2 up at half time but we left the Kashima Soccer Stadium with no points
Kim
Bo-Kyung continued his stunning form this season by adding his fourth
and fifth league goals this campaign with two first half strikes. The
first coming from a Kiyotake pass and the second from a Kempes miss
Bo-Kyung himself helped set up. We didn't look too solid at the back
as both teams had a number of decent chances in the first half. The
game continued to be open and Dutra pulled one back after a poor
punch from Jin-Hyeon in the second half. Cerezo then entered a phase
of forgetting how to do the basics such as defending and passing
which so often leads to plenty of goals. Kuroki levelled for the home
team in the 62nd minute. A few minutes later Bo-Kyung's
reaction to Dutra kicking out earned him a yellow and incensed many
of the Antlers players as they rushed to confront him in scenes
rarely seen in the J-League. Endo finally secured Kashima 3 points for their manager, Brazlian legend Jorginho (world cup winning right-back), in
the 85th minute after both teams spurned a few more
chances. Great comeback and the Kashima fans should have been
delighted...
This incident led to some unsavoury scenes and actions from players and supporters
...however
at some point two Antlers fans threw plastic bottles from the stands.
One was caught and the other escaped for now. The club will decide on
the punishment later. After the game some Kashima fans were hitting
the Cerezo team bus as it left the stadium, they may have been
provoked by something Bo-Kyung did from on the bus but that can't be
confirmed yet. These incidents are very unusual in Japan so we can
expect some severe punishments for those involved and even some who
weren't but are seen as responsible. There could also be some
repercussions for Bo-Kyung too following his actions.
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| The team bus leaving |
