The first official match of the soccer J-League this season, the "Super Cup," was held in Saitama City, and Kawasaki Frontale won the championship for the first time in two years, beating Gamba Osaka 3-2.
The "Super Cup" is a match in which the J1 champion of the previous season and the winning team of the Emperor's Cup compete before the opening of the J-League. Did.
Since the match was held in Saitama Prefecture, where a state of emergency has been declared, the maximum number of spectators was set at 5,000, and 4,208 people visited the venue.
In the 29th minute of the first half, Frontale opened the scoring with Kaoru Mitoma's goal, and three minutes later, Kaoru Mitoma scored an additional point and turned back 2-0.
However, in the second half, he was pushed into Gamba and was able to catch up with Patrick's penalty kick, but Yu Kobayashi, who participated in the middle of the match, scored the final goal and won 3-2.
Frontale won the championship for the first time in two years and gained momentum for the J1 league championship, which will start on the 26th of this month.
Frontale coach Toru Oniki said, "Our team is the last to decide. The players did their best. We are particular about scoring points, so we want to continue this season as well." I was talking.