2008 J Youth Cup [R]

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  1. zappin

    zappin Member

    Jul 4, 2008
    Liverpool, UK
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    The quarter finals of the J Youth Cup were held today, here are the results:

    Yokohama F. Marinos 1-3 FC Tokyo
    Cerezo Osaka 2-0 Kashiwa Reysol
    Gamba Osaka 6-1 Kashima Antlers
    Tokyo Verdy 3-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

    For Gamba, Takashi Usami netted twice but was upstaged by Bruno Castanheira, who scored a hat-trick. I hope we can make the final, because Usami deserves to win this title at least once and this'll be his last chance, ;)

    Semi Finals (Tuesday 23rd December):

    FC Tokyo vs Cerezo Osaka
    Tokyo Verdy vs Gamba Osaka

    Will it be a Tokyo derby, Osaka derby or a battle of the two cities? I'm hoping for an Osaka derby with Gamba taking the crown, naturally, :D
     
  2. Stance Punk

    Stance Punk New Member

    Dec 10, 2008
    Bordeaux
    Club:
    FC Girondins de Bordeaux
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    I will be pushing for a tokyo derby in the final with a victory for FC tokyo.

    Anyway, who said verdy's youth policy was bad ?
     
  3. SamuraiBlue2002

    SamuraiBlue2002 Member+

    Dec 20, 2008
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Who is Bruno Castanheira? Is he another Alex from Brazil?
     
  4. zappin

    zappin Member

    Jul 4, 2008
    Liverpool, UK
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    It's not easy finding info on youth players but I do know that he was born in Brazil. I'm not sure about his heritage though, he may just be half-Brazilian like Tulio.
     
  5. SamuraiBlue2002

    SamuraiBlue2002 Member+

    Dec 20, 2008
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Sounds interesting. Do you know how old he is? And is he a citizen?
     
  6. aiueo-redded

    aiueo-redded Red Card

    Feb 3, 2006
    Japan
  7. zappin

    zappin Member

    Jul 4, 2008
    Liverpool, UK
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    He's 18. I'm not sure about his citizenship.

    Great to see Gamba through to the final! The match was 0-0 at half time and then it seemingly exploded into life in the second half, haha. I hope we beat Cerezo in the final! Forza Gamba! :D
     
  8. goru_no_ura

    goru_no_ura New Member

    Apr 20, 2006
    Miyako of Zipang
    Club:
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    However it will end, a triumph for Kansai teams.

    Friends who followed Sanga U18 swore it was an exceptionally good team, best ever we had at Sanga, and was eliminated only because an unbelievably unlucky game in the quarterfinals.
     
  9. aiueo-redded

    aiueo-redded Red Card

    Feb 3, 2006
    Japan
    Final

    Cerezo Osaka 2-4 Gamba Osaka
     
  10. zappin

    zappin Member

    Jul 4, 2008
    Liverpool, UK
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Great win for the young lads today! They were 2-0 down after 49 minutes of play and then 2-2 after 52 minutes of play, :eek: Two more goals followed and Gamba Osaka are 2008 Youth champions! :D

    Congrats to Cerezo for making the final an all-Osaka affair; Osaka has a lot to be proud of today! ;)
     
  11. goru_no_ura

    goru_no_ura New Member

    Apr 20, 2006
    Miyako of Zipang
    Club:
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
  12. zappin

    zappin Member

    Jul 4, 2008
    Liverpool, UK
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
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    Highlights of the final. I can't wait to see how Usami does next season, hopefully he'll get a chance to show his ability early on so I don't have to wait too long, ;)
     
  13. goru_no_ura

    goru_no_ura New Member

    Apr 20, 2006
    Miyako of Zipang
    Club:
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Well, I think in this game he showed us how to find the goalie's hands and get a penalty... :D
     
  14. zappin

    zappin Member

    Jul 4, 2008
    Liverpool, UK
    Club:
    Everton FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Somebody needs to win the penalties next season so that Endo can keep on doing his korokoro, ;)
     
  15. Ishikawa18

    Ishikawa18 New Member

    Oct 1, 2005
    Germany
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    after that somebody should say again that Osaka is a lazy football town :D
     

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