Roasso Kumamoto 1 - 0 FC Gifu (ht 1-0)
A missed pass right on half time let Kumamoto get the winner here. Gifu played better in the first half but lost momentum in the second half, and finished with just three shots at goal.
3 losses on the trot.
Next game vs Sapporo at home.
Shiver me timbers...
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
R3 vs Ventforet Kofu
FC Gifu 0 - 1 Ventforet Kofu (ht 0-0)
Gifu were outplayed by Kofu but looked like they might get a draw here, until ex-Gifu player Katagiri knocked in a goal in the 85th minute.
The ref was a shocker.
But we didn't deserve to win.
Gifu were outplayed by Kofu but looked like they might get a draw here, until ex-Gifu player Katagiri knocked in a goal in the 85th minute.
The ref was a shocker.
But we didn't deserve to win.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
R1 vs Kataller Toyama
FC Gifu 2 - 1 Kataller Toyama (ht 0-1)
Gifu started off the 2010 season with a good 2-1 come-from-behind over rivals Kataller Toyama in Gifu on sunday. Only the main stand was open for spectators at Nagaragawa, but 4000 fans turned up to watch Gifu come from behind at half time and steal an important first victory.
Toyama outplayed Gifu in the first half but were lucky not to go behind when Oshitani missed a PK. In the second half Gifu hit their stride with the injection of Shimada, who scored their first goal, and then Oshitani's great second goal.
Next week the team travel to Oita, where they will face Trinita who lost 2-1 away to Kashiwa Reysol in round 1. Should be a good one!
Gifu started off the 2010 season with a good 2-1 come-from-behind over rivals Kataller Toyama in Gifu on sunday. Only the main stand was open for spectators at Nagaragawa, but 4000 fans turned up to watch Gifu come from behind at half time and steal an important first victory.
Toyama outplayed Gifu in the first half but were lucky not to go behind when Oshitani missed a PK. In the second half Gifu hit their stride with the injection of Shimada, who scored their first goal, and then Oshitani's great second goal.
Next week the team travel to Oita, where they will face Trinita who lost 2-1 away to Kashiwa Reysol in round 1. Should be a good one!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Pre-season vs Nagoya Grampus 2010
Nagoya Grampus 1 - 1 FC Gifu (ht 1-0)
FC Gifu rewrote the record books when they scored their first goal and managed their first draw against MeiGi derby rivals Nagoya Grampus on sunday. The game was played under clear skies at Mizuho with about 1000 Gifu fans making up the small crowd of 6800. Expectations amongst Gifu fans was not for a win, but for restricting Nagoya to a respectable score while possibly pinching a goal for themselves. This was a battle between rags and riches afterall.
Grampus played the first half as expected. Tight defence smothered Gifu who were barely allowed a look in. All over the park Nagoya dominated possession and set the tone for the pace of the game. In the 30th minute Tamada dribbled his way through to a nicely worked goal. It looked like the floodgates would then open but...
In the second half Gifu came out fired up and started to pressure the Grampus defenders while upping their ball retention. Grampus still looked like anyone of their players could fire in another goal, but brave defense by keeper Noda (and later Murao) and some indecision upfront by the midfield and forwards, kept the score at one.
It was three minutes into overtime that Nishikawa latched on to a pass by Shimada and shot in a beautiful goal to send the Gifu fans into raptures.
How Gifu managed to draw this game against a star-studded Nagoya is still a bit of a mystery, but alot could be read into how both fans and players seemed to treat the game.
Grampus fans didn't sing or chant and just watched the game as if it were a training match. The players too, after scoring the first goal seemed to relax a bit too much.
Gifu players though probably had alot more motivation and kept going til the very end, while the fans kept cheering and chanting til the last minute. Add this to the fact that Gifu are young and fit and are strong finishers in the second half, and you can probably see why they got the result that they did.
Still, the MeiGi Derby is over for another year and Gifu finally have something to show for their efforts. Hopefully this year the teams won't have to meet in the Emperor's Cup again! Unless of course, it's in the final. (Hey we can dream can't we!)
FC Gifu rewrote the record books when they scored their first goal and managed their first draw against MeiGi derby rivals Nagoya Grampus on sunday. The game was played under clear skies at Mizuho with about 1000 Gifu fans making up the small crowd of 6800. Expectations amongst Gifu fans was not for a win, but for restricting Nagoya to a respectable score while possibly pinching a goal for themselves. This was a battle between rags and riches afterall.
Grampus played the first half as expected. Tight defence smothered Gifu who were barely allowed a look in. All over the park Nagoya dominated possession and set the tone for the pace of the game. In the 30th minute Tamada dribbled his way through to a nicely worked goal. It looked like the floodgates would then open but...
In the second half Gifu came out fired up and started to pressure the Grampus defenders while upping their ball retention. Grampus still looked like anyone of their players could fire in another goal, but brave defense by keeper Noda (and later Murao) and some indecision upfront by the midfield and forwards, kept the score at one.
It was three minutes into overtime that Nishikawa latched on to a pass by Shimada and shot in a beautiful goal to send the Gifu fans into raptures.
How Gifu managed to draw this game against a star-studded Nagoya is still a bit of a mystery, but alot could be read into how both fans and players seemed to treat the game.
Grampus fans didn't sing or chant and just watched the game as if it were a training match. The players too, after scoring the first goal seemed to relax a bit too much.
Gifu players though probably had alot more motivation and kept going til the very end, while the fans kept cheering and chanting til the last minute. Add this to the fact that Gifu are young and fit and are strong finishers in the second half, and you can probably see why they got the result that they did.
Still, the MeiGi Derby is over for another year and Gifu finally have something to show for their efforts. Hopefully this year the teams won't have to meet in the Emperor's Cup again! Unless of course, it's in the final. (Hey we can dream can't we!)
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