Another match, another disappointing result for FC Ryukyu as they lost 3-1 to visitors Tokushima Vortis on Saturday. The loss drops FC Ryukyu to 21st in the table and sees them with one of the worst goal scoring differentials in the league. Still with more questions than answers at this point, FC Ryukyu will need to quickly rebound from this loss as they face the number two side in V-Varen Nagasaki on Wednesday night.
Match Recap
Man of the Match
Review of the Keys to Victory for FC Ryukyu
Match Day Prediction
Match Day 4 Takeaways
Match Day 4 in J2
Top Goals in Round 4
Conclusion
1. Match Recap
FC Ryukyu made a few changes to the starting 11 with Koya returning to LM; Koizumi in at CAM; and Chinen making his debut at CB. FC Ryukyu started the match pretty fast as there were two nice shots by the Kazama brothers that nearly broke the mold. Unfortunately, a deflected shot got past Dany to open the scoring before Abe pegged one back with another highlight reel goal. FC Ryukyu pressed hard for a winner but after Chinen slipped, allowing his man to get round him and get alone on goal, the game was all but over.
2. Man of the Match
Tokushima Vortis FWD Masaki Watai. His first goal was all that was needed to seal the victory on Saturday and then he added a second just five minutes later.
3. Review of the Keys to Victory for FC Ryukyu
1. Frustrate the Vortis Attack. Likelihood 2: Did not happen as they out shot, out scored and out possessed FC Ryukyu last week. The deflected shot and slip by Chinen are sort of excusable but Vortis put themselves in so many good opportunities to win it really didn’t matter in the end.
2. Generate some offense. Likelihood 3: FC Ryukyu did accomplish this on Saturday and I think the combination of Koya and Koizumi could definitely pay off in the near future.
4. Match Day Prediction
I said 2-0 to Vortis and it ended 3-1 leaving me with another draw and an overall record of 0-2-2.
5. Match Day 4 Takeaways
1. Koizumi was electric in the #10 role and has rightfully earned his place among the starting eleven for FC Ryukyu moving forward. He was a constant threat to the Vortis defense which opened up the offense for the first time in weeks. His assist on Abe’s goal was a thing of beauty.
2. Another multiple goal conceded game is worrisome. FC Ryukyu have 5 CBs on the roster and they need to find a combination that works in addition to reviewing the tactics they currently deploy in defense.
6. Match Day 4 in J2
Kitakyushu shocked everyone on Friday night when they traveled to Okayama and defeated the hosts 2-0. Kyoto won their match up over Fukuoka 2-0 and Nagasaki and Omiya both remained top after their wins.
7. Top Goalsin Round 4
#1 Kazuma Yamaguchi of Mito Hollyhock (3:33 mark)
#2 Lukian from Jubilo Iwata (4:45 mark)
#3 Takuma Abe from FC Ryukyu (2:30 mark)
8. Conclusion
Once again there is another bitter pill to swallow for fans of FC Ryukyu. Maybe no one expected FCR to win this match, let alone earn a point, but yet there were times when it seemed that they could have. That little sense of false hope is enough to drive you mad and make you wonder if things will get better any time soon. Well, there is a real possibility that FCR may not notch their fist win until August and even that is coming into question now as we simply cannot score, or defend, with any conviction. And now the schedule becomes a factor to contend with as well.
We have our first of fifteen mid-week games this season in two days and it happens to be against an undefeated opponent in V-Varen Nagasaki. On a short week, with little prep work and rest, means it will be anyone’s guess how this team will respond after two straight losses. If we cannot score from open play, off of set pieces or defend our own goal, then we may have to settle in for a string of disappointing results for the foreseeable future.
FC Ryukyu return to Okinawa this week for a 2-game home stand beginning with Tokushima Vortis on Saturday. FC Ryukyu are looking to rebound from their embarrassing 4-0 defeat at Kitakyushu but face a very steep uphill battle to do so. The facts are that FC Ryukyu have one of the worst goal scoring, goal conceding, and overall goal differential records in the J2 at the moment. If they wish to get any points out of their next two matches, it will require an abundance of goals and we just haven’t seen that from this side to date.
