Matchday 45 (Play Off Final) 2018 Season Review – Jubilo Iwata 2-0 Tokyo Verdy

Matchday 45 (Play Off Final) 2018 Season Review – Jubilo Iwata 2-0 Tokyo Verdy

Verdy couldn’t replicate the playoff wins over fellow J2 sides Omiya and Yokohama and get into J1 – the lads just couldn’t beat Jubilo Iwata on the day, so they (Iwata) will be playing in J1 while Verdy will be in JLeague Division 2 for the 2019 Season, a few days later the club announced that Miguel Angel Lotina and Ivan Palanco Santiago would be leaving Verdy after a couple of seasons in charge, after getting Verdy in the Top 10 in those 2 seasons deserves a massive thank you for getting the boys in Green up there in the playoff picture each time – in Lotina/Santiago first season, they got Verdy into 5th place with 70 points but lost to Avispa in the Semi Final of the PlayOff’s while the 2018 Season – Lotina and Santiago with Verdy went one better and getting into the final with a different type of a playoff system (which I don’t think works that well).
To The Game itself, it was Verdy who was first chance on goal when a long ball up the field found Douglas Vieira but he could get the ball past the Kaminski and the Iwata defender, there was some flowing football from Iwata ultimately led to Naoto Kamifukumoto giving away a penalty just before half time and it was scored by Koki Ogawa by sending Kamifukumoto the wrong way to make it 1-0 to the home team, into the second half and it was another chance for Iwata when Koki Ogawa put his chance just wide, Verdy then had a good chance when a free kick came into the box and the ball fell to Leandro and his shot was saved by Kaminski, there was another chance for Ogawa but was well saved by Kamifukumoto and Iwata hit the cross bar from a shot by Yoshito Okubo but it 10 minutes to go, Taishi Taguchi scored a free kick to seal Iwata place in J1 and Verdy stay in J2. What a disappointment for Verdy in the end after having such a amazing season overall after getting so far into the playoffs and coming up short

Just a massive thank you to the Tokyo Verdy Management/Players/Staff and especially the fans for a amazing 2018 Season – All the best to Lotina and Santiago for the 2 seasons and I would like to wish them all the very best for the future.

Yamaha Stadium, Attendance – 14,588

Tokyo Verdy Team – Kamifukumoto, Tamura, Ibayashi, Taira, Kagawa, Inoue, Kajikawa, Sato, Narawa, Vieira, R Hayashi

Tokyo Verdy Subs – Shibasaki, Wakasa, Lee, Watanabe, Uchida, Leandro, Pinheiro

Jubilo Iwata Team – Kaminski, Ol, D Ogawa, Ominami, Takahashi, Taguchi, Adailton, Yamada, Uehara, K Ogawa, Okubo

Jubilo Iwata Subs – Miura, Fujita, Nakamura, Matsumoto, Araki, Musaev, Kawamata

Match Highlights – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnvnz3p8gaE

Match Statistics and Info
41’ GOAL – Iwata – Number 18 – Koki Ogawa
43’ – Yellow Card – Ryota Kajikawa
46’ – Sub – Verdy – Ryota Kajikawa Off, Kota Watanabe On
46’ – Sub – Verdy – Douglas Vieira Off, Leandro On
55’ – Yellow Card – Takuma Ominami
64’ – Sub – Verdy – Yuta Narawa Off, Yong Jick Lee On
80’ – Sub – Iwata – Adailton Off, Daigo Araki On
80’ GOAL – Iwata – Number 7 – Taishi Taguchi
88’ – Sub – Iwata – Yoshito Okubo Off, Masaya Matsumoto On
90’ +3’ – Yellow Card – Verdy – Yong Jick Lee
90’ +5’ – Sub – Iwata – Hiroki Yamada Off, Shunsuke Nakamura On

Shots – Iwata 13 – Tokyo Verdy 2
FK – Iwata 16 – Tokyo Verdy 15
CK – Iwata 4 – Tokyo Verdy 2
PK – Iwata 1 – Tokyo Verdy 0
Cards – Iwata 1/0 – Tokyo Verdy 2/0

