March 5th features a match where Kyoto Sanga plays host to Júbilo Iwata in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Kyoto Sanga is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Cerezo Osaka. Kosuke Taketomi scored the first goal for Kyoto Sanga in the 34th minute, then in the 48th minute, Kiyotake sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Takashi Inui earning them at least the one point. Kyoto Sanga is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Júbilo Iwata is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Shimizu S-Pulse. Suzuki struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 9th minute, then Yuto Suzuki got the equalizer for Júbilo Iwata in the 23rd minute on a feed from Oi. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Ryo Germain and Yuto Suzuki are the top scorers for Júbilo Iwata in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Peter Utaka and Kosuke Taketomi are the top scorers for Kyoto Sanga in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.