In the J-League Cup of soccer, the second and four games of the quarterfinals by the home and away method were held.
FC Tokyo, Urawa Reds, Cerezo Osaka, and Nagoya Grampus, who are aiming for the second straight victory, advanced to the semi-finals.
FC Tokyo defeated Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2-0, scoring 1 win and 1 loss, but the combined score of the two games was 3-2.
In the Reds, who played against Kawasaki Frontale, Tomoaki Makino, who participated just before the end, scored a tie goal and drew 3-3.
In the draw following the first leg, the two games were combined to 4-4, but the Reds outnumbered away goals.
Cerezo defeated Gamba Osaka 4-0 with 1 win and 1 loss.
Cerezo made a total of 4 to 1 in the two games.
Grampus defeated Kashima Antlers 2-0 and advanced to the semi-finals with two consecutive victories.
The semi-finals will be held on the 6th and 10th of next month in a home-and-away manner, with FC Tokyo playing against the Grampus and Cerezo playing against the Reds.
On the other hand, in one match of J1 Round 24, which was postponed due to heavy rain, VISSEL KOBE drew one-on-one with Sanfrecce Hiroshima and moved up to 3rd place with 48 points.