Next Game for Tokyo Verdy – 2019 Pre-Season

Matchday 45 (Play Off Final) 2018 Season Preview – Jubilo Iwata v Tokyo Verdy

Matchday 45 (Play Off Final) 2018 Season Preview – Jubilo Iwata v Tokyo Verdy

Verdy’s 48th and last game of the 2018 season is Away to Jubilo Iwata at Yamaha Stadium. This is it! Verdy are in the final of the J1/J2 Play Off’s, after the 1-0 wins over Omiya and Yokohama, Verdy go into the game against Jubilo Iwata on the back of a 42 game J2 season and 3 Emperors Cup games and a extra 2 playoff games and now it’s the final game of the season and it’s a big one with a chance of getting promoted into JLeague Division 1 or staying in Division 2, all that stands between going up to J1 or staying in J2 is 90 minutes of football, the last game Jubilo Iwata played was a 2-1 loss to the J1 Champions (see Look At Our Opponents below), the last time these 2 teams met was all the way back in the 2015 J2 Season and Iwata beat Verdy twice in that season – Iwata won at home 2-0 and Iwata won at Ajinomoto Stadium 3-0 but who knows what it’s going to be like tomorrow, it’s going to be so nerve racking for both clubs, let’s hope it will be a good game, fingers crossed Verdy can do the job. LET’S FIGHT TOWARDS VICTORY.

Last Game –
Tokyo Verdy’s XI
v Yokohama FC (Sun 2nd December)
Kamifukumoto

Tamura-Ibayashi-Taira-Kagawa

Inoue-Watanabe-Sato

Narawa-R Hayashi-Lee

Bench – Shibasaki, S Hayashi, Wakasa, Kajikawa, Leandro, Pinheiro, Vieira

Subs – Shion Inoue Off, Ryota Kajikawa On (49’) – Yong Jick Lee Off, Leandro On (49’) – Yuta Narawa Off, Douglas Vieira On (74’)

Last 5 Results – Tokyo Verdy and Jubilo Iwata (League – This Season)

Tokyo Verdy – L W D W W
Jubilo Iwata – W W D L L

Look At Our Opponents –
Let’s have a look at Jubilo Iwata’s last game in the League Away to J1 Champions Kawasaki Frontale at Todoroki Stadium. A 2-1 loss to Kawasaki Frontale saw Jubilo Iwata finish down in the J1/J2 Play Off Final, but it was Iwata who scored first with Yoshito Okubo on the 78th minute but minutes later Frontale got their equaliser when Tatsuki Nara scored on the 83rd minute but in injury time it was Frontale who got all 3 points thanks to a Own Goal in the 94th minute sealed Iwata’s place in the playoffs and loses out by goal difference.

(4-4-2 Formation)
GK – Kaminski
DF – Oi
DF – Ogawa
DF – Ominami
DF – Takahashi
MF – Taguchi (Off, 90’ +1’)
MF – Nakamura (Off, 73’)
MF – Yamada
MF – Uehara
FW – Kawamata
FW – Okubo (Off, 83’)

Subs
GK – Miura
DF – Sakurauchi (Off, 90’ +1’)
MF – Matsumoto (Off, 73’)
MF – Adailton
MF – Araki
MF – Musaev (Off, 83’)
FW – Ogawa

Data – For Iwata v Frontale (Away)
Shots – 6
Free Kicks – 14
Corner Kicks – 2
Penalties – 0
Cards – 0 Yellow/0 Red

Leading Scorer – Kengo Kawamata – 12 Goals (From 33 Games)

Here are the Play Off Fixtures/Results –

1st Round
Sunday, 25th November
Omiya Ardija 0-1 Tokyo Verdy

2nd Round
Sunday, 2nd December
Yokohama FC 0-1 Tokyo Verdy

Final
Saturday, 8th December
Jubilo Iwata v Tokyo Verdy

Come on Verdy!

Matchday 39 Review – Tokyo Verdy 0-3 Jubilo Iwata

Matchday 39 Review – Tokyo Verdy 0-3 Jubilo Iwata

Tokyo Verdy lost 3-0 at home to Jubilo Iwata – Iwata are really close to getting that automatic promotion spot and they (Iwata) kept themselves in that promotion spot with that 3-0 win with goals from Kawabe and Adailton (2 goals) to seal the 3 points
It started off so well for Verdy when Iwata’s Morishita handballed it and received a straight red card and Verdy had a penalty but the Iwata GK saved it with his feet but the game went downhill for Verdy when Iwata scored 3 with no response.

