Episode 609 - J1 Matchday 5

After JEF Chiba triumphed in the first J1 Chiba derby in 17 years on Saturday, Jonny and Ben were thrilled to welcome new JEF correspondent Allen to the pod to chat about the season so far and events at the Fukuda Denchi Arena on Saturday, among other topics (to 26:02), then in part 2 we round up the rest of the east games from Matchday 5, and check in on how some young players have fared in the early stages of the Chaos Energy J.League Cup (to 46:05). In Part 3 we wrap up all of the results from the ACL Elite and ACL Two from last midweek (to 55:07), then finish up with the four games played in the west group, some youngsters who have taken their opportunity so far, and look ahead to upcoming fixtures.