Kyoto Purple Sanga's experienced midfielder Kiyotaka Ishimaru has signed a short-term deal through to the end of the season with JFL title challengers Ehime FC, as the Shikoku side attempt to clinch promotion to the J-League. Ishimaru, who's just coming up to his 32nd birthday, began his professional career with Avispa Fukuoka, spending five years there before dropping down to J2 at Kyoto in 2001. A regular member of the first team there for the next four years, he nevertheless found himself squeezed out of the side and has yet to make a league appearance this season.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru. What a cheerful fellow
Ehime will be keen to make use of a player who has in the region of 250 J-League appearances to his name as they enter potentially the most important six weeks in the life of their club. For the J-League have indicated that a top two JFL finish will probably be enough for the men in orange to claim a place in an expanded J2 for next season, with the final decision to be made at a meeting to be held after the end of the JFL season in early December. This having been announced last week, Ehime as league leaders at the weekend managed to lose 1-0 at home to second place YKK AP and so get themselves knocked off top spot, so a nailbiting time for fans in and around their home base of Matsuyama seems assured.
Ehime FC in orange struggle to cope with the attack of JFL rivals YKK AP
Kiyotaka Ishimaru. What a cheerful fellow
Ehime will be keen to make use of a player who has in the region of 250 J-League appearances to his name as they enter potentially the most important six weeks in the life of their club. For the J-League have indicated that a top two JFL finish will probably be enough for the men in orange to claim a place in an expanded J2 for next season, with the final decision to be made at a meeting to be held after the end of the JFL season in early December. This having been announced last week, Ehime as league leaders at the weekend managed to lose 1-0 at home to second place YKK AP and so get themselves knocked off top spot, so a nailbiting time for fans in and around their home base of Matsuyama seems assured.
Ehime FC in orange struggle to cope with the attack of JFL rivals YKK AP
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