Avispa signed Lee

Just before the restart of the J2 on saturday, Avispa signed south korean defender Lee Jong-Min. The club announced the transfer on tuesday. Lee can play in the defence and in the midfield. The 23-year old was at Montedio Yamagata and Tochigi SC before, but didn't play a game for both teams.

Happy 25th, Hokuto!

Avispa's "Son" Hokuto Nakamura celebrait his 25th birthday today!
All the best wishes to Tokyo!

2nd child for Genki

Genki became a daddy for a second time on wednesday!
The child was born at 11:36 and weighted 3.328 g.

SUPER Avispa! wish the Nagasato family all the best!

PSM-win against Oita

On saturday, Avispa won the J.League-Pre-season-Match against Oita Trinita at the Oita Bank Dome. Oita had the chance to take revange for the lose in the last game at Fukuoka (2:1), but Avispa won again with 1:2. Just 3600 fans saw the Derby...

Nagatsato with a PK and Okamoto scored the goals for Avispa.

practice-win vs. JUEF

On sunday afternoon, Avispa won a practice match against the Japan University of Economics Fukuoka with 6:1.
Yutaka Takahashi and Yusuke scored twice. Son and Jogo scored too for that easy win.

Sunstar Tonic Cup schedule

Avispa's U-18 youth will play against the youth-teams from Jubilo Iwata, FC Gifu and Cerezo Osaka at the 2010 J Youth Sunstar Tonic Cup.



Here is the schedule for our young wasps:

26.09. - vs. FC Gifu U-18
23.10. - vs. Jubilo Iwata Youth
31.10. - vs FC Gifu U-18
07.11. - vs. Cerezo Osaka U-18
14.11. - vs. Jubilo Iwata Youth
23.11. - vs. Cerezo Osaka U-18

The Avispa-games will be held at the training ground.

Hisanaga joined Volca

Avispa-legend Tatsunori Hisanaga found a new club!
The long-year captain of Avispa joined KYU League-side Volca Kagoshima!
At the moment, Volca is on 2nd place at the KYU League behind HOYO Atletico Elan from Oita.
Hisanaga missed the most of his last season of 2009, because of bad injuries.
http://www.avispa.co.jp/release/news/topic1007.html#tag5

practice-win vs. Kitakyushu

Today, Avispa won a 3 x 45 minutes practice match at 10 o'clock against the yellow brothers from Giravanz Kitakyushu.
Two goals from Nagasato and goals from Yusuke, Son, Okamoto and Sueyoshi lead the way to win the game. Miyakawa, Nakashima and Muramatsu scored for Giravanz.

Two games vs. KKU

Avispa played two practice-matches against the team from the Kyushu Kyoritsu Univeristy today. The first game at 11 o'clock in the morning ended 2:2. Yusuke scored the two goals in the 24th and 70th minute.

The second game, two hours later, ended with a clear 4:0-win for Avispa.
Hideya Okamoto scored 2 goals in the 34th and 40th minute. Takahashi and Suzuki scored one in the 50th and 77th minute.

Public viewing at Level-5

What's the best way to watch a world cup-game??? It's public viewing!
On saturday night, over 8200 people, more than in some league-game, came togehter at Level-5 stadium to watch Japan's 2nd group stage-match against the Netherlands. Too bad that Japan lost a pretty even game with 0:1. Before the game, Masato Yoshihara, Jun Suzuki and ex-international Makoto Tanaka were on the pitch to have a talk about Japan's team. There were also entertaiment for the kids with Ronald McDonald. Now there are all eyes on the last group match against Denmark. Both teams fighting for the 2nd place behind the Netherlands. Japan would get through with a draw, Denmark need a win.

GO BLUE SAMURAIS!