Episode 243 - J1 Matchday 26

Sean Carroll and Dan Orlowitz guest to round up the goal fest that was J1 Matchday 26.

We begin at Todoroki, where Dan watched Kawasaki batter Sapporo 7-0 - could this be a launching pad for another late-season title push for Frontale (to 13:00)? The stumble by leaders Hiroshima at Tosu might just have reignited the title race (to 19:45), then we move on to the 'race' for 3rd, with FC Tokyo remaining there by default despite a sixth straight game without a win (to 27:30).

We move on to Kashima's chances of making a first ever ACL semi final 'away' at Tianjin on Tuesday night (to 31:50), then after Dan hops on a train and off the pod, Sean and I discuss yet more frustration for Ange Postecoglou and his Yokohama side against Urawa on Sunday night, before moving on to Nagasaki's shock win over Nagoya, and the rest of the #RelegationDogfight picture, before looking ahead to the J1 Matchday 27 fixtures (to 55:25). We finish with a brief review of Japan's 3-0 win over Costa Rica last week, a performance lit up by Shoya Nakajima.

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Dan - @aishiterutokyo

Sean - @seankyaroru

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