Japanese Non-league Football News

Gainare Tottori are surprise early leaders of the JFL after the second round of matches on Thursday. They beat Ryutsu Keizai University thanks to two goals from ex-Albirex Niigata Singapore defender Eiichiro Ozaki... Yokogawa Musashino, Tochigi SC and newcomers Fagiano Okayama also have maximum points, Hideaki Takeda netting a last-minute winner for Fagiano in a thriller against Kataller Toyama... New Wave Kitakyushu also scored in the dying seconds to prevent 2007 champions Sagawa Shiga FC from recording their first win of the new season...

Thu 20 Mar: Arte Takasaki 0-3 Honda FC
Thu 20 Mar: Fagiano Okayama 3-2 Kataller Toyama
Thu 20 Mar: FC Kariya 0-1 Tochigi SC
Thu 20 Mar: FC Ryukyu 1-2 Yokogawa Musashino
Thu 20 Mar: Gainare Tottori 3-1 Ryutsu Keizai University
Thu 20 Mar: Mio Biwako Kusatsu 1-1 Sagawa Printing
Thu 20 Mar: Mitsubishi Mizushima 1-1 JEF Reserves
Thu 20 Mar: New Wave Kitakyushu 1-1 Sagawa Shiga FC
Thu 20 Mar: TDK SC 0-2 Sony Sendai

1. Gainare Tottori 6 (+3)
2. Tochigi SC 6 (+3)
3. Fagiano Okayama 6 (+2)
4. Yokogawa Musashino 6 (+2)
5. Mio Biwako Kusatsu 4 (+1)
6. Honda FC 3 (+2)
7. FC Kariya 3 (+2)
8. Sony Sendai 3 (+1)
9. New Wave Kitakyushu 2 (-)
10. Sagawa Printing 2 (-)
11. Mitsubishi Mizushima 2 (-)
12. Kataller Toyama 1 (-1)
13. Sagawa Shiga FC 1 (-1)
14. Ryutsu Keizai University 1 (-2)
15. TDK SC 1 (-2)
16. JEF Reserves 1 (-3)
17. FC Ryukyu 0 (-3)
18. Arte Takasaki 0 (-4)