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Al Qadsia draw Urawa Reds
2008-05-24 23:26:00 Al Qadsia of Kuwait are set to take on AFC Champions League holders Urawa Reds in the quarter-finals of this year's competition.
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Engels pilots humbled Reds to first win
2008-03-31 05:31:00 New Urawa Reds manager Gert Engels guided the Asian champions to their first win of the season on Sunday, snapping a four-game drought that included two losses in the J.League and a loss and a draw in the league Nabisco Cup.The Reds defeated Albirex Niigata 3-0 on goals from Takahito Soma, Marcus Tulio Tanaka and Yuichiro Nagai on a rainy afternoon at Saitama Stadium.Afterwards we caught up with Engels, the former assistant manager who was promoted after the firing of fellow German Holger Osieck two games into the 2008 season. Engels said the win meant a significant weight had been lifted from his and his team?s shoulders and added that he hoped the victory would lead to greater things to come this year as the Reds look to regain the league and Emperor?s Cup titles they lost to the Kashima Antlers last year.Q: You must be relieved to have won today ?A: Yes that?s the right word, relief. It was very important for us to win here and to win with such a goal difference is even better. 3...
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Nabisco Cup First Round
2008-03-21 09:23:00 Gert Engel's first match in charge of Urawa Reds, following the sensational sacking of Holger Osieck, ended in defeat. Urawa's loss to Vissel Kobe 1-0 in the Nabisco League Cup was Urawa's third successive loss without scoring.Group ANagoya Grampus 0 Kyoto Sanga 1Urawa Reds 0 Vissel Kobe 1Group BShimizu S-Pulse 3 FC Tokyo 1Tokyo Verdy 0 Jubilo 2Group CKawasaki Frontale 0 JEF United 2Kashiwa Reysol 1 Sapporo Consadole 1Group DF Marinos 1 Oita Trinita 0Albirex Niigata 2 Omiya Ardija 2Bet with Bet 365 World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football J-League Nabisco Cup Betting
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Osieck Sacked Engels New Coach At Urawa Reds
2008-03-17 05:50:00 After only two games, and two defeats, Urawa Reds have sacked their German coach Holger Osieck and replaced him with assistant coach and fellow countryman Gert Engels.Osieck's dismissal, the fastest in J-League history, came after the 2-0 home defeat to Nagoya Grampus on Saturday and an emergency meeting between club president Mitsunori Fujiguchi and general manager Shuzo Nakamura.Osieck's replacement, the affable Gert Engels was previously in charge of both Yokohama Flugels and Kyoto Sanga, teams he lead to Emperor's Cup success.Engels has been at Urawa since 2004 and his own dismissal as Sanga coach after failing to win any of his team's first five matches at the start of the 2003 J-League campaign.Engel's first game in charge will be the Nabisco Cup match at home to Vissel Kobe on Thursday.Bet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer Holger Osieck J-League Gert Engels Urawa Reds
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Takahara completes Urawa Reds switch
2008-01-11 09:43:00 Japan's Urawa Reds completed the signing of international striker Naohiro Takahara from German club Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.
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Urawa Reds acquire Eintracht Frankfurt striker Takahara
2008-01-08 00:00:00 SAITAMA (AP) -- Japanese striker Naohiro Takahara is to join J-League club Urawa Reds after severing ties with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.Urawa announced the acquisition of Takahara on Sunday. Takahara's contract with Frankfurt was not due to expire until 2009, and the Reds are expected to pay a transfer fee for the 28-year-old forward.Takahara joined Frankfurt after the 2006 World Cup and scored 11 goals in his first season with the club but struggled with knee ...
Urawa Reds swoop for Edmilson
2007-12-28 10:01:00 One Brazilian will replace another at Urawa Reds, with the prolific Edmilson joing to club to replace Washington, who recently joined Fluminense.
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Washington Heads Home After Successful Stint With Urawa Reds
2007-12-18 10:24:00 The 32 year-old scored 42 goals in 52 league games for the Saitama side.1 Vote(s)
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I WAS A TEENAGE ETOILE DU SOHEIL FAN!
