WE'LL NEVER DIE ! SAVED !

Cash-strapped former Japanese champions Tokyo Verdy have been thrown a lifeline after signing a sponsorship deal with a sports store chain.

Verdy's five-year deal with Xebio paves the way for the club to continue their business operations in 2011 subject to approval by the J-League.

Verdy, J-League champions in 1993 and 1994, are currently fifth in the second division and pushing for promotion back to the top flight.

The J-League told Reuters on Wednesday that Verdy could receive formal approval after a special board meeting on Oct. 29.

"The board will have to approve Verdy's promotion if they finish inside the top three," the J-League told Reuters. "They will have to meet the J-League's conditions."

Last year Nippon Television Network Corp., which held a 98.8 percent stake in the club, withdrew their financial backing.

"There was no time to wait for a 'white knight' to appear," Verdy President Hideyuki Hanyu told Japan's Nikkan Sports. "After talks with Xebio several companies decided to invest."

The J-League had ordered Verdy to secure sponsorship revenue of at least 540 million yen ($6.62 million) but they failed to do so. Hanyu, however, has outlined an increased budget of 800 million yen.

"If things go to plan we hope to be able to announce a new administration by mid-November," said Hanyu.

Japanese sport has been hit hard by the global financial crisis, which has seen the world's largest carmaker Toyota and Japan's number two manufacturer Honda quit Formula One.

Subaru, Suzuki and Kawasaki have also pulled out of motorsport, while local soccer, rugby and ice hockey have all felt the economic pinch.

FANTASTIC NEWS !

VERDY 4-0 Kitakyushyu

Easy win for the buzzards.
Yoshiuki Takagi, T. Takagi *2 and DF Tsuchiya on the score!

Check out this free kick, enough said:



SAVE OUR VERDY !!!

Up & Down

VERDY 2-0 FC Gifu, Takuma ABE *2

Yokohama FC 3-2 VERDY, Y & T TAKAGI

VERDY 0-0 Tochigi SC

Tokushima 2-3 VERDY, Y TAKAGI *2, T Takagi

Here are the standings:

# Equipe J Df PT
1 Kashiwa Reysol 26 +34 61
2 Ventforet Kofu 26 +20 53
3 Avispa Fukuoka 25 +25 49
4 JEF United 25 +20 42
5 Tokyo Verdy 26 +7 40

Why not ?

Next game on sunday, against Lowly Giravanz... Go for 3 !

Then, Now, Forever VERDY !

Kumamoto 3-2 VERDY

Tough loss at Roasso, 3-2. Youngstars Minami & Takahashi on the score for the Greens.

Next step is Gifu on sunday, at the National Std.

C'mon VERDY !

VERDY 2-1 Sapporo

Another win for the Mighty Buzzards from Chofu, 2-1 against Consadole, Olé !!!
Sapporo strikes first, but midfielder Kikuoka levels up. And true green Hiramoto on a late goal (7th of the year) gives us another 3 pts.
We are trailing JEF United by only 6 points for the 3rd spot...

C'mon VERDY, GREEN POWER !

Hiramoto's goal, view from the stands:

Kashiwa 0-1 VERDY

YEAAAAAAH! Fantastic win for the Green Machine in a really tough place, Kashiwa. A 1-0 win, with DF Seitaro Tomisawa on the score.
A superb defence, with another clean sheet. One of the top defence with only 15 goals in 20 games...
NO VERDY, NO LIFE.

And here are the highlights, enjoy !

Kofu 0-1 VERDY

Terrific win for the Greens in front of 12 000 fans at Kose Park of Kofu.
6th goal of the year by Kazuki Hiramoto on the 31th minute, as we beat Ventforet 0-1.

Next step is a tough one, an away trip to Kashiwa on sunday.

C'mon u Mighty VERDY !

VERDY 1-1 Tokushima

A draw today for Mighty Verdy, vs Tokushima Vortis 1-1.
Nice goal by Kazu Iio on the 80th minute (check out the highlight), nice header in the net. Unfortunately 2 minutes later Vortis got the equaliser.
We are still in mid table of the J2, 9th.

View from the stands:


GO VERDY GO !