Weather Forecast
Match Day 3 Highlights: Tokushima Vortis vs. Kyoto Sanga FC
Match Day 3 Highlights: Giravanz vs. FC Ryukyu
Tokushima Vortis Team Preview & Injury Report
FC Ryukyu Team Preview & Injury Report
Keys to Victory for FC Ryukyu
Match Prediction
Match Day 4 Around J2
Conclusion
1. Weather Forecast
Hot and humid after some rain. Stay hydrated for all those in attendance on Saturday.
2. Match Day 3 Review: Tokushima Vortis
Came back from a 1-0 deficit to walk away with a point against pretty tough opponent. Would’ve lost if not for Kazaki Nakagawa missing the final shot right on the doorstep.
3. Match Day 3 Review: FC Ryukyu
As bad as it can get for FC Ryukyu.
4. Tokushima VortisTeam Preview
Vortis started out with a bang this year by scoring 3 goals against Tokyo Verdy and continued that momentum into the opening half the following game against Ehime FC with another three goals. Everything looked good up to this point as Tokushima were scoring a nice mix goals from open play, set pieces and scrappy second chance rebounds. But then the wheels came off.
Vortis surrendered 4 goals against Ehime in the second half on their way to a 4-3 loss and then were trailing Kyoto for much of their game until a Kawata goal in the 80th minute leveled the score. They nearly lost that match as Nakagawa had about half the goal to work with when a ball fell to him on the final play of the game, but instead, he sent the shot high over the bar.
So, what does that tell us about Vortis? First, they are a team that can score from anywhere despite the minor drought that they have experienced starting in the second half of match day 2. Second, they are susceptible at conceding goals similar to FC Ryukyu. While it is true, they can score from set pieces – four so far this year – they also have conceded four goals from set pieces. Granted, two of them came after the incumbent goalie, Naoto Kamifukumoto, took a nasty knock to the head against Ehime from the post and was most likely concussed. Why he wasn’t removed at the point, as Vortis still had 4 subs left to use, is beyond comprehension.
The outcome of the game this week will largely come down to whether or not both teams can break out of their goal scoring funk.
Tokushima Vortis Injuries & Suspensions: None. But it will be interesting to see if Kamifukumoto returns to the lineup at GK after sitting out the match against Kyoto last week.
Starting 11 for each side from previous match.
5. FC RyukyuTeam Preview
One has to assume that After losing 4-0 on the road, FC Ryukyu will be forced into altering their lineup this week. The fact that we play V-Varen Nagasaki inside of 4 days after this match with Vortis, I expect there to be some changes due to such a tight turnaround.
While I do not expect there to be much change to the defense, I hope we see Tavares in at RB with Suzuki back in at CB as they provided a nice spark on the opening day. I would simply point out that the best performance FC Ryukyu had all season was at JEF despite the fact that we lost. That would also require replacing Yamaguchi with Ikeda at CM.
Considering that it is extremely hot and humid in Okinawa these days, and the players are just beginning to develop their in-season conditioning, we may actually see some crazy combinations in our mid-filed over the next two matches. I think it is prudent to experiment with different mid-field combinations to see which of them can produce the best results. However, this was never a tendency of Higuchi last year as he seemed to only make changes when injuries forced his hand. Hopefully the brutal fixture schedule will force his hand a little more this season.
The fact is, if FC Ryukyu wish to walk away with any of the points on Saturday, they are going to need to score goals. It’s been a rough start to the campaign so far and since we are still plagued by defensive issues, it is imperative that we start banging in the goals in order to cover up the cracks at the back.
FC Ryukyu Injuries & Suspensions: LMF Shuto Kawai. Ankle injury, possibly set to return in 2 weeks.
6. Keys to Victory for FC Ryukyu
The Scale: 5- An almost certainty it will occur 4-Fairly-Certain it will happen 3-Somewhat Certain it could happen 2-Very Unlikely it happens 1- Requires a Miracle to happen
1. Frustrate the Vortis Attack. Likelihood 2: Kazuki Nishiya is their leading goal scorer with 3 but has not registered one since his opening day hat trick versus Tokyo Verdy some four and half months ago. I said that Vortis are talented enough to score in many different ways so it is imperative we limit the amount of set pieces, clear all possible rebounds from danger, and cut down on the acres of space that seem to exist between our defenders.
2. Generate some offense. Likelihood 3: This especially includes set pieces as we have seen how vulnerable Vortis can be in defending corner kicks. The few chances we had last week, to go along with the limited possession, are not going to cut it against Tokushima and we need to get the offense going this game.