2007-12-14 04:38:00 Back to Tokyo for the semi finals of the competition and I noted that Sepp Blatter has already questioned the participation of the Oceania tournament winner. Not only is this the smallest of the federations it also recently lost Australia to the Asian tournament, as they wished the national team to have more competition and also avoid their inevitable World Cup play off against South American opponents.Making my way from the subway stadium to the first game it was noticeable that a large number of locals were sporting the yellow and blue of Boca. I was handed a flyer for La Bombonera, a Japanese bar dedicated to the team, there were a number of people handing them, obviously to boost business for what should be their busiest night ever.The standard of football was raised with the introduction of the first South American champions not to come from Brazil. Etoile showed their intentions with a shot at goal from the kick off. However Boca's slick passing was the key to their win. With...
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Urawa Reds
2007-12-12 17:21:00 Urawa Reds fans - tightly controlled, regimented, verging on the fascistic, the hordes from Saitama and beyond are the J-League's noisiest fans."We are the Redsu" will be ringing out tonight when Urawa take on Milan in the semi-final of the World Club Cup.Bet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football J-League Urawa Reds Betting
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Urawa Reds v Sepahan
2007-12-12 03:40:00 Urawa Reds defeated Sepahan in a rematch of their ACL final showdown, this time 3-1 in front of a partisan 30,000 crowd at Toyota Stadium.On a crisp night in the suburbs of Nagoya, the result never looked in doubt once Yuichiro Nagai converted a low cross from the ever-dangerous Takahito Soma's low cross on the half hour mark.Though the Iranian team twice hit the bar, once just after the interval, the visitors never looked likely winners.Urawa's Brazilian marksman, Washington, converted from a narrow angle 10 minutes in to the second half and an own goal from Hadi Aghily effectively settled the outcome. Sepahan did register a consolation just before the end after a mistake by the hapless Marco Tulio Tanaka, but it is Urawa who will face AC Milan on Thursday in Tokyo. Listen to the sounds of the small group of Iran supportersBet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer football J-League K-League Betting
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Marcus Tulio Tanaka Anchorman?
2007-12-12 03:38:00 Like the teams at the World Club Cup I have now adjusted to my surroundings, having arrived in Japan last Friday lunchtime, after an 11 hour flight and nine hours time difference.This gave me enough time to check in at my hotel and have something to eat before collecting my tickets for the tournament and attending the opening game.Initial frustrations over my inability to understand the language and even more frustrating being unable to read the signs are overcome by familiarity on my third trip to the country. At least they drive on the left over here.The purchase of a rail pass is a necessity for any foreigner contemplating travelling in Japan as with a couple of trips you will have paid for it.Having done just that, I set off for Kobe on Saturday morning. It is just under 600km away, but only 3 hours by the Hikari Super Express Shinkansen.During the day I managed to take in the 5th Round Emperor's Cup game between Vissel Kobe and Kawaski Frontale, before heading to Chinatown and...
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Sepahan advance to the FIFA Club World Cup quarter-finals
2007-12-07 17:09:00 Iranian side Sepahan beat New Zealand outfit Waitakere United 3-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup.Iraq-born striker Emad Mohammed got Sepahan off to a dream start, scoring twice inside the opening four minutes to set up a comfortable win for the Iranians.Sepahan were recently defeated in the 2007 AFC Champions League Final by J-League side Urawa Reds, but their win here sets up a rematch with Urawa just a month after the west Asian team lost to the Reds in their continental decider.Sepahan made light work of semi-professionals Waitakere, with Emad Mohammed heading home the opener after Waitakere goalkeeper Simon Eaddy could only parry Jaba Mujiri's shot.Sixty seconds later Mohammed produced a neat finish to flick the ball passed Eaddy with the Waitakere defence caught square, although there was a suspicion of handball in the build-up to the goal.After totally dominating the first half the onslaught continued immediately after the restart, as forty-n...