Ajinomoto Stadium, Attendance – 16.629

Tokyo Verdy Team – Sato, Koki Anazai, Tamura, Ibayashi, Kaz Anzai, Misao, Chugo, Minami, Sawai, D Takagi, Sugimoto

Tokyo Verdy Subs – Shibasaki, Weslley, Coutinho, Y Takagi, Nagai, Hiramoto, Pinheiro

Jubilo Iwata Team – Kaminski, Komano, Inoha, Morishita, Miyazaki, Kawabe, Ueda, Ota, Kobayashim Adailton, Jay

Jubilo Iwata Subs – Hatta, Tsubouchi, Fujita, Matsuura, Matsui, Tamaka, Morishima

Match Statistics and Info
24’ – Red Card – Iwata – Morishita
28’ – Yellow Card – Verdy – Tamura
28’ – Sub – Iwata – Ota Off, Fujita On
33’ – Yellow Card – Verdy – Chugo
41’ – Sub – Iwata – Jay Off, Morishima On
49’ GOAL – Iwata – Number 40 – Kawabe
51’ – Sub – Verdy – Tamura Off, Y Takagi On
61’ GOAL – Iwata – Number 15 – Adailton
67’ – Sub – Verdy – D Takagi Off, Pinheiro On
69’ GOAL – Iwata – Number 15 – Adailton
74’ – Sub – Verdy – Sugimoto Off, Hiramoto On
80’ – Sub – Iwata – Kobayashi Off, Tanaka On
82’ – Yellow Card – Verdy – Kaz Anzai

Shots – Tokyo Verdy 16 – Jubilo Iwata 9
FK – Tokyo Verdy 13 – Jubilo Iwata 26
CK – Tokyo Verdy 6 – Jubilo Iwata 0
PK – Tokyo Verdy 1 – Jubilo Iwata 0
Cards – Tochigi 4/1 – Tokyo Verdy 4/0

Next Game for Tokyo Verdy – Away v JEF United Chiba, Sun, 8th November, 1pm JST

Matchday 39 Preview – Tokyo Verdy v Jubilo Iwata

Matchday 39 Preview – Tokyo Verdy v Jubilo Iwata

Tokyo Verdy’s 39th game into the 2015 JLeague Division 2 season is Home against Jubilo Iwata, with 4 matchdays (this one and 3 others) to go, it was great finally get a victory, Verdy beat Tochigi 1-0 last weekend, it’s great to finally got a win after so many disappointments in the last 6 games, here’s hoping that a good victory against Iwata will seal at least a play-off place and hope to cap off what has been a far better season then 2014 was, Verdy has already played Iwata earlier on in the season, on the 19th April, Iwata won 2-0 in that game

Tokyo Verdy’s XI
v Tochigi (Sun, 25th Oct)
Sato

Koki Anzai- Tamura- Ibayashi-Kaz Anzai

Misao-Chugo-Minami-Sawai

D Takagi -Sugimoto

Last 5 Results – Tokyo Verdy and Jubilo Iwata (League & Cup games)

Tokyo Verdy – D L D L W
Jubilo Iwata – W D D W W

Looking at the table, Iwata are currently 2nd place in the table, after 38 matchday’s – Iwata have won 21, drawn 9, lost 8, goals for 63, goals against 40, goal difference +23, Points 72

Here is the Jubilo Iwata team that won 2-0 against Roasso Kumamoto Away in J2 on the Sunday 25th October

GK Kaminski
DF Sakurauchi
DF Inoha
DF Morishita
DF Miyazaki
MF Kawabe
MF Ueda
MF Ota
MF Kobayashi
MF Adailton
FW Jay

Subs
GK Hatta
DF Fujita
DF Komano
MF Matsuura
MFMatsui
MF Tanaka
FW Morishima

Other Fixtures in Matchday 39 –
Sunday, 1st November
Cerezo Osaka v Roasso Kumamoto
Mito Hollyhock v Thespa Kusatsu Gunma
Oita Trinita v Zweign Kanazawa
Fagiano Okayama v Kamatamare Sanuki
Consadole Sapporo v JEF United Chiba
Avispa Fukuoka v Yokohama FC
Ehime FC v FC Gifu
Giravanz Kitakyushu v Kyoto Sanga
Omiya Ardija v V-Varen Nagasaki
Tokushima Vortis v Tochigi SC

Come on Verdy!

