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Kashima Antlers soccer player Omichi caught driving under influence of alco
2008-05-22 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}KASHIMA, Ibaraki -- Kashima Antlers soccer player Hiroyuki Omichi was caught driving under the influence of alcohol this week, the J.League first-division team announced Tuesday.The team said that the 20-year-old drove through an area of Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the predawn hours of Sunday while under the influence of alcohol. Another player, 23-year-old Yuji Funayama, was also in the vehicle at the time.Both players had been drinking in Kamisu fro ...
Kashima Antlers get 15 goals in two games in Asian Champions League
2008-03-20 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}IBARAKI (AP) -- Japan's Kashima Antlers made it 15 goals in two Asian Champions League games by smashing Vietnam's Nam Dinh 6-0 on Wednesday.Masashi Motoyama and Brazilian striker Marquinhos each scored twice for the J-League champions and Yuzo Tashiro and substitute Danilo each netted a goal.Motoyama put the hosts up 1-0 in the 26th minute with a superb volley that beat Nam Dinh goalkeeper Bui Quang Huy.Motoyama doubled the lead early in the ...
Kashima Antlers win the Emperor's Cup to claim the double in Japan
2008-01-02 09:47:00 Kashima Antlers claimed a League and Cup double by lifting the season-ending Emperor's Cup in front of a sell-out crowd of 46,357 fans at the National Stadium in Tokyo.The Ibaraki giants never looked threatened after they opened the scoring in the eighth minute, when young defender Atsuto Uchida thumped an unstoppable drive into the far corner of Hiroshima shot-stopper Takashi Shimoda's goal.Hiroshima were missing highly-rated youngster Yosuke Kashiwagi through suspension, after he picked up a yellow card in the southern club's 3-1 semi-final defeat of Gamba Osaka three days earlier. The Japan u-23 international was sorely missed, as Hiroshima rarely pressured newly crowned J-League champions Kashima, who beat Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 to reach the Emperor's Cup final.A comfortable Kashima victory was completed when veteran striker Atsushi Yanagisawa came off the bench to set-up fellow substitute Danilo with a cushioned pass, with the former Sao Paulo midfielder fairly lashing the ...
By: Soccerphile Blog
Kashima Antlers the unlikeliest of champions
2007-12-02 05:36:00 Kashima Antlers are the unlikeliest of J-League champions. On a day of drama in Japan, Kashima beat Shimizu S-Pulse 3-0 in front of 31,384 fans at Kashima Stadium on December 1. With referee Yuichi Nishimura blowing full-time at Kashima Stadium, the video screen switched to a live broadcast from Yokohama, and desperate Antlers fans watched in amazement as bottom-placed Yokohama FC clung on to beat Urawa Reds 1-0 in front 46,697 fans at Nissan Stadium. Urawa's shock loss propelled Kashima to their fifth J-League crown - but first since 2001, and sparked wild celebrations inside Kashima Stadium. The win was savoured by Kashima's Brazilian coach Oswaldo de Oliveira, who had come under heavy criticism for his team's poor start to the season. De Oliveira paid tribute to midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara, whose return from Serie A side Messina during the summer break rejuvenated the Antlers. The win capped a remarkable run for Kashima, who won their last nine league matches in a row, includi...
By: Soccerphile Blog
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