What a disastrous weekend it proved to be for 2006 champions V Varen Nagasaki in the Kyushu League. In their own fixture, they went down to a sensational 1-0 defeat at Okinawa Kariyushi - bringing to an end an unbeaten league record that stretched back to 2005 - but their closest rivals made good gains upon them. Indeed, top of the table now are Nippon Steel Oita, who took two points from the penalty shoot-out following their draw at Volca Kagoshima. Level on points with V Varen now are Honda Lock, 3-0 winners over Osumi NIFS United, and the ex-JFLers even have a game in hand over the beleaguered Nagasaki.
But the middle of the division is also very tight. Volca's draw with Nippon Steel was a decent result under the circumstances, and kept them in fifth place on goal difference, but Kumamoto Teachers and Kaiho Bank SC both picked up their second wins of the year - against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki and wooden spooners Nanakuma Tombies respectively - to improve considerably their own chances of avoiding a relegation battle.
Mitsubishi Nagasaki on the way to defeat at Kumamoto Teachers
Sun 29 Apr: Kaiho Bank SC 2-1 Nanakuma Tombies
Sun 29 Apr: Kumamoto Teachers 3-2 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki
Sun 29 Apr: Osumi NIFS United 0-3 Honda Lock
Sun 29 Apr: Okinawa Kariyushi 1-0 V Varen Nagasaki
Sun 29 Apr: Volca Kagoshima 1-1 Nippon Steel Oita (PK 1-4)
1. Nippon Steel Oita 17 (+13)
2. V Varen Nagasaki 15 (+27)
3. Honda Lock 15 (+22)
4. New Wave Kitakyushu 12 (+9)
5. Volca Kagoshima 6 (+3)
7. Okinawa Kariyushi 6 (-2)
8. Kumamoto Teachers 6 (-9)
9. = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki 6 (-13)
9. = Kaiho Bank SC 6 (-13)
10. Osumi NIFS United 1 (-16)
11. Nanakuma Tombies 0 (-21)
Okinawa Kariyushi in orange pull off a shock against V Varen
But the middle of the division is also very tight. Volca's draw with Nippon Steel was a decent result under the circumstances, and kept them in fifth place on goal difference, but Kumamoto Teachers and Kaiho Bank SC both picked up their second wins of the year - against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki and wooden spooners Nanakuma Tombies respectively - to improve considerably their own chances of avoiding a relegation battle.
Mitsubishi Nagasaki on the way to defeat at Kumamoto Teachers
Sun 29 Apr: Kaiho Bank SC 2-1 Nanakuma Tombies
Sun 29 Apr: Kumamoto Teachers 3-2 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki
Sun 29 Apr: Osumi NIFS United 0-3 Honda Lock
Sun 29 Apr: Okinawa Kariyushi 1-0 V Varen Nagasaki
Sun 29 Apr: Volca Kagoshima 1-1 Nippon Steel Oita (PK 1-4)
1. Nippon Steel Oita 17 (+13)
2. V Varen Nagasaki 15 (+27)
3. Honda Lock 15 (+22)
4. New Wave Kitakyushu 12 (+9)
5. Volca Kagoshima 6 (+3)
7. Okinawa Kariyushi 6 (-2)
8. Kumamoto Teachers 6 (-9)
9. = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki 6 (-13)
9. = Kaiho Bank SC 6 (-13)
10. Osumi NIFS United 1 (-16)
11. Nanakuma Tombies 0 (-21)
Okinawa Kariyushi in orange pull off a shock against V Varen
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