Yoshito Okubo

Okazaki hat-trick power Japan to 6-0 win over Hong Kong

Soccer News - Daily Soccer News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009

... back and captain Yuji Nakazawa headed in a long cross from former Mallorca and Wolfsburg striker Yoshito Okubo.Another centre back Marcus Tulio Tanaka scored Japan’s fourth goal as he trapped a right corner from Nakamura on the far side and kicked in past Hong Kong goalkeeper Zhang Chunhui on 67 minutes.Okazaki’s second and third goals came in the space of two minutes as he headed...

J-League: S-Pulse cut Antlers' lead at the top

ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009

... Defender Kunie Kitamoto headed Seiji Koga's corner wide in the 17th minute before Japan forward Yoshito Okubo unleashed a fine first-time effort from Koga's cross in the 28th minute, but Shimizu goalkeeper Kaito Yamamoto reacted well.The situation changed 10 minutes after the break, though, when South Korea international Kim Nam-Il collected his second booking of the game and was...

• S-Pulse slice Kashima's advantage to one point - Japan Times
• S-Pulse close in on Antlers - FIFA - Latest News