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今季からJ1で戦っているサガン鳥栖が柏レイソルと引き分けました。見出しにはTosu continues strong start by holding Reysolとあります。『ジーニアス英和辞典』（第4版，大修館書店）によると，holdには「何とか引き分ける」という意味があるようです。ここから，サガン鳥栖が必死になって柏と戦った事が分かりますね。（Sugiuchi）

Tosu continues strong start by holding Reysol
KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. — First-division debutants Sagan Tosu kept up their impressive start to the J. League season with a 1-1 draw away to reigning champions Kashiwa Reysol on Saturday. Sagan went into the match at Hitachi Stadium fifth in the table with a division-lowest record of three goals conceded from seven games, but an opener in first-half stoppage time from Kashiwa's Hideaki Kitajima threatened to burst the Kyushu side's bubble.
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