Gamba Osaka to face Kashima Antlers in Football Nabisco Cup Final

Two semifinals of the Nabisco Cup were played on Sunday. Last year's winner, Gamba Osaka faced Albirex NIgata at home after 1-2 lost at away on October 7. On the other side of Japan, Kashima Antlers faced Vissel Kobe after 2-1 win on Wednesday.

This time, Gamba Osaka has beaten Albirex Nigata with 2-0 win to make a victory of 3-2 on aggregate to advanced to the final of the cup game. Former Japan midfielder Yasuhito Endo scored a free kick in the 57th minute and Hiroki Fujiharu added a late second goal. Albirex Nigata were highly motivated to reach the final for the first time in their history, but Gamba Osaka was a better side.

Mu Kanazaki was on target twice as five-time champion Kashima hammered Vissel Kobe 4-1 to advance 6-2 on aggregate.

The fixture schedule for Gamba Osaka is extremely tight as they are competing in a domestic league of J1 league, this Nabisco cup as well as Asia champions league.

Gamba Osaka has won 3 all available trophies last season and they still very keep to achieve winning all titles again this season. Gamba Osaka is placed at 8th in the J1 league table with 6 points difference with the top. There are still plenty of games left and they have the ability to turn it around. 
Now they have a great opportunity of winning the first title of the year and the players, club and also fan are highly motivated for it. It can be a boost for the club to perform better in the league games too despite the tight schedules of having more games than any other clubs.

Gamba will face Kashima Antlers in the final on October 31 in Saitama stadium. Kashima Antlers is placed 2nd in the current league table and also a big side in Japan. Let's see who will win the first title of the year.