Matchday 8 Review – Jubilo Iwata 2-0 Tokyo Verdy

Jubilo Iwata 2-0 Tokyo Verdy

Tokyo Verdy lost 2-0 away to Jubilo Iwata at Yamaha Stadium, Iwata’a goals came from Adailton (who was later sent off in the 80th minute for a 2nd yellow card) in the 55th minute and Jay sealed off the win on the 59th minute.

Yamaha Stadium, Attendance – 8,173

Tokyo Verdy Team – Sato, Koki Anzai, Ko, Ibayashi, Fukui, Misao, Coutinho, Chugo, Sawai, Minami Hiramoto

Tokyo Verdy Subs – Shibasaki, Tamura, Kazuki Anzai, Yasuda, Nagai, Sugimoto, Pinheiro

Jubilo Iwata Team– Kaminski, Sakurauchi, Tsubouchi, Fujita, Komano, Miyazaki, Kawabe, Matsui, Kobayashi, Adailton, Jay

Jubilo Iwata Subs –Hatta, Ogawa, Matsuura, Tanaka, Ota, Morishima, Nakamura

Match Statistics & Info
3’ – Yellow Card – Iwata – Matsui
17’ – Yellow Card – Verdy – Ko
25’ – Yellow Card – Iwata – Jay
38’ – Yellow Card – Iwata – Kobayashi
55’ Goal – Iwata – Adailton
59’ Goal – Iwata – Jay
60’ – Sub – Verdy – Misao Off, Pinheiro
69’ – Sub – Iwata – Matsui Off, Ota On
69’ – Sub – Verdy – Minami Off, Yasuda
76’ – Sub – Iwata – Jay Off, Morishima On
80’ – 2nd Yellow Card/Red Card – Iwata – Adailton
81’ – Sub – Verdy – Sawai Off, Sugimoto On
83’ – Sub – Iwata – Kawabe Off, Tanaka On
87’ – Yellow Card – Verdy – Hiramoto
89’ – Yellow Card – Verdy – Sato
90’ + 2 – Yellow Card – Iwata – Ota

Shots –Iwata 12 – Tokyo Verdy 8
FK – Iwata 23 – Tokyo Verdy 21
CK – Iwata 3 – Tokyo Verdy 7
PK – Iwata 1 – Tokyo Verdy 0
Cards – Iwata 6/1 – Tokyo Verdy 3/0

Next Game for Tokyo Verdy – Home v Thespa Kusatsu Gunma, Sun, 26th April, 1pm JST

Matchday 8 Preview – Jubilo Iwata v Tokyo Verdy

Matchday 8 Preview – Jubilo Iwata v Tokyo Verdy

Tokyo Verdy‘s 8th game into the 2015 JLeague Division 2 season is Away to Jubilo Iwata, last season Verdy and Iwata won both games away, Iwata won 1-0 away to Verdy – then a few months later, Verdy won 2-1 away to Iwata

Tokyo Verdy XI
v FC Gifu
Sato

Koki Anzai Ibayashi Fukui Kazuki Anzai

Chugo Misao Minami Sawai

Coutinho Hiramoto

Last 5 Results – Tokyo Verdy and Jubilo Iwata (Cup & League games)

Tokyo Verdy –W D W D W
Jubilo Iwata – L W W W D

Iwata are currently 2nd with 16 points after only losing 1 game (lost 1-0 against Sanuki) & drawn once (1-1 against Fagiano Okayama) but have beaten Yokohama FC/Oita/Tochigi/Kitakyshu & Kyoto so far this season

Here is the Jubilo Iwata team that drew 1-1 with against Fagiano Okayama last Sunday

GK Kaminski
DF Sakurauchi
DF Inoha
DF Fujita
DF Komano
MF Tanaka
MF Miyazaki
MF Ota
MF Kobayashi
MF Adailton
FW Morishima

Subs
GK Hatta
DF Tsubouchi
DF Ogawa
MF Matsuura
MF Matsui
MF Kawabe
FW Jay

Come on Verdy!