7. Match Day 4 Prediction
Tokushima Vortis are averaging a full 2 goals per game more than FC Ryukyu this season (2.33/0.33). With that in mind, a comfortable 2-0 score line in favor of Vortis seems the most likely outcome, though it could be quite a bit more if Higuchi makes no changes to the lineup from last week.
8. Match Day 4 around J2
The fourth round of fixtures starts this Friday night when (5) Okayama Fagiano face (15) Giravanz Kitakyushu. The remaining fixtures will all be played on Saturday and the three of note are: (8) Albirex Niigata facing (5) Matsumoto Yamaga FC; (8) Kyoto Sanga FC hosting (11) Avispa Fukuoka and finally, the top of the table tilt between (2) V-Varen Nagasaki and (3) Ehime FC.
9. Conclusion
It seems we’ve managed to pick up right were we left off in 2019 which means, Hello Darkness my Old Friend. FC Ryukyu are struggling for goals while conceding far too many to achieve any favorable results or build any momentum. It is still very early in the season with 39 matches yet to play, but we really need to turn things around.
As I mentioned earlier, I am not sure what to expect from Higuchi, but as far as I am concerned, changes need to be made to a lineup that just conceded 4 goals the prior week. Maybe the mid-week fixture after this one will prompt some sweeping changes, or maybe it won’t, as Higuchi rarely deviated from his lineup choices in the previous two mid-week matches we had last year.
In any event, fans will be allowed back into the stadiums starting this weekend and that is reason to celebrate. The J-League, and clubs for that matter, have done a fantastic job in trying to get the spectators back into the grounds during these very uncertain times.
It will be an interesting experience for some fans this weekend as there will be no cheering, no clapping, no singing, no musical instruments, and no celebrating allowed. It may resemble a dystopian atmosphere seen in many science-fiction films but ultimately it will allow so many people the ability to reconnect with the clubs that they love.
*Standings in parentheses were prior to Sunday’s results and reflect were the two sides were in the table after Saturday 07/04
Introduction
There is no way to sugar coat the result. FC Ryukyu were outplayed in every facet of the game and were left completely decimated by Kitakyushu on Saturday. I for one was expecting a similar type of result, in favor of FC Ryukyu that is, and thus left flabbergasted with the outcome. There really is no excuse for allowing 4 goals inside of 45 minutes. and this leaves many of us to wonder, how could a side play so well in their previous two matches only to come completely unhinged against a perceived lesser opponent? This leads to two important questions. Where was the attack and possession we’ve become so accustomed too this year? And what needs to change so this doesn’t happen again?
Match Recap
Man of the Match
Review of the Keys to Victory for FC Ryukyu
Match Day Prediction
Match Day 3 Takeaways
Match Day 3 in J2
Top Goals from Match Day 2
Conclusion
1. Match Recap
Sloppy. That is the only word that can accurately describe FC Ryukyu’s performance this weekend. There were dozens, literally not figuratively, of turnovers by FC Ryukyu and they occurred in all areas of the pitch. Turnovers derailed our forward momentum, disrupted our buildup play, ended all of our attacks, and provided Giravanz with short attacking vectors in our end.
If you only glanced at the score line it would be natural to assume that our GK was not up to par this match, but that was not the case. Dany stood on his head for most of the game, making save after save to keep FC Ryukyu in the competition, before the levy finally broke.
2. Man of the Match
FC Ryukyu GK Dany Carvajal: I cannot stand to re-watch this match to pick out a player from Kitakyushu who may have been the ideal choice so instead I’ll say it was Dany Carvajal. He made some great saves in the first half to keep the score line level while we limped throughout the match.
3. Review of the Match Day 3 Keys to Victory for FC Ryukyu
1. Isolate/Mark MF Daigo Takahashi. Likelihood 2: He didn’t make the score sheet but with all the turnovers by FC Ryukyu I really couldn’t tell how he influenced the match on Saturday.
2. Capitalize on set pieces. Likelihood 4: We certainly did not score nor did we create many chances to put us in a position to score.
4. Match Day Prediction
I said, albeit foolishly, that FC Ryukyu would win 3-0 and instead we got pasted 0-4.
Overall yearly record drops to 0-1-2 with a loud thud!
