Kashima Tie J1 Home Record, Tokyos Maki Kitahara debuts at 15

Kashima Antler's record of J-League First Division connected by winning 25 home games 2-0 against FC Tokyo on Saturday, while the two-time reigning champion Vissel Kobe was stunned 1-0 of 10 men Avispa Fukuoka.

The midfielder of FC Tokyo Maki Kitahara in the meantime set up a J1 record with his latest appearance at 15 years, 7 months, 22 days and wrote the previous record of 2004 by the former Japan and Catania striker Takayuki Morimoto for more than two months.

After the season had started with a defeat, Eggs have won three in a row since then, all in the Kashima Stadium. They sit second on nine points, one point behind the surprise leaders Shonan Bellmare, whose perfect start ended with a 1-1 draw in Yokohama F Marinos.

FC Tokyo displaced the first half in a collision between new managers when the veteran Japan, Yuto Nagatomo, was targeting a targeted effort for the 25th minute, and the attacker Teruhito Nakagawa's left -wing attraction from outside the box watched the post in the 35th minute.

Marcelo Ryan sent his free header for 50th minute against the post before wasting another big chance six minutes later, although Kashima keeper Tomoki Hayakawa met on the edge of the box.

They paid the price when Kashima striker Yuma Suzuki achieved a penalty in the 74th minute in the middle after he had fallen into the penalty area, the attack was triggered by the right back defender Kimito Nonos thundering volley.

Kashima Antlers' Yuma Suzuki (Front R) scores in the second half of a J-League-First division game against FC Tokyo in the Kashima Stadium in the Ibaraki Prefecture on March 1, 2025 (Kyodo). (Kyodo)

The FC Tokyo Manager Rikizo Matsuhashi sent Kitahara to Kitahara in the 83rd minute, and the boy gave a look at his talent with an excellent turn in the middle, but it was Kashima that was the most important goal of Shu Morookas Backheel into the net in the second half-time stop time.

“We can feel our gradual improvement, and the title will be in our eyes by continuing what we are doing,” said Suzuki, who has three goals this season under the new manager Toru Oniki. “We concentrate on winning at home. Pulls will not cut it. I am glad that we won.”

After Kobe started the J1 campaign with three draws, he conceded his own goal at home with a 40th minute against Fukuoka-the only team that had lost all three opening games-and could not find the Equalizer with a man from a man despite the last 15 minutes.

Kawasaki Frontale had the chance to take the lead, but instead suffered from the first defeat of the season and went 1-0 against Kyoto Sanga when the former Red Bull Salzburg and Arminia Bielefeld attacker Masaya Okugawa scored the winner.

Kyoto Sangas Masaya Okugawa celebrates after a goal in a J-League game against Kawasaki Frontale in the Uvance Todoroki Stadium in the Kanagawa Prefecture on March 1, 2025 (Kyodo) (Kyodo). (Kyodo)

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