Chapter Eighty-Three: The Last Round of Chaos

Gamba Osaka has been fantastic this season.

They finished third in the league last season and fell into the relegation zone after the first few rounds of the season, but they have played a lot of other games.

At the beginning of the season, he participated in the AFC Champions League qualifiers, successfully passed the main competition, and then went home bottom after six group games.

The AFC Champions League is over, the Japanese domestic cup has started again, and Gamba wants to make a breakthrough in this regard, and the League Cup quarterfinals drew the Kashiwa Sun God, and the two-legged battle came down, and finally lost 4:5 and was eliminated.

Then it is the Emperor's Cup, the winner of the Emperor's Cup can participate in the AFC Champions League next season, Gamba attaches more importance to it, all the way through, to the quarterfinals to the away and the city rival Osaka Sakura fought hard for 120 minutes, and finally eliminated the opponent by penalty shootout, and now the semi-finals have drawn the difficult Kashima antlers, Gamba must be tough to the end.

Gamba Osaka, who are attacking everywhere, have never climbed out of the relegation zone in the league, but the score is not ugly. Many big scores this season were created by Gamba Osaka, such as the 5:0 slaughter of Nagoya Whales at home, and the 7:3 slaughter of Consadole Sapporo, which was worse than them, but there were also 2:6 defeats to Urawa Red Diamonds and 3:5 to Kashiwa Suns.

Gamba Osaka is by far the top scorer in the J-League, scoring 64 goals in 32 rounds and the only team to score more than 60 goals.

Gangba people should be quite optimistic, because they also took time to make a movie at the beginning of the season.

At present, Gamba Osaka is third from bottom with 37 points, three points ahead of the second-to-last Niigata Swans, two points behind Kobe Victory in front of them, and three points behind the Omiya Squirrels. To avoid relegation, Gamba must pull one of the Kobe Victory boats and the Omiya squirrels off the horse, and also make sure that the Niigata swans behind him do not climb on his head.

In short, Gamba Osaka wants to take the initiative in relegation no longer in his own hands, he wants to be relegated, and he will take points while waiting for the opponent to make mistakes.

Outside the stadium, Gamba fans unfurled banners: Conan has already said everything.

In the movie version of Detective Conan released in the summer, the plot prediction is that in the final round of the league, Gamba Osaka defeated the Tokyo Soul Team at home with difficulty and succeeded in relegation, and Gamba fans used this to cheer for the team.

Although the reality is not quite the same as in the movie, this round is indeed crucial, and the match between Tokyo FC and Gamba Osaka involves the double complication of the title race and relegation.

The opponent of Hiroshima Three Arrows in this round is Osaka Sakura, Osaka Sakura is still a typical Japanese offensive team, Hiroshima Three Arrows will not be difficult to win, and there is even a high probability of a big victory, once again opening up the goal difference with Tokyo FC.

Therefore, if Tokyo FC loses, it will be overtaken again, and at the same time, it is also at a big disadvantage in goal difference, and the initiative to win the championship will be handed back to Hiroshima Sanfrecce.

And Gamba's relegation opponent Kobe Victory Ship will go to the away challenge of the Kashiwa Suns in this round, the Kashiwa Suns are currently unable to compete for the AFC Champions League qualification, and the focus has shifted to the Emperor's Cup, but the Kashiwa Suns are always stronger, this is the last home of the Kashiwa Suns this season, it will never be waterproof, and the Kobe Victory Boat is not likely to lose.

If Kobe loses, Gamba only needs to beat Tokyo FC to get three points, and they can overtake Kobe, climb out of the relegation zone, take the lead in the relegation battle, and seize the initiative.

Gamba needs to be relegated to get three points, Tokyo FC needs to win the championship and get three points, and whoever gets the three points can be in a big advantage in the situation they are in.

Ringer replied to a reporter's question about Conan's prediction: "Everyone knows that Conan is a grim reaper, he will die wherever he goes, and the fact that Gamba Osaka's players are going to participate in this kind of film shooting is a very ominous omen in itself." ”

"At the beginning of the season, Gamba was also the 'J League Grim Reaper' Maeda Ryoichi got the first goal, I think the two Reapers' found Gamba at the same time, and they may be difficult to succeed in relegation."

Ringer's words attracted the attention of reporters, and it is believed that after Gamba Osaka was relegated, this was an "important reason" for their relegation.

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Facing a giant team that needs to be relegated away from home is indeed more difficult to play.

Tokyo FC scored a goal in the 22nd minute of the first half through Chima Watanabe, but ten minutes later, Gamba Osaka equalized.

At the beginning of the second half, it was Ringer's long-range shot in the 60th minute, but in the 75th minute, Gamba Osaka equalized again.

"Gamba have been quite tenacious and they have caused some problems for the new AFC Champions League champions." So said the commentary from Nippon TV.

Gamba Osaka's tenacity caused Bobovic to temporarily change his tactics and ask the team to recycle their defense and hold on to a draw.