5. Match Day 3 Takeaways
1. FC Ryukyu are unsettled, and at times, out of sorts at the back. All four of Kitakyushu’s goal came right through our central defense. The same problem that plagued us for much of 2019 is rearing its very ugly head once again. Highuchi stuck with Fukui at CB and I am sorry, we are not a good defensive side when he is in there. Since we have no idea what prompted the switch from Higuchi it is even more vexing. Maybe someone with a better tactical eye for the game than me can say whether or not our central defenders were constantly out of position, making poor decisions on where to cover, and when to leave their man, which constantly left Dany exposed.
It is time to give Suzuki, or Okazaki, another crack at the starting CB role as it is clearly not working with the current CB pairing.
2. Turnovers killed us this game. FC Ryukyu played so poorly this match that it was like watching a completely different team from the prior weeks. Some of the turnovers can be attributed to early season mishaps and some as things that will naturally happen during any given match, but most were inexcusable. These turnovers meant that FC Ryukyu could never generate any real threat on the Kitakyushu goal.
3. The lineup needs an overhaul. There are many points here so it is best that bulletize them:
– FC Ryukyu really miss Kawai’s speed down the left. Koya is a fine player in his own right but we don’t have the ability to get in and around the opposition’s flanks right now without Kawai.
– Abe is starting to feel the same pain that Koji Suzuki experienced last year. He can become isolated up top when we cannot make accurate passes, nor maintain possession, in the attacking half of the pitch to put him in goal scoring opportunities.
– Yamaguchi is probably better suited as a FWD than a CM and needs to relieve Abe or Uehara this year. Yamaguchi works his butt off but maybe he isn’t the player to fill the role vacated by Nakagawa some 18 months ago. I also think it is time Ren Ikeda had another shot at orchestrating our attack as Motegi, Kawai, Koya, Yu and Tanaka are better players with a mid-field general. What do we have to lose at this point?
– Torikai had a very rough outing last match and that happens from time to time but I think we are a better attacking team with Tavares at RB. Look at the small sample size we have and you can see that Tavares generated more in the attack than Torikai while defending at a high rate. I’m sure we will see Tavares again with such a tight fixture schedule.
– CBs Suzuki, or Okazaki at the very least, should be starting over Fukui. I appreciate Fukui’s versatility to play all 4 defensive positions, which warrants a position on the bench each match, but we need a solid CB pairing moving forward. Yong Jick and Suzuki did well against JEF to open the season but since then there has been a steady decline in performances at the back. Just look at all the space that Kitakyushu had to operate with in our own end. How on earth can players be that wide open to receive a cross or take shots?
6. Match Day 3 in J2
Some interesting result this past weekend. JEF and Ehime’s impressive road wins by 3 goals each has propelled those two sides into the top 3. Ehime’s start of 2020 reminds me a lot of how FC Ryukyu started last year. Tons of goal in both directions with some exciting results.
The Niigata and Kanazawa goal fest was fun to watch. It seemed most of the goals from open play that game either took a deflection or had some weird bounce/element too them. Neither of Tokushima, Kyoto, Jubilo or Okayama could get past each other as the two games that many were watching to see if anyone could make a statement all ended in 1-1 draws.
Omiya remains top after beating last placed Gunma with V-Varen Nagasaki joining them after an impressive come from behind win over Kyushu rivals Avispa Fukuka.
7. Top Goals from Round 3
This week featured some well taken Free Kicks as well as some powerful headers, but there can only be 3!
#1 Taishi Taguchi from JEF UTD Chiba freezing the Mito goal keeper. (@ the 1:40 mark)
#2 Jun Suzukui from Avispa Fukuoka also making the difficult look easy from a free kick. (@ the :30 second mark in this clip)
#3 Atsushi Kurokawa’s header to start the scoring in Omiya. Watch the set up where he creates some space for himself and then sends a diving header past the Gunma keeper.
8. Conclusion
Anyone who follows a sports team knows that there are times throughout the year when your team lays an egg. It sucks, it hurts, and it often leaves you wondering how the team will respond. Unfortunately for FC Ryukyu, that egg couldn’t have occurred at a worse time as they were looking to notch our first win and now face four teams over the next three weeks that are all in the top half, top 7 actually, of the J2 table.
