"I'm grateful to the players and staff, and many of the supporters were holding thank you banners and flags. I really want to thank everyone involved with Vissel.”

An emotional Takayuki Yoshida bid farewell to Vissel Kobe following their 2-2 draw with Chengdu Rongcheng FC, with the two-time title winning head coach to take over at Shimizu S-Pulse next season.

“We were doing well until just after the start of the second half but once we had the lead, we started to relax and became a bit sloppy in many areas.”

Machida Zelvia head coach Go Kuroda was not pleased that his players took their eye off the ball after surging to a 3-0 lead against Ulsan HD.

“We were not afraid. We really enjoyed the process of the game. I believe we showed everyone that all our players gave their full focus and fighting spirit."

Goalkeeper Chen Wei was proud of the resilience shown by Shanghai Port FC in their goalless draw with Johor Darul Ta'zim.

“I thought it was a really strong performance. We didn’t get disheartened after going 1-0 down. We showed courage to stick to our philosophy and how we play, I thought we deserved the win.”

Mark Jackson saw no reason to fault his players following Buriram United's 2-2 draw with Gangwon FC.

“I’m glad that in our final match of the season and also Skibbe’s final match in charge – we were able to take a solid win.”

Hayato Araki was pleased to play his part in giving outgoing Sanfrecce Hiroshima head coach Michael Skibbe a winning farewell by scoring the solitary goal in the 1-0 win against Shanghai Shenhua FC.

“I think we played well away in Seoul against a difficult opponent, and the players did their best. It was unlucky to concede in the first half. After that we struggled to convert opportunities, but we found our rhythm in the second half, and I believe we deserved one point."

Melbourne City FC's Aurelio Vidmar was happy to take a point from their battle with FC Seoul.