Japanese Non-league Football News

Sagawa Kyubin SC continued what is looking like a relentless march to the JFL title on Saturday, a comfortable 3-0 win over Sony Sendai making it maximum points from the team's last six matches. The result was barely in doubt after Sho Gokyu netted his twentieth goal of the season as early as the second minute, and it keeps Sagawa seven points in front of their nearest challengers, Rosso Kumamoto. Nevertheless, Rosso managed what was their first victory in three games - and so doing brought to an end Tochigi SC's recent mini-revival, 21-year-old former Shonan Bellmare midfielder Kosuke Yoshii scoring the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute. The other game to be staged on Saturday without doubt provided the shock of the round so far, as bottom side Arte Takasaki recovered from conceding an early goal to come away from Honda FC with a 2-2 draw - the Gunma side's first point in seven games.



Rosso and Tochigi battle it out

Sat 04 Aug: Honda FC 2-2 Arte Takasaki
Sat 04 Aug: Rosso Kumamoto 1-0 Tochigi SC
Sat 04 Aug: Sagawa Kyubin SC 3-0 Sony Sendai

1. Sagawa Kyubin SC 57 (+38)
2. Rosso Kumamoto 50 (+23)
3. YKK AP 41 (+11)
4. FC Gifu 39 (+8)
5. Yokogawa Musashino 38 (+10)
6. Honda FC 37 (+10)
7. Alo's Hokuriku 37 (+2)
8. JEF Reserves 35 (+1)
9. Tochigi SC 32 (+7)
10. Sagawa Printing 30 (-5)
11. Ryutsu Keizai University 28 (-4)
12. TDK SC 26 (+3)
13. Mitsubishi Mizushima 25 (-8)
14. Gainare Tottori 24 (-6)
15. Sony Sendai 22 (-18)
16. FC Kariya 20 (-13)
17. FC Ryukyu 20 (-30)
18. Arte Takasaki 6 (-29)