Should we be concerned? Yes. Is there anything that can be done? Yes, change the lineup. More importantly, should we worry? No. Since there is no fear of relegation in 2020 FC Ryukyu should keep one eye on the future while trying to maximize the talent they have on this years roster. We all know that some of these guys won’t be around in 2020, and if we struggle for results this season – which would erase any notions of promotion – then it is imperative we give the younger players more playing time.
With that, let’s closeout one of the worst performances we’ve seen from FC Ryukyu in quite some time and look forward to hosting Tokushima Vortis next Saturday (with fans!).
We are off and running in the J2 with FC Ryukyu earning their first point of the year last week against Avispa Fukuoka. This week’s opponent, Giravanz Kitakyushu, were recently promoted to J2 after winning the J3 in 2019. These two sides last met back in 2018 where FC Ryukyu did the double over Kitakyushu, who ended up finishing bottom that year, while FC Ryukyu went on to lift the J3 title. It is safe to say that these are not the same two sides who met back in 2018 with both looking to notch their first J2 victory of the 2020 campaign this weekend.
Weather Forecast
Match Day 2 Review: Giravanz Kitakyushu
Match Day 2 Review: FC Ryukyu
Team Previews & Injury Report
FC Ryukyu Keys to Victory
Match Prediction
Match Day 3 Around J2
J-League English Content
Conclusion
1. Weather Forecast
It looks like it will rain all weekend with showers expected during the match. Going to be nasty out there in Kitakyushu this weekend.
2. Match Day 2 Review: Giravanz Kitakyushuvs. V-Varen Nagasaki
Giravanz lost to V-Varen Nagasaki 2-1 in a very wet, very nasty, and very rainy affair on the road last week. I would encourage all of you to read the @V_Varen_EN review of the match as it provides a much better summary of the game.
3. Match Day 2 Review: FC Ryukyuvs. Avispa Fukuoka
FC Ryukyu and Avispa Fukuoka ground out a 1-1 draw in Okinawa this past Sunday. You can read my full match day review below or watch the highlights, your choice.
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(20)Giravanz Kitakyushu0W0D2L 1GF 3GA -2GD: Giravanz made five changes to their starting lineup from their previous opening day match against Fukuoka back in February. Kobayashi completely replaced the attack duo up front of Machino and Sato with Suzuki and Ikemoto. He also swapped Arakaki and Kokubu from the midfield for Tsubaki and Kawakami, with the latter having moved up from his role at CB the previous match to fill in at CDM.
Statistically, the changes did not make much difference as the shots and free kicks were the same across the two matches but Kitakyushu did end up scoring their first goal of the season. The “eyeball” test would tell you that Giravnanz created the same amount of chances against Nagaski as they did against Fukuoka, but they did not experience the same type of forward thrust they enjoyed against Fukuoka.
The highlights show four (4) chances this past week against Avispa but 3 of them, including the goal from an errant clearance, were mostly generated by Nagasaki turnovers. The goal scorer for Kitakyushu, Kokubu, came on to replace Ikoma at CB, and I assume that meant Kawakami dropped back to CB based on Kokubu’s location when he scored. I thought that Giravanz may have opted to switch to a back three in defense near halftime to add to the attack, but this was not the case.
Giravanz Kitakyushu Injuries/Suspensions: No starting members are listed on the injury report.
(17)FC Ryukyu0W1D1L 1GF 2GA -1GD: Higuchi was forced into making one change last Sunday as starting LM, Shuto Kawai, was out with an ankle injury so in stepped Koya Kazama. FC Ryukyu are blessed with midfield talent this year so while there was a slight drop off in the overall amount of chances created and possession between their two games, it was not a steep drop. Though I must say, the drop off in speed down the left without Kawai was very noticeable.
Manager Higuchi also opted to start Fukui over Suzuki at CB; Torikai over Tavares at RB; and Kazuki Yamaguchi over Ren Ikeda in the #10 role. Ryukyu’s reserves included Shinji, Uehara, Tomidokoro, Tanaka, Suzuki and Koizumi though Shinji remained on the bench the whole game.
I feel as if FC Ryukyu have the stronger squad of the two this week which should result in far more opportunities compared to last week. Ryukyu bested their best two opponents in the shot and possession departments so FC Ryukyu should have no problem hitting the back of the net this week.
