naoshi Nakamura, Igor Burzanovic
Keiji Tamada, Josh Kennedy
Scorer: Yoshida 71, Tamada 89(PK)

Kashiwa Reysol
Takanori Sugeno
Yusuke Murakami, Naoya Kondo, Park, Yuzo Kobayashi
Hidekazu Otani, Ryoichi Kurisawa, Yuki Otsu, Minoru Suganuma
Popo, Hideaki Kitajima (Junya Tanaka 60)
Scorer: Otsu 38, MUrakami 60, Popo 82 (PK)