Yokogawa Musashino defend against Rosso Kumamoto
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FC Ryukyu go for goal against JEF Club
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The Shikoku League also commenced its season on Sunday, with four tight matches suggesting that 2006 will be a close-run campaign. However, the division between the top and bottom halves of the table that is such a marked feature of this particular Regional League is already in evidence. Title holders five years running Nangoku Kochi beat new team Tokushima Vortis Amateur 1-0, the same scoreline that saw 2005 runners up Sanyo Electric Tokushima beat Sanwa Club and ambitious Kamatamare Sanuki win at Ventana AC. The best result of the day, though, was Ehime Shimanami's 4-2 win over Alex SC, which sees one of the stronger teams in recent years lead the early season ranking.
Kazushi Yokoyama nets the winner for Nangoku Kochi
Sun 09 Apr: Ehime Shimanami 4-2 Alex SC
Sun 09 Apr: Nangoku Kochi 1-0 Tokushima Vortis Amateur
Sun 09 Apr: Sanyo Electric Tokushima 1-0 Sanwa Club
Sun 09 Apr: Ventana AC 0-1 Kamatamare Sanuki
Kamatamare Sanuki on the attack at Ventana AC
Kazushi Yokoyama nets the winner for Nangoku Kochi
Sun 09 Apr: Ehime Shimanami 4-2 Alex SC
Sun 09 Apr: Nangoku Kochi 1-0 Tokushima Vortis Amateur
Sun 09 Apr: Sanyo Electric Tokushima 1-0 Sanwa Club
Sun 09 Apr: Ventana AC 0-1 Kamatamare Sanuki
Kamatamare Sanuki on the attack at Ventana AC
The Hokushinetsu League kicked off the new season on Sunday with certain teams hitting the ground running.In Division 1, newly-launched Zweigen Kanazawa put seven past Ueda Gentian, while last year's runners up Japan Soccer College went two better against Niigata University of Management.
The big match of the day, however, was the Nagano prefecture derby between 2005 champions Nagano Elsa and their ambitious newly-promoted rivals from the south, Matsumoto Yamaga Club. It was Yamaga who emerged triumphant with an impressive 2-0 win, to throw down the gauntlet to potential challengers; who can say how significant a result this may prove to be come the end of the year.
Fervorosa take on the yellow-shirted Teihens
In Division 2, the two sides promoted from the prefectural leagues had mixed results, LionPower Komatsu losing 1-0 at FC Antelope, while Maruoka Phoenix achieved a fine 3-0 win away to Toyama Shinjo Club. Shinjo's local rivals Valiente Toyama, meanwhile, will be very disappointed with a 1-1 draw at home to FC Kanazu.
Pre-season signing chores for the stars of FC Antelope
Division 1
Fervorosa 2-2 Teihens FC
Japan Soccer College 9-0 Niigata University of Management
Nagano Elsa 0-2 Matsumoto Yamaga Club
Zweigen Kanazawa 7-0 Ueda Gentian
Division 2
FC Antelope 1-0 LionPower Komatsu
TOP Niigata 1-0 Nissei Resin
Toyama Shinjo Club 0-3 Maruoka Phoenix
Valiente Toyama 1-1 FC Kanazu
LionPower Komatsu gaze in astonishment at the Matsumoto Alwin Stadium
The big match of the day, however, was the Nagano prefecture derby between 2005 champions Nagano Elsa and their ambitious newly-promoted rivals from the south, Matsumoto Yamaga Club. It was Yamaga who emerged triumphant with an impressive 2-0 win, to throw down the gauntlet to potential challengers; who can say how significant a result this may prove to be come the end of the year.
Fervorosa take on the yellow-shirted Teihens
In Division 2, the two sides promoted from the prefectural leagues had mixed results, LionPower Komatsu losing 1-0 at FC Antelope, while Maruoka Phoenix achieved a fine 3-0 win away to Toyama Shinjo Club. Shinjo's local rivals Valiente Toyama, meanwhile, will be very disappointed with a 1-1 draw at home to FC Kanazu.
Pre-season signing chores for the stars of FC Antelope
Division 1
Fervorosa 2-2 Teihens FC
Japan Soccer College 9-0 Niigata University of Management
Nagano Elsa 0-2 Matsumoto Yamaga Club
Zweigen Kanazawa 7-0 Ueda Gentian
Division 2
FC Antelope 1-0 LionPower Komatsu
TOP Niigata 1-0 Nissei Resin
Toyama Shinjo Club 0-3 Maruoka Phoenix
Valiente Toyama 1-1 FC Kanazu
LionPower Komatsu gaze in astonishment at the Matsumoto Alwin Stadium
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