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teams were evenly matched and a draw was always on the cards but it
was by far the most entertaining game this season. Golden week,
discount tickets and Urawa Reds helped to fill Nagai Stadium with
32,378 people enjoying the match. The Reds supporters didn't cause
any problems this time except for their usual uncourteous (for
Japanese football fans) behaviour. Sugimoto's strike and all round
play means Edno will be on the bench for the foreseeable future. As
usual at home after taking the lead we always look like letting the
other team back into the game. Also our policy of not tackling or
defending corners properly allowed Urawa to take the lead. Yamaguchi
equalised and after that both he and Simplicio came close with long
range efforts. Very positive signs from this game although our lack
of width is worrying especially for Sugimoto who would thrive on some
decent crosses. Hopefully playing away at Kawasaki Frontale will give
us a chance to build on this performance and cement our position in
the top half of the table.
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| Football fans and/or wannabe hooligans |
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| They're not scarves BTW they're called "towel mufflers" |
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| Keeping things in order |
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