Kashiwa 2-1 Tsukuba in the Emperor Cup, Round 3.

Tsukuba won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–W–L), scoring 7 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 3 times: Kashiwa 3 wins, Tsukuba 0, 0 draws.