In soccer J1, two games of Section 9 were played by the teams participating in the ACL = Asian Champions League, and Kawasaki Frontale, aiming for the third straight victory, lost to Yokohama F. Marinos, who was second in last season.
Frontale took the lead in the first half, but Marinos made a comeback in the 12th and 13th minutes of the second half, with Eubel and Teruhito Nakagawa scoring goals in a row.
In addition, Marinos won 4-2 with Eubel and Nakagawa each scoring the second goal of the match, keeping the frontale to one point in the second half.
Urawa Reds vs. Vissel Kobe drew 2-2.
Vissel opened the scoring in the 10th minute of the first half, but the Reds caught up with the tie in the 12th minute and turned around with Kai Shibato's goal in the 19th minute.
After this, in the 42nd minute of the second half, Tomoaki Makino, who played the cross ball from Iniesta who participated in the middle of the season at the Reds, pushed in with his head and caught up with the tie and brought it to a draw.