Tochigi SC 0-1 VERDY

Another away win for the Mighty Buzzards from Chofu !
Kazuki Hiramoto, true green, has scored his 5th goal of the year, to beat Tochigi 1-0.

Check out some highlights here:


Next step on sunday: Tokushima Vortis.

FOREVER VERDY !

TOKYO VERDY 1-0 Toyama

Great win today for the Buzzards, against lowly Kataller. Midfielder Takuma Abe scores on the 12th minute, his 1st of the year.
Here are the highlights.


1 month break, World Cup Time !

Come on Verdy, Come on VER-DY !

Oita 1-1 TOKYO VERDY

A decent point for Verdy at Oita. Hiroki Kawano on the score, his 3rd of the year.
Next game: Verdy takes on Kataller Toyama.

TOKYO VERDY 1-1 Yokohama FC

A draw yesterday for our Buzzards. Defender Yukio Tsuchiya on the score for us.
6,761, the best attendance of the year.

Highlights:


Next step is Oita.

FORZA VERDY. GREEN POWER !

Jef Utd Chiba 2-1 VERDY

A loss for the Buzzards yesterday, against a top rank team, JEF Utd.
Brilliant free kick by T. Takagi.
Here are the highlights:



VERDY ALL THE WAY !

Okayama 0-1 VERDY

YESSS !
Another win for the Green Brigade in Okayama, against the lowly Fagiano team !
True Green Kazuki Hiramoto have scored on the 30th minute, his 4th of the year.
Solid trend for our vultures on the last 5: 3 wins, 2 draws and a more decent spot in the standing (12th).



Next step: a tough one, at Chiba against JEF UTD.

Then, Now, Forever VERDY !

VERDY 2-0 Thespa

Easy win for the Boys in Green !
2 goals for our vultures, by defender Seitaro Tomisawa. And another one on PK by youngstar Kawano !
Nearly 3,300 at Ajinomoto.

Kawano's goal, view from the Green Kop:


C'mon Verdy !

Sapporo 0-0 VERDY

A 0-0 draw in the North today for the buzzards.
Highlights:



Next game on saturday, vs Thespa Kusatsu.

VERDY 1-1 Tosu

A draw today At Ajinomoto, 1-1 vs Sagan Tosu.
Kazuki Hiramoto on the score, his 3rd of the year, on the 83 minute. Unfortunately, in extra time, another fuckin' late goal... Just a point, and another frustration for our young vultures.
Attendance: 3,575.
Next game at Sapporo.

GO VERDY !

Mito Hollyhock 0-4 VERDY !

Terrific win at Ibaraki today !
Here are the scorers for the Green Machine:
18' K. Hiramoto
50' T. Kikuoka
71' K. Shibasaki
76' N. Saeki

Second away win for us.

Highlights coming soon...

Next step on sunday, as we will face Sagan Tosu at Ajinomoto.

UP VERDY UPPPPPPP !

Mighty Verdy vs Kofu

VERDY 1-2 VentForet

Another tough loss at Ajinomoto for our Green Vultures... in extra time...
T. Takagi for his 1st J-League goal, on a penalty shot.
But one more time, the bad luck (or the black cat) is still in the house, with this game winning goal in extra time for Kofu.
More than 7,000 at Ajinomoto, best attendance right now (solid away end too).
Here are the highlights (starts at 1:01):



Next game on thursday, as we will take on Mito Hollyhock.

C'mon VERDY !!!

YES WE CAN !

FC Gifu 0-1 TOKYO VERDY

First win for the Mighty Green Buzzards today at Gifu.
Kazu Iio on a late goal (89') for the first 3 points.

Report & highlights are coming later.

C'mon VERDY !

VERDY vs Reysol

Third loss of the season for the Buzzards. A compilation of bad luck (2 crossbars), and a weak defense, especially veteran goalkeeper Doi on the second goal of the yellows.
Attendance: 4,608 at Ajinomoto.

Tough start for the Green Machine...

Here are the highlights:



C'mon Verdy, always & forever.

No One Likes Us, we don't care !

VERDY 1-2 Kumamoto (R1)

Disappointing loss for the opening game at Ajinomoto Stadium, in front of 5,755.
Kazuki Hiramoto on the score for the Greens, but 2 goals scored by Roasso guys...

