53 years and counting
On Wednesday the Levin Cup played its second round of the match and this saw Yokohama FC forward Kazuyoshi Miura start against Sagan Tosu. It was the be the oldest player in worlds football first game of the season and the J1 player lasted over 63 minutes.
It was to be a good evening too for the J1 new boys as they defeated Tosu 1-0 thanks to a goal from Yuji Senuma in injury time of the second half. The win means that the side now sits third in the four-team Group with each team having played twice.
Elsewhere, Kawasaki Frontale's impressive unbeaten run in the league continued as they made it two out of two in the cup against struggling Kashima Antlers. It ended 3-2 but Frontale were ahead by three in the match till the last five minutes.
Here is the list of results from the week;
Group A
Shimizu S-Pulse 0 - 3 Nagoya Grampus
Kashima Antlers 2 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
Group B
Cerezo Osaka 1 - 0 Urawa Reds
Vegalta Sendai - Matsumoto Yamaga (still to play)
Group C
Consadole Sapporo 2 - 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sagan Tosu 0 - 1 Yokohama FC
Group D
Kashiwa Reysol 1 - 0 Shonan Bellmare
Oita Trinita 1 - 1 Gamba Osaka