Of course, this will largely depend on Higuchi’s lineup selection and game plan. I hope we see Suzuki back in the starting CB role, leaving Fukui on the bench, with the same attacking 4 -Koya, Yamaguchi, Motegi and Abe- from last week, in order to control the tempo of the game. I would then expect Uehara and Tanaka to come on late in order to provide a bit of height and pace to overpower the Kitakyushu back four.
We also need to see more from FC Ryukyu on dead ball kicks as they have yet to score from those plays despite the multitude of opportunities to date. If the first cross from a corner can just clear the initial line of defenders than Yong Jick and Uehara, possibly Tavares if he is in there, could rise and meet them for headers. On that note, the most lethal player from corners last week was Numata who had two excellent headers that when he found some open space in the Fukuoka defense.
FC Ryukyu Injuries/Suspensions:No need to state the long-term injuries again until they are close to returning to the roster. MF Shuto Kawai is still another 3 weeks away from returning to the team because of an ankle injury.
5. FC Ryukyu Keys to Victory
The Scale: 5- An almost certainty it will occur 4-Fairly-Certain it will happen 3-Somewhat Certain it could happen 2-Very Unlikely it happens 1- Requires a Miracle to happen
1. Isolate/Mark MF Daigo Takahashi. Likelihood 2: Takahashi is by far Kitakyushu’s best player this season and is responsible for most of their goal scoring chances to date. I did not see anything from the Giravanz strike duo that would indicate FC Ryukyu struggling to blunt the Giravanz attack. So if Ryukyu can take their best player in Takahashi out of their opponent’s game plan, it should be a recipe for success.
2. Capitalize on set pieces. Likelihood 4: FC Ryukyu hit the wood work once from a CK and had another one wiped off the board due to a foul on the GK. Serantes also made a very nice save on a dangerous FK by Motegi. But we are not facing Serantes this week and we should utilize our height advantage with Uehara and Yong Jick this week compared to the past weeks.
6. Match Day 3 Prediction
This game may start out as a hard-fought battle between a couple of the teams expected to finish in the bottom third of J2 in 2020, but I think FC Ryukyu will take control of the game and go on to score multiple goals. I will say FC Ryukyu notch their first win with an impressive 3-0 result over Kitakyushu.
7. Match Day 3 in J2
(4) Avispa Fukuoka hosting (1) V-Varen Nagasaki in a Kyushu derby is the premier match up this week on Saturday evening followed closely by the (8) Tokushima Vortis vs. (9) Kyoto Sanga match that same night. We then close out the round on Sunday when (11) Jubilo Iwata hosts (4) Fagiano Okayama.
It will be interesting to see how both Tokushima and Jubilo respond to their losses and whether or not Kyoto and Okayama can assert themselves as promotion candidates. The rest of the weekend features some mid-table match-ups with 4 out of the 5 teams currently at the bottom of J2 squaring off against one another.
One final point on the upcoming round of fixtures. It was revealed by the J-League that none of the referees had been tested for COVID-19 prior to last weeks opening round in J2 & J3 and this is shocking. I feel that this is an injustice to the teams, staff and players that worked diligently to restart the season; and to the fans, and is nothing short of reckless behavior on behalf of the league. New cases of the virus are being reported daily in Japan and when you consider the leagues justification for foregoing the testing seems anecdotal. They claim that many of the refs have other jobs, which you and I know, could possibly put them at a greater risk than the most for coming into contact with COVID-19. This policy needs to change now as I highly doubt that the refs , like the teams, are all located geographically to the matches they’re overseeing, which puts many outside of football at risk when these guys travel.
There is not much that separates these two teams on paper as both have yet to win a game and have nearly identical goal scoring records. This will be the first real test for FC Ryukyu against a lesser opponent which means it is our first opportunity to assess the strength of this team after facing two tough opponents in the past weeks (months).
Considering FC Ryukyu struggled mightily on the road last year, and it wasn’t until they began facing weaker competition near the end of the season – when the results really mattered – that they began stacking up the road wins. FC Ryukyu cannot afford a slow start on the road this season, especially against a newly promoted side, as they have a murderous fixture schedule through mid-August after Kitakyushu. A win would do much for their confidence before they host 2 of the top sides in J2 over the coming weeks.
Therefore, now is the time for FC Ryukyu to make a statement this weekend by traveling to Kitakyushu and coming away with all 3 points. And with that……………………………………………….
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