Yokohama F.Marinos 1 – Urawa Red Diamonds 2 (J-League, October 22, 2011) Shohei Ogura put the Marinos ahead after just four minutes, but a rebound following a penalty from Haraguchi levelled for Urawa in the 51st. Tsukasa Umesaki proved the match winner just after the hour with a low left-footed drive into the near post.

Yamagata 0 – Gamba Osaka 5 (J-League, October 22, 2011) Goals from Takahiro Futagawa, Lee Keun-Ho, Hiroki Fujiharu, Rafinha and Shota Kawanishi secured the win for Gamba, keeping them just two points behind leaders Kashiwa Reysol.