
後半開始直後の先制点が勝負を分け、アジアの舞台でも勢いを増す勝利となった
柏は後半開始直後に遠藤が先制点を決め、藤尾が続けてゴールを奪い、ホームで勝ち点3を獲得した。ロドリゲス監督は支配力を振り返り、アジアの舞台でも勢いを増す勝利と評価した。
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柏は前半、惜しい場面が続きなかなかゴールを奪えなかった。第3戦ではラチャブリと引き分けていた。
惜しい場面の連続で、なかなかゴールを奪えなかった前半の柏。もどかしい展開が後半に入ると一変した。遠藤、藤尾が立て続けにネットを揺らし、ホームで勝ち点3をもぎ取った。
待望のゴールが生まれたのは後半開始直後。右サイドで久保がドリブル突破からクロスを送ると、逆サイドから上がってノーマークだった遠藤が合わせた。「あとは点を取るだけだと思っていた。焦ることはなかった」と遠藤。左右を広く使って先制点を奪うと、その後もクロスから見せ場をつくった。
ラチャブリと引き分けた第3戦の後、ロドリゲス監督は「自分たちがほとんどの時間を支配した。勝利に近いところまで行った」と振り返った。詰めの部分さえ改善すれば、勝ち切れる手応えはあった。
J1屈指の得点力を発揮して、韓国の強豪に快勝。遠藤は「点が入りそうな空気感の時に、逃さず仕留め切る鼻が利いてきた」と表現した。国内でも上位をうかがう中、アジアの舞台でも勢いを増しそうな勝利だった。

The Japan Swimming Federation announced on the 4th that Akira Honda (24), silver medalist in the men's 200m butterfly swimming at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, has been suspended until August 2028. Last November, Honda was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years, on charges of violating the Motor Vehicle Driving Punishment Act (dangerous driving causing injury) for causing a collision with an oncoming vehicle due to dangerous driving at around 100km/h in Tokyo, seriously injuring the other man.

The Asian Football Confederation announced that the Asian Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia from January to February 2027, will be postponed to December of the same year or January of the following year. Due to the unstable security situation in Saudi Arabia, there are concerns that it will affect the Japanese national team's schedule.

A welcome ceremony was held at Miyazaki Airport for Japan's national baseball team, Samurai Japan, which is holding its fall training camp in Miyazaki, and manager Motohito Iguchi expressed his enthusiasm, saying, ``The new Samurai Japan has made a start. We want to work hard, centering on our young players, and aim to become Asian champions.'' Adjustments will be made in preparation for the ``Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2026,'' which begins on the 12th at Tokyo Dome.

On the final day of the second round of the Figure Skating GP Series, Skate Canada, Mao Shimada took first place in both the SP and free skate, winning with a total of 235.44 points, the highest in the world. She is the fourth Japanese woman to win a GP in her first appearance. Saki Miyake achieved a personal best and placed 4th overall.

Waseda University won the 58th All-Japan University Ekiden for the sixth time in 16 years, making it their second title after Izumo. This is the first time in four years that the tournament record has been broken. 2nd place is Kokugakuin University, 3rd place is Soka University. Ryoki Niizuma of Waseda University, who set a new section record in the 3rd ward, was selected as MVP.

The 58th All-Japan Collegiate Ekiden Championship was held on the 1st over 8 sections of 106.8 km from Nagoya City to Ise City. Waseda University won for the sixth time in 16 years with a new tournament record of 5 hours, 3 minutes and 31 seconds, achieving their second title this season after the Izumo Ekiden.