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Goal clips added to Round 5
The links to goal clip streams have been added to the >>summary of the Round 5 J1 games. The links are embedded in the entry, under the respective game summaries.
Round 4 Goal Clips Added
Just wanted to let you know I added the links to J's Goal goal clips from J1 Round 4 imbedded in my summary, >>here.
Gamba Osaka 2-3 Chonbuk Motors ACL Full Video
For those interested in watching the entire ACL group game between Gamba Osaka and Chonbuk Motors, you can watch a pretty good stream of it free here:

http://news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=a_match&menu=live&game_id=2006030866&sub_menu=vod

or launch it in a media player window here:

rtsp://navernews.hvod.nefficient.co.kr/navernews/amatch_vod/2006030866.wmv
New Baby Coming
Hi everyone,

Sorry for lack of posts in the past few days. I had to give back the computer I was borrowing.

But....

Have ordered a new computer and it should be arriving some time this week. Yes! Finally my new baby is coming... At which point I shall be able to get back to properly posting again.

Hope everyone is having a happy holiday season!

The year is coming to an end, and I'd like to start the 2005 Thank You process with a tribute to the supporters of the J league. For those of you who don't normally get to see Japanese club supporters in action, here is a great collection of all 18 J1 club supporters doing their various chants and songs. Some footage was taken at away games, so you don't get the full impact of the home game crowds, but it's still a lot of fun to see and hear.

The order is in the order of the final J1 rankings result this year, from bottom of the table to top (Vissel Kobe up to champions Gamba Osaka last).

>>Click to download video


Odds'n'Ends Videos

>>Click to see Japan football video search at YouTube Includes best goals of 2005, compilation vides of Nakata and Nakamura, goal from Angola game, and some misc.

>>Click to see Nakamura@Celtic compilation video (you will have to register to the forum)

>>Right-click download to see Daisuke Matsui's jumping, falling back header shot from Le Man's game against Bordeaux a couple weeks ago. He didn't get the goal...
Video Digest: Ventforet Kofu 6-2 Kashiwa Reysol
J's Goal has posted a video digest of this >>second leg of the playoffs between Ventforet Kofu and Kashiwa Reysol.

To see previous entry on the 1st Leg game and video digest from that game >>click here.

>>Click to launch stream of digest video for Saturday's 2nd Leg game, a look back at Kofu's day from arrival to celebration
Look back at...
J's Goal is currently streaming a number of old digest clips that have to do with past play-offs and promotions to the J 1st division.

2004 Play-offs Avispa Fukuoka J2 vs Kashiwa Reysol Reysol in yellow.

>>Click: 1st Leg, 1st Half video digest
>>Click: 1st Leg, 2nd Half video digest

>>Click: 2nd Leg, 1st Half video digest
>>Click: 2nd Leg, 2nd Half video digest

1998 Play-Back: There were three spots available for J2 teams to get promoted to the 1st division in this year, and five teams in the running. (The underlined teams are the three that won the tickets to the 1st division)

Avispa Fukuoka 3-2 Kawasaki Frontale
Fukuoka goes on to play --> Fukuoka 0-2/1-2 Jef Ichihara
Consadole Sapporo 1-2/0-2 Vissel Kobe
Losers of first two groups play: Avispa Fukuoka 1-0/3-0 Sapporo

>>Click: Avispa Fukuoka v Kawasaki Frontale Frontale in light blue
>>Click: Vissel Kobe v Consadole Sapporo, Both Games Consadole in dark red
>>Click: Jef Ichihara v Avispa Fukuoka, Both Games Jef in yellow
>>Click: Avispa Fukuoka v Consadole Sapporo, Both Games Consadole in dark red
Gamba's game Highlight
J's Goal posted a highlights video for the Gamba game:

>>Click to launch stream
Gamba Celebration
J's Goal has already posted some post-game footage of celebrations both from the players and the supporters.

>>Click to launch stream of Gamba Osaka players in the traditional Beeru-Kake (beer drenching). The festivities start off with several players breaking the tops of big jugs of sake (rice wine), and that is the go-signal for everyone to start spraying each other with alcohol (namely beer). This is not a tradition unique to football, but you also see teams celebrating like this in baseball and other sports as well. The players then had to shower and hit various tv network interviews which stretched into the wee hours, so their night was still not over!

>>Click to launch footage of some supporters as they mill outside the stadium. Since this was an away game for Gamba, the "official" supporters celebrations will probably take place today at Gamba's home stadium.

>>Click to see a Photo album from the game. Click thumbnails to enlarge.
Nibble for Now
Hi everyone, sorry I am unable to update new entries right now, PC has quit on me. Have to access by cellphone, so this entry is short. Sorry for inconvenience, will take a few days to restore PC.

Nakamura assisted in Celtic's 3-0 win over Rangers -- a little dribbling, finding a opening, and sending in a perfectly timed cross for Balde's header goal. Nakamura played a part in setting up the first and third goals as well. Good to hear he contributed by scrambling on the defense, as the game was quite 50/50 for most of the match despite the final score.

>>Celtic 3-0 Rangers (November 19 2005)

Sota Hirayama scored a goal for his Dutch club Heracles in their 3-0 game against RBC. The 20-year old entered the game in the 71st minute, and at 87 mins scored a left-footed goal against 2 defenders that was pretty sweet. This is his third goal of the season.

>>Hirayama goal clip
Video Downloads: 2005 Nabisco Final
For those waiting for video clips and downloads, here is the first wave of links:

Full Match Download:
Video Newbie at BigSoccer has posted the links to download the entire game. If the download gets interrupted, just restart downloading to the same location with the same file name as you did the first time; and the download should continue where you left off. If the link is blocked, leave a message and I'll see if I can find another link.

>>Download 1st half (368MB)
>>Download 2nd half (365MB)
>>Download Extended Time/PKs (421MB)

Highlights Streams
>>Click to launch J's Goal video strem of the Jef vs Gamba Final highlights This is a stream, so if there are a lot of people accessing you may have a hard time getting smooth play. The crowds should thin out in a few days though. If you want better quality, please wait until highlights clips are posted within the next day or two below.

>>Click to launch stream of Jef Chiba at the post-game supporters' party at Ichihara Rinkai stadium where a few thousand supporters had gathered to celebrate with the players.

Highlights Video Clip Downloads

There should be more highlights video downloads available soon, proper highlights as football news was mostly about this Nabisco final Saturday night on tv. The players appeared on several sports news shows. I will post them as soon as they are upped.
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