This is a similar story to the end of the Serie A. Cerezo Osaka had a two point lead going into the final game, over the Yokohama F Marinos. The Marinos won their game, while Cerezo lost, giving them a 1-point win!

There are quite a few players the Marinos owe their title to. The first being Yoo Sang-Chul, who despite mising six games due to injury, is one of the top scorers in the J-League. He has a goal a game ratio. Another person is the recently signed Edmilson, who also missed six games but still scored six goals. Shunsuke Nakamura was the main midfielder, with three goals and around 20 ASSISTS!!! Endo and Matsuda have also helped him out. Finally, national team goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi has been amazing saves game after game.

GOOD LUCK IN THE SECOND STAGE!!!

could u explain to me how exactly the j league's point allocation system?? is it true there are no draws???

Would have been better for the J-League in general for Cerezo to win though. They were unlucky to have the v-goal scored against them, but I was actually cheering for Frontale to beat them as the underdogs.

Go Antlers in stage 2!

Xizor,

Here's how the point system works:

Win in 90 Min = 3 points
Win in OT = 2 points
Draw After OT = 1 point
Loss = 0 points

A pretty similar system.

Suzume,

Annata wa Nihongo hanashimasuka? Doko ni sundeimasu ka? Watashi wa Yokohama ni sundeima****a.

bokuwa oita ni sundeimasuga, shusshin wa oosutoraria desu. yoroshiku ne.

so desu ne. anno, annata wa world cup 2002 ni ikitai desu ka? boku wa Final in Yokohama ni ikitai!

arigato

suzume-san,

email address wa nandesuka?

suzume-san,

email address wa nandesuka?

address wa j-talk@geocities.com

ja ne