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J1 Game 21, Sat 16 Aug 08
Omiya Ardija 2-0 Gamba Osaka
1-0 Denis Marques 4'
2-0 Leandro 43'
GK Ezumi (8)
DF Murayama (7)
DF Leandro (8)
DF Tomita (7)
DF Hato (7)
MF Daigo Kobayashi (8)
MF Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (7)
MF Saeki (8) (Saito 76')
MF Fujimoto (8) (Kanazawa 72') (6)
FW Lavric (6) (Morita 61') (6)
FW Denis Marques (8)
Subs not used
GK Aratani
DF Tanaka
MF Yoshihara
FW Sakurai
Cards
Y Daigo Kobayashi 61'
R Denis Marques 68'
Yasuhiro Higuchi fielded what is looking like his preferred full-strength Ardija side against Gamba Osaka - and the team successfully overcame their recent Omiya Park jinx with a deserved win. Somewhat unusually, the Squirrels began the game well and took the lead just four minutes in, when Klemen Lavric's header from a Yusuke Murayama cross appeared to have crossed the line. Eventually, however, the rebound off goalkeeper Yosuke Fujigaya fell to the right boot of Denis Marques, who made no mistake from inside the six-yard area.
Long range efforts from Chikara Fujimoto, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi and a couple of Daigo Kobayashi free kicks also went close. But Omiya finally notched up another goal just before half time, when Daigo floated in a corner from the left and central defender Leandro rose to angle a perfect bullet header past the keeper. The Squirrels subsequently went into the break two goals to the good.
Gamba coach Akira Nishino tried to change things around at the start of the second half and the previously impotent visitors were much more threatening, especially when former Marinos player Roni entered the fray for the subdued Masato Yamazaki. Squirrels net-minder Koji Ezumi had to make some decent saves and the likes of Lucas and Yasuhito Endo both came close.
The main talking point of the second 45 minutes was nevertheless the dismissal of Denis Marques, who once again had a fine game and had run the Gamba defence ragged. But Ardija's top scorer seemed to lose his temper when shielding the ball on the ground and lashed out at a Gamba player directly in front of the referee. His red card and subsequent suspension was the only negative point of a good day for an improving Omiya ahead of next week's difficult-looking trip to high-flying Oita Trinita.
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【2008/08/16 19:52】
2008 Match Reports
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| NK Rudar Trbovlje |
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GGOA has in recent weeks been in touch with fans of NK Rudar Trbovlje, a team playing in the Ljubljana section of the fourth division in the Slovenian league. Rudar is the home town club of Ardija's striker Klemen Lavric, who took his first steps as a footballer with them at the age of ten in 1991. He went on to play several matches for the first team, scoring a number of goals at a time when Rudar were a second division side.
NK Rudar Trbovlje were formed in 1922 and in the 80s reached the second division of the league in what was at that time federal Yugoslavia, having on three occasions been local champions in Slovenia. The club's decline began in 1992 when they were relegated out of the Slovenian first division and they have since 2002 been playing in Division 4.
As well as Klemen, Rudar is also the home club of fellow international Miso Brecko and they have a reputation for bringing on young players, with over 150 youngsters currently on their books. Over the winter the club redeveloped their ground, Stadion Rudar, which has a capacity of 2000 (1100 seats) and they are aiming for promotion to the third division in the forthcoming season.
They have a new stadium, too
Rudar's predecessor club, ŠK Zora
Klemen Lavric in 1991/2, in the middle of the back row
With thanks to Tito at NK Rudar Trbovlje.si for his help in providing information and for permission to reproduce the photos that accompany this article.
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【2008/08/15 23:45】
2008 News In Brief
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| Gamba Preview |
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After last Saturday's win over a conveniently weakened Consadole Sapporo side - a 2-1 scoreline that could and should have been greater - Omiya Ardija tomorrow return to a task that has confounded them since early April. For it was then that the Squirrels last won a league match at Omiya Park, a 2-0 defeat of Oita Trinita that was lit up by two superb pieces of shooting from Masato Saito.
Since then, Ardija have singularly failed to put together any kind of home form and while they have to a great extent been rescued by some terrific results achieved away from home, Yasuhiro Higuchi has throughout 2008 been unable to inject into his charges a level of consistency. A hard-fought 3-2 win at tomorrow's opponents Gamba Osaka, for example, was immediately followed by a crushing defeat in Saitama by FC Tokyo.
But the signs are there that Higuchi is beginning to put in place a team with some backbone. Slovenian Klemen Lavric continues to settle into life in the J-League and netted a deserved goal in Sapporo; he has also in the main avoided any of the disciplinary problems that dogged Salles, the last big foreign forward brought to Japan by Omiya. After an impressive display against Consadole, it's to be hoped that Lavric will retain his place up front alongside Denis Marques, at the expense of goalshy Kota Yoshihara.
In the centre, Naoya Saeki would appear to have made his own the key role of holding midfielder and is now enjoying his longest run in the first team since moving to Ardija from Vissel Kobe. Daigo Kobayashi, too, showed some glimpses in Hokkaido that he may be returning to form and was unlucky on a couple of occasions not to find the net.
It's to be hoped that these positives will pay off for Higuchi in terms of more consistent results - but Gamba's season, complicated by their Asian Champions League obligations, has also been particularly up and down. Following the sale of top scorer and ex-Squirrels legend Bare, the Blue-and-Blacks find themselves on a run of one win in seven matches, with even that modest triumph coming at lowly JEF United.
The weekend saw Gamba slip to a 2-1 defeat at Yokohama F Marinos, their goal a rare effort from midfielder Takahiro Futagawa - whereas what the 2005 champions need as a priority is to be reassured that Lucas can fill the void left by Bare's departure. Now is probably as good a time as any for Omiya to be hosting Gamba and a dominant performance from the key players mentioned above would go some way towards securing three more vital J1 points.
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【2008/08/15 17:15】
2008 Match Previews
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| Squirrels Plan Ahead |
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Omiya Ardija have already announced their first signing for next season in the form of defender Shunsuke Fukuda, a defender currently at Hosei University. The 22-year-old will join the club when he completes his studies, in time for the commencement of the 2009 campaign.
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【2008/08/15 04:30】
2008 News In Brief
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| Verdy Victorious In Satellite Clash |
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Satellite League Group B Game 3, Sun 10 Aug 08
Omiya Ardija 0-1 Tokyo Verdy
0-1 Hiroyama 32'
GK Aratani
DF Aoki
DF Tanaka
DF Niwa
DF Tsukamoto
MF Tokita
MF Saito (Kawahara 69')
MF Kanazawa
MF Hashimoto (Ichikawa 45')
FW Sakurai (Morita 45')
FW Yoshihara (Kawanabe 60')
Sub not used
GK Shimizu
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【2008/08/12 20:30】
2008 Satellite / Youth News
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| Kataoka Misses Out |
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Yosuke Kataoka will miss Saturday's match with Gamba Osaka after the defensive midfield man picked up his fourth yellow card of the season against Consadole Sapporo.
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【2008/08/12 19:55】
2008 News In Brief
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| Sapporo Video Clip |
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A clip of highlights from Ardija's 2-1 win at Consadole Sapporo on Saturday is on Youtube, here.
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【2008/08/12 19:51】
2008 Video Clips
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