History was made, and repeated, in J1 Matchday 1, and Dan Orlowitz joined us to chat about some of the biggest games, and storylines, from the opening weekend of the new campaign.
Dan guests in Part 1, and we begin with the two games he was at, starting with Tokyo Verdy's return to the big time on Sunday, and the Greens were very impressive even though Yokohama F.Marinos spoilt their party late on (to 19:00), before we move on to Hiroshima's 2-0 win over Urawa, as they officially christened their brand new stadium in style, with Yuki Ohashi the two-goal hero (to 34:40).
We then move on to Gamba Osaka getting a 1-1 draw away at promoted Machida, with a discussion on the transportation/access issues that threaten to tarnish Zelvia's name with away supporters (to 57:35), before we finish with FC Tokyo's 2-2 draw away at Cerezo Osaka, with Ryotaro Araki stealing the show with two goals in his Tokyo debut (to 1:09:35).
Then in Part 2 we round up the other six games, including Kashima's cruise away at Nagoya, before we finish with a look ahead to the best games on the Matchday 2 slate.
If you haven't already, please check out Dan's new(ish) newsletter, The Hachi.
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JTET - J2 Round 21 / J3 Round 14 Review
Episode 471 - J1 Team of the (Half) Season
JTET - J2 Round 20 / J3 Round 13 Review
Episode 470 - J1 Matchday 17
JTET - Emperor’s Cup Round 2 Review
JTET - J2 Round 19 / J3 Round 12 Review
Episode 469 - Kashiwa 4-5 Sapporo Lights Up J1 Matchday 16
JTET - J2 Round 18 / J3 Round 11 Review
Episode 468 - J1 Matchday 15 with Sean Carroll
J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 17 & J-Talk: Short Corner
Episode 467 - J1 Matchday 14
JTET - J2 Round 16 Review
JTET - J2 Round 15 / J3 Round 10 Review
Episode 466 - J.League Turns 30 with Alan Gibson
J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 14 & J-Talk: Short Corner
Episode 465 - Reds Rule Asia Again, Golden Week Wrap
JTET - J2 Round 13 / J2 Round 9 Review
Episode 464 - J1 Matchday 10
JTET - J2 Round 12 / J3 Round 8 Review
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