Tokyo FC still has a 3-point lead, even if this game is a draw and Hiroshima Sanfrecce wins, Hiroshima Sanfrecce will still be 1 point behind Tokyo FC, it is 1 point brought by this draw, and Tokyo FC can continue to hold the initiative in the last round, as long as it wins, it will definitely win the championship.

The final match ended 2:2, and Tokyo FC was held to a draw away by Gamba Osaka. Everything was as Bobovic expected, Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Osaka Sakura 4-1 at home, and brushed up three clean sheets in one go, but Tokyo FC still led them by one point.

Ringer and Toshito Sato both scored one goal each, and both have 22 league goals, and the league Golden Boot battle will not be known until the final round.

Kobe Victory did lose to Kashiwa Sun God away, but Gamba Osaka failed to take all three points, and the Niigata Swans behind them actually beat Sendai Vega 1:0 away, and Niigata Swans caught up.

It is understandable that Sendai was overturned by the relegation team, the relegation team is indeed a headache, and Urawa Red Diamonds also overturned in the face of the desireless Tosu Sagan away from home, which is very puzzling.

What's more, both Vega Sendai and Urawa Red Diamonds have overturned, and Nagoya Whales have caught up again, and now they have the same 52 points as Urawa Red Diamonds, and the final round of the league will be extremely complicated.

In the J-League standings, FC Tokyo is at the top of the table with 63 points, followed by Sanfrecce Hiroshima with 62 points, followed by Vega Tai Sendai in third place with 54 points, and Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Whales with 52 points in fourth and fifth place.

As for the relegation zone, except for Sapporo Consadole, which has already sunk to the bottom, the Omiya Squirrels won this round and went ashore ahead of schedule, leaving Kobe Victory, Osaka Gamba and Niigata Swans to compete for the last landing spot.

Vissel Kobe 39 points, Gamba Osaka 38 points, Niigata Swans 37 points.

In the final round, Tokyo FC played Sendai Vega at home, Tokyo had to get three points to win the championship, and Sendai had to get three points to secure the AFC Champions League qualification.

Urawa Red Diamonds play Nagoya Whales at home, and whoever wins will have a chance to overtake Vegal Sendai and qualify for next season's AFC Champions League.

Kobe Victory Ship plays Hiroshima Three Arrows at home, Hiroshima wants three points to fight for the title, and Kobe needs three points to relegate.

These three races are definitely the highlights, and the slightest difference in the outcome of each game will affect the results of a season.

In addition, there are Niigata Swans playing Sapporo Consadole at home, which has long been relegated, and Gamba Osaka away against Iwata Joy, which is also a key game for relegation.

"Super Smash Bros. in the last round", this was the front page headline of Nikkan Sports the next day.

"The last round of the league this season can be said to be the most chaotic last round in the history of the J League, the championship team, the AFC Champions League qualification team, the relegation team, the three teams are intertwined with each other, the results of each game are different will have a huge impact, the championship attribution, the AFC Champions League qualification attribution, and the relegation result, each of which affects people's hearts. The reason for this chaotic situation may be related to the sluggish state of giants such as Gamba Osaka and Kashima Antlers this season. ”

"The championship team is very simple, it is Tokyo FC and Hiroshima Sanfrecce two teams, Tokyo FC is currently 1 point ahead of Hiroshima Sanfreccece, but the opponent in the final round, Tokyo FC has to face Sendai Vegalta, Hiroshima Sanfrecce is the opponent of Kobe Vissel, in terms of difficulty, it must be that Tokyo FC's opponent is more difficult to play, and the final result is still difficult to predict."

"The qualification for the AFC Champions League in the J-League is the top three in the league and the winner of the Emperor's Cup, and if the winner of the Emperor's Cup is also in the top three of the league, the fourth place in the league will be substituted. However, the teams that have reached the top four of the Emperor's Cup this season are all in the middle and lower reaches, and the winners of the Emperor's Cup cannot be the top three in the league, so the qualification for the AFC Champions League can only reach the third place in the league. ”

"Of the three teams competing for qualification for the AFC Champions League, Vegalta Sendai have a two-point lead, but they will travel to FC Tokyo in the final round to face the strongest team in the J-League this season. Urawa Red Diamonds will face off against the Nagoya Whales, and if Sendai loses, whoever wins these two teams will qualify for next season's AFC Champions League, but if the two teams draw, then they will have to watch Vega Sendai go to next season's AFC Champions League. ”

"Among the relegation teams, Vissel Kobe are one point ahead of Gamba Osaka, who is one point ahead of Niigata Swans, and their opponents in the final round will be different. The Niigata Swans at the bottom of the table face the least difficult Sapporo Consadole at home, but they have the best chance of winning, Gamba Osaka in the middle of the table will go to Iwata Joy away and have a moderate chance of winning, while the Kobe Victory Boat at the top of the table will face the most difficult Hiroshima Three Arrows, and the odds of winning are the smallest. ”