J-League Results September 27

Sunday September 27 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 Vissel Kobe 0 Urawa Reds 1 Yokohama F Marinos 2 Saturday September 26 FC Tokyo 3 Jubilo Iwata 2 Gamba Osaka 2 Kawasaki Frontale 1 JEF United Chiba 1 Montedio Yamagata 2 Kashima Antlers 1 Nagoya Grampus 4 Kyoto Sanga 1, Omiya Ardija 3 Oita Trinita 0 Kashiwa Reysol 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 Albirex Niigata 2 Kashima Antlers remain top of the J-League but now only by a single point as the season approches its traditionally tight finish. Shimizu S-Pulse are second followed by Gamba an Sanfrecce. Urawa Reds' poor season continues and they are now 10 points adrift of top spot. Leading Positions Kashima Antlers P26 Pts 50 Shimizu S-Pulse P27 Pts 49 Gamba Osaka P27 Pts 46 Sanfrecce Hiroshima P27 44 Albirex Niigata P27 Pts 43 Kawasaki Frontale P26 Pts 43 Leading scorers For once a Japanese-born player leads the J-1 scoring charts - in fact the top two strikers are both Japanese players. Jubilo Iwata's Ryoichi Maeda has 14 goals so far this season followed by FC Tokyo's Naohiro Ishikawa with 13. Ryoichi Maeda, Jubilo Iwata 14 Naohiro Ishikawa, FC Tokyo 13 Juninho, Kawasaki Frontale 12 Shinji Okazaki, Shimizu S-Pulse 12 Edmilson, Urawa Reds 11 Previous J-League results & news Tags J-League Results