Soccer: Kawasaki win 1st J-League championship title on goal difference

Kawasaki Frontale captured their first J-League championship in a dramatic climax to the season on Saturday, overturning a two-point deficit to pip leaders and defending champions Kashima Antlers to the title on goal difference.Striker and club captain Yu Kobayashi scored a hat-trick as Kawasaki hammered already relegated Omiya Ardija 5-0 and were crowned champions after Kashima were held to a 0-0 draw away to Jubilo Iwata.Both teams finished the season with 72 points, with Kawasaki clinching the title -- their first major domestic trophy -- with a 17-plus goal difference over eight-time ch…READ FULL ARTICLE