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Reds manager Osieck magnanimous in defeat
2007-12-02 17:45:00 It?s been a rough week for the Urawa Reds to say the least. Last Wednesday the two time defending Emperor?s Cup champions were sent packing from this year?s tournament by second-division club Ehime FC, an embarrassing 2-0 loss that was followed by an even greater disappointment on Saturday?-failure to repeat as J-League champions.The Reds crashed to defeat to last-place Yokohama FC on the final day of the season, allowing the Kashima Antlers to spirit the title away thanks to a 3-0 victory over Shimizu S-Pulse.The Antlers finished the season with 72 points, two more than Urawa, who only five rounds earlier had led Kashima by 10 points and looked to be a shoo-in for their second major title of the year following victory in the Asian Champions League in November.Having lost both trophies that predecessor Guido Buchwald had captured a year earlier, current Urawa manager Holger Osieck had every right to be in a glum mood afterward. But much to his credit, the 59-year-old German took the...
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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...
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Beer-man Osieck raises glass to Urawa's ACL victory
2007-11-14 19:28:00 The Urawa Reds became the first Japanese team since Shimizu S-Pulse in 2000 to win a continental championship when they defeated Sepahan of Iran 2-0 in the final of the Asian Champions League on Wednesday at Saitama Stadium.An elated Holger Osieck spoke afterward about the win, the season and his preferred celebratory poison of choice:Q: Did you feel Sepahan were capable of scoring tonight?A: They always create something. The strikers were obviously a little overambitious, they were running too early too deep and they were caught offside. But you should never underrate that. If they had scored then it would have made our players anxious and therefore you could never be 100 percent sure. If it?s a normal game sure, but in this game where you have to calculate away goals it could have made a difference. But fortunately it didn?t happen and we could keep our lead. And our boys worked extremely hard and considering what we?ve accomplished in the last couple of days, not weeks, it?s amaz...
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Reds roll into Asian Champions League final
2007-10-25 12:33:00 By the skin of their teeth the Urawa Reds staked their place in the finals of the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.The J-League holders beat K-League champions Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 5-3 on penalties in the second leg of the home-and-away semifinal at Saitama Stadium after playing to a 2-2 draw in regular time.The teams also played to a 2-2 draw in the first leg in South Korea on Oct. 3, giving the Reds a slight advantage heading into the return leg.But true to his word, Urawa manager Holger Osieck had his team play for the win rather than throw everybody behind the ball in hopes of eking out a 0-0 or 1-1 draw, which would have been enough to see the Reds through due to the away goals rule.Brazilian attacker Washington, playing in a black mask to protect the nose he injured in Urawa's 4-2 league win over JEF United Chiba on Saturday, wasted no time in exhibiting his willingness to play his usual physical style.The Brazilian recorded the first shot of the match 58 seconds in and t...
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Urawa Reds In Box Seat To Defend Their J-League Crown
2007-10-09 02:26:00 Urawa Reds lead the way in the J-League with seven rounds remaining, having dropped just five points since the mid-season summer break.Urawa's latest victory came in front of 47,755 fans at a rain-soaked Saitama Stadium, with Brazilian midfielder Robson Ponte scoring a late winner.Gamba Osaka also needed a stoppage time winner from striker Bare to beat lowly Oita Trinita 1-0. For the second week in a row Bare's stoppage time goal kept Gamba in the title race, but the Osakans are still six points behind league leaders Urawa.Third placed Kashima Antlers needed a goal from their Brazilian striker Marquinhos midway through the second half, to see off a stubborn Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Big Arch Stadium.JEF United beat FC Tokyo in a thriller played in atrocious conditions at Fukuda Denshi Arena. The hosts stormed out to a three goal lead thanks to clinical strikes from Tatsunori Arai and Kohei Kudo, before Koki Mizuno converted a second-half penalty for the Chiba side. Tokyo stormed back...
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Manchester United Held by Urawa Reds - Video
2007-07-18 13:57:00 Man Utd were held to a 2-2 draw by Urawa Reds in their pre-season friendly match at Saitama Stadium.Darren Fletcher and Cristiano Ronaldo found the net for Utd while Hideki Uchidate and Shinji Ono did the job for Urawa Reds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3JBe66ajTAQ |
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