A Prefectural League side last year, FC Korea are proving competitive in Division 2 of the Kanto League this season, underlining their ability to cope with the higher level of football over the holiday weekend with a 7-0 away thrashing of Saitama's Yonoshuyukonkai... Hanno Bruder are still stop, though, after they beat Vertfee Takahara Nasu... Aries FC Tokyo hold on to second thanks to their 2-1 defeat of Kanagawa Teachers...
Sun 04 May: TFSC 1-2 SAI Ichihara SC
Sun 04 May: Vertfee Takahara Nasu 0-1 Hanno Bruder
Sun 04 May: Yonoshuyonkai 0-7 FC Korea
Mon 05 May: Kanagawa Teachers 1-2 Aries FC Tokyo
1. Hanno Bruder 11 (+3)
2. Aries FC Tokyo 10 (-1)
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3. FC Korea 9 (+7)
4. Kanagawa Teachers 7 (+1)
5. Vertfee Takahara Nasu 6 (+1)
6. SAI Ichihara SC 6 (-3)
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7. TFSC 4 (+1)
8. Yonoshuyokonkai 4 (-9)
Sun 04 May: TFSC 1-2 SAI Ichihara SC
Sun 04 May: Vertfee Takahara Nasu 0-1 Hanno Bruder
Sun 04 May: Yonoshuyonkai 0-7 FC Korea
Mon 05 May: Kanagawa Teachers 1-2 Aries FC Tokyo
1. Hanno Bruder 11 (+3)
2. Aries FC Tokyo 10 (-1)
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3. FC Korea 9 (+7)
4. Kanagawa Teachers 7 (+1)
5. Vertfee Takahara Nasu 6 (+1)
6. SAI Ichihara SC 6 (-3)
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7. TFSC 4 (+1)
8. Yonoshuyokonkai 4 (-9)
It's still very close in Division 2 of the Kanto League... leaders Hanno Bruder drew at Aries FC Tokyo in the game on holiday Tuesday and are one point clear of Kanagawa Teachers as a result... FC Korea move up the standings thanks to their exciting 5-3 defeat of the former Furukawa Electrics Chiba club, SAI Ichihara SC - and it's Ichihara who are now bottom...
Sun 27 Apr FC Korea 5-3 SAI Ichihara SC
Sun 27 Apr Kanagawa Teachers 2-1 Vertfee Takahara Nasu
Sun 27 Apr Yonoshuyonkai 2-1 TFSC
Tue 29 Apr Aries FC Tokyo 1-1 Hanno Bruder
1. Hanno Bruder 8 (+2)
2. Kanagawa Teachers 7 (+2)
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3. Aries FC Tokyo 7 (-2)
4. Vertfee Takahara Nasu 6 (+2)
5. FC Korea 6 (-)
6. TFSC 4 (+2)
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7. Yonoshuyokonkai 4 (-2)
8. SAI Ichihara SC 3 (-4)
Sun 27 Apr FC Korea 5-3 SAI Ichihara SC
Sun 27 Apr Kanagawa Teachers 2-1 Vertfee Takahara Nasu
Sun 27 Apr Yonoshuyonkai 2-1 TFSC
Tue 29 Apr Aries FC Tokyo 1-1 Hanno Bruder
1. Hanno Bruder 8 (+2)
2. Kanagawa Teachers 7 (+2)
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3. Aries FC Tokyo 7 (-2)
4. Vertfee Takahara Nasu 6 (+2)
5. FC Korea 6 (-)
6. TFSC 4 (+2)
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7. Yonoshuyokonkai 4 (-2)
8. SAI Ichihara SC 3 (-4)
The shock of the round in Division 1 of the Kanto League over the weekend came in Ibaraki, where Club Dragons brought Luminozo Sayama's 100% record to an abrupt end with a 4-2 win... this means champions FC Machida Zelvia are now three points clear at the top, following their defeat of Toho Titanium... at the bottom, Saitama SC and MSDF Atsugi Marcus picked up their first points of the season...
