Episode 526 - J1 Matchday 19

We reached the halfway mark of the J1 season on the weekend, and Fukuoka correspondent Daniel Hawkins joined Jonny and Ben in Part 1 to chat about Avispa's Matchday 19 draw away at leaders Machida, and his thoughts on his side's progress in the first half of the season (to 20:22).

Then Part 2 begins with a pair of results for Yokohama F.Marinos and Hiroshima after they squared off in their game in hand last Wednesday (to 34:40), before we review the two big games on the slate: Gamba Osaka's gutsy win at home over Kobe in the Kansai Derby; and Urawa fighting back late to earn a draw at home against a Yuma Suzuki-inspired Kashima (to 59:20).

Next we run through the other results (to 1:26:30), before looking ahead to the next two rounds of fixtures, each featuring a pair of clashes involving the top four teams in the league.