Yokohama FC are long shots to avoid the drop, but they have one last chance to make their way to safety. They’ll put their top flight lives on the line on Sunday at 14:00 JST when they take on Kashima Antlers in a match that will be streamed live on the J.League International YouTube channel.
YFC are bottom of the table, three points back of Kashiwa Reysol for safety. Unfortunately for Yokohama, they are also 12 goals back of Reysol on goal difference, so they would need a massive win over Antlers and for Reysol to lose to Nagoya Grampus by a healthy margin.
It’s been a difficult season for Yokohama FC in their return to the top flight. Even if it only proves to be a one-year stint, and their match in Kashima is their last in J1 for now, this club that knows a thing or two about perseverance and grit has shown a ton of it this campaign. And who knows, maybe they have an epic final day climb to safety in them. Wilder things have happened.