Sat 26 Apr: Club Dragons 4-2 Luminozo Sayama
Sat 26 Apr: Toho Titanium 0-3 FC Machida Zelvia
Sun 27 Apr: Saitama SC 1-1 Hitachi Tochigi Uva
Sun 27 Apr: YSCC 3-3 MSDF Atsugi Marcus
1. FC Machida Zelvia 12 (+9)
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2. Luminozo Sayama 9 (+4)
3. Hitachi Tochigi Uva 8 (+3)
4. YSCC 6 (+1)
5. Club Dragons 4 (-1)
6. Toho Titanium 2 (-5)
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7. Saitama SC 1 (-3)
8. MSDF Atsugi Marcus 1 (-8)
Sat 26 Apr: Club Dragons 4-2 Luminozo Sayama
Sat 26 Apr: Toho Titanium 0-3 FC Machida Zelvia
Sun 27 Apr: Saitama SC 1-1 Hitachi Tochigi Uva
Sun 27 Apr: YSCC 3-3 MSDF Atsugi Marcus
1. FC Machida Zelvia 12 (+9)
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2. Luminozo Sayama 9 (+4)
3. Hitachi Tochigi Uva 8 (+3)
4. YSCC 6 (+1)
5. Club Dragons 4 (-1)
6. Toho Titanium 2 (-5)
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7. Saitama SC 1 (-3)
8. MSDF Atsugi Marcus 1 (-8)
Who's likely to make a challenge for promotion from Division 2 of the Kanto League this year is anyone's guess... Hanno Bruder from Saitama are top, but they only scraped a 1-0 win over FC Korea... relegated tonguetwisters Vertfee Takahara Nasu go second after beating bottom side Yonoshuyukonkai, but they're only level on points with former Prefectural Leaguers Aries FC Tokyo...
Sun 20 Apr: Hanno Bruder 1-0 FC Korea
Sun 20 Apr: SAI Ichihara SC 1-2 Aries FC Tokyo
Sun 20 Apr: TFSC 2-2 Kanagawa Teachers
Sun 20 Apr: Vertfee Takahara Nasu 3-1 Yonoshuyonkai
1 Hanno Bruder 7 (+2)
2. Vertfee Takahara Nasu 6 (+3)
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3. Aries FC Tokyo 6 (-2)
4. TFSC 4 (+3)
5. Kanagawa Teachers 4 (+1)
6. SAI Ichihara SC 3 (-2)
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7. FC Korea 3 (-2)
8. Yonoshuyokonkai 1 (-3)
Sun 20 Apr: Hanno Bruder 1-0 FC Korea
Sun 20 Apr: SAI Ichihara SC 1-2 Aries FC Tokyo
Sun 20 Apr: TFSC 2-2 Kanagawa Teachers
Sun 20 Apr: Vertfee Takahara Nasu 3-1 Yonoshuyonkai
1 Hanno Bruder 7 (+2)
2. Vertfee Takahara Nasu 6 (+3)
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3. Aries FC Tokyo 6 (-2)
4. TFSC 4 (+3)
5. Kanagawa Teachers 4 (+1)
6. SAI Ichihara SC 3 (-2)
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7. FC Korea 3 (-2)
8. Yonoshuyokonkai 1 (-3)
It's level pegging in Division 1 of the Kanto League after three rounds of the new season. Champions FC Machida Zelvia might have kept going their 100% record by beating Saitama SC on Saturday, but Luminozo Sayama seem to have found some form again after two or three years on something of a downward slope - they beat promoted side MSDF Atsugi Marcus and have won all of their games so far as well... coming up with Atsugi from Division 2 were Club Dragons, who got their first point of the year in a draw at YSCC...
Sat 19 Apr: FC Machida Zelvia 3-2 Saitama SC
Sat 19 Apr: Luminozo Sayama 4-1 MSDF Atsugi Marcus
Sun 20 Apr: Hitachi Tochigi Uva 0-0 Toho Titanium
Sun 20 Apr: YSCC 1-1 Club Dragons
1. FC Machida Zelvia 9 (+6)
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2. Luminozo Sayama 9 (+6)
3. Hitachi Tochigi Uva 7 (+3)
4. YSCC 5 (+1)
5. Toho Titanium 2 (-2)
6. Club Dragons 1 (-3)
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7. Saitama SC 0 (-3)
8. MSDF Atsugi Marcus 0 (-8)
Sat 19 Apr: FC Machida Zelvia 3-2 Saitama SC
Sat 19 Apr: Luminozo Sayama 4-1 MSDF Atsugi Marcus
Sun 20 Apr: Hitachi Tochigi Uva 0-0 Toho Titanium
Sun 20 Apr: YSCC 1-1 Club Dragons
1. FC Machida Zelvia 9 (+6)
- - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Luminozo Sayama 9 (+6)
3. Hitachi Tochigi Uva 7 (+3)
4. YSCC 5 (+1)
5. Toho Titanium 2 (-2)
6. Club Dragons 1 (-3)
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7. Saitama SC 0 (-3)
8. MSDF Atsugi Marcus 0 (-8)
