The split-season format and the Championship Stage
continued into the 2016 season, with Kashima Antlers (white) managing to scrape into the play-off Semi-Final, even though they had finished 13 points behind their second-placed opponents Kawasaki Frontale
(blue & black) in the overall league table. The winners would face Urawa Red Diamonds
in the two-legged Championship Stage Final...
Key Moments:
03:16 - '50 - GOAL - Mu Kanazaki (No.33) - Kashima Antlers
Starting Line-Ups:
Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1):
1 Sung-ryong Jung (31 years old ) Goalkeeper
23 Eduardo (23 years old ) Centre-Back
5 Shogo Taniguchi (25 years old ) Centre-Back
20 Shintaro Kurumaya (24 years old ) Left-Back
18 Elsinho (26 years old ) Right-Back
28 Ko Itakura (19 years old ) Defensive Midfield
21 Eduardo Neto (28 years old ) Defensive Midfield
16 Tatsuya Hasegawa (22 years old ) Attacking Midfield
26 Koji Miyoshi (19 years old ) Left Winger
6 Yusuke Tasaka (31 years old ) Right Winger
13 Yoshito Okubo (34 years old ) Centre-Forward
Subs:
30 Shota Arai (28 years old ) Goalkeeper
2 Kyohei Noborizato (26 years old ) Left Winger
19 Kentaro Moriya (28 years old ) Central Midfield
14 Kengo Nakamura (36 years old ) Attacking Midfield
7 Koji Hashimoto (30 years old ) Left Winger
9 Takayuki Morimoto (28 years old ) Centre-Forward
27 Shohei Otsuka (26 years old ) Centre-Forward
Kashima Antlers (4-2-3-1):
21 Hitoshi Sogahata (37 years old ) Goalkeeper
3 Gen Shoji (23 years old ) Centre-Back
14 Seok-ho Hwang (27 years old ) Centre-Back
16 Shuto Yamamoto (31 years old ) Left-Back
22 Daigo Nishi (29 years old ) Right-Back
6 Ryota Nagaki (28 years old ) Defensive Midfield
40 Mitsuo Ogasawara (37 years old ) Central Midfield
8 Shoma Doi (24 years old ) Attacking Midfield
11 Fabrício (26 years old ) Left Winger
25 Yasushi Endo (28 years old ) Right Winger
33 Mu Kanazaki (27 years old ) Centre-Forward ⚽️ (GOAL '50)
Subs:
1 Masatoshi Kushibiki (23 years old ) Goalkeeper
23 Naomichi Ueda (22 years old ) Centre-Back
24 Yukitoshi Ito (23 years old ) Right-Back
20 Kento Misao (20 years old ) Defensive Midfield
13 Atsutaka Nakamura (26 years old ) Left Midfield
18 Shuhei Akasaki (25 years old ) Centre-Forward
34 Yuma Suzuki (20 years old ) Centre-Forward
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