Team Lineup:
26 Shibasaki

2 Fukuda
17 Tsuchiya
14 Tomisawa

24 T. Takagi (33 Y. Takagi)
10 Kikuoka (31 Fukui)
8 Shibasaki
7 Kawano

25 Hiramoto
16 Iio
13 Inoue

Here are the 2 goals of Kumamoto, because i haven't the Kazu's goal on video.




Next game on sunday at Kitakyushu, against the former JFL team Giravanz !

C'mon Verdy !

2009 Review

J2 Results 2009:
Tokushima Vortis 0-0 VERDY
VERDY 1-2 Cerezo Osaka
VERDY 1-0 Kataller Toyama
Mito Hollyhock 2-0 VERDY
VERDY 1-0 Tochigi SC
VERDY 1-3 Vegalta Sendai
Shonan Bellmare 2-0 VERDY
VERDY 2-0 Sagan Tosu
Ventforet Kofu 2-1 VERDY
Thespa Kusatsu 0-2 VERDY
VERDY 2-4 Roasso Kumamoto
FC Gifu 0-0 VERDY
VERDY 2-1 Yokohama FC
Ehime FC 0-1 VERDY
VERDY 0-0 Avispa Fukuoka
VERDY 3-0 Fagiano Okayama
Consadole Sapporo 1-1 VERDY
VERDY 0-3 Thespa Kusatsu
Cerezo Osaka 2-2 VERDY
Kataller Toyama 0-3 VERDY
VERDY 0-0 Mito Hollyhock
Vegalta Sendai 2-2 VERDY
VERDY 2-1 Shonan Bellmare
Avispa Fukuoka 1-2 VERDY
VERDY 2-0 Ehime FC
Roasso Kumamoto 0-2 VERDY
VERDY 4-0 Tokushima Vortis
Tochigi SC 0-3 VERDY
VERDY 1-2 Ventforet Kofu
Yokohama FC 3-1 VERDY
VERDY 3-0 FC Gifu
Fagiano Okayama 3-2 VERDY
VERDY 1-2 Consadole Sapporo
Sagan Tosu 0-0 VERDY
VERDY 0-1 Kataller Toyama
Ehime FC 3-1 VERDY
VERDY 0-2 Vegalta Sendai
Tokushima Vortis 0-1 VERDY
VERDY 2-1 Thespa Kusatsu
Yokohama FC 2-0 VERDY
VERDY 2-4 Cerezo Osaka
Sagan Tosu 2-1 VERDY
VERDY 0-1 Ventforet Kofu
FC Gifu 1-1 VERDY
VERDY 2-0 Mito Hollyhock
Fagiano Okayama 0-2 VERDY
VERDY 1-0 Avispa Fukuoka
Shonan Bellmare 2-2 VERDY
VERDY 0-2 Roasso Kumamoto
Tochigi SC 2-3 VERDY
VERDY 2-2 Consadole Sapporo

Goal Scorers:
#9 Masashi OGURO 21
#7 Hiroki KAWANO 6
#8 Kosei SHIBASAKI 7
#27 Ryohei HAYASHI 6
#10 LEANDRO 7
#15 Kunihiko TAKIZAWA 2
#17 Yukio TSUCHIYA 4
#32 Shohei TAKAHASHI 1
#25 Kazuki HIRAMOTO 5
#18 Genki NAGASATO 2
#16 Kazu IIO 1
#xx Own Goal 1
#13 Taira INOUE 5

2010 J2 Schedule

The season will start... on a bye week.
19 teams will compete in the J2 this season, 36 games per team.
First game at Ajinomoto vs Kumamoto.

Here are the first 5 of 2010 season:

14 Mar Sun 13:00 Tokyo-V vs Kumamoto Ajinomoto
21 Mar Sun 16:00 Kitakyushu vs Tokyo-V Honjo
28 Mar Sun 16:00 Tokyo-V vs Kashiwa Ajinomoto
03 Apr Sat 13:00 Tokyo-V vs Fukuoka Komazawa
10 Apr Sat 14:00 Ehime FC vs Tokyo-V Ningineer.S