Japanese J.League

FC Tokyo vs Kashima Antlers, 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

· FC Tokyo win 5-4 on penalties
FC Tokyo
  • 44': Keita Endo
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
FC Tokyo win 5-4 on penalties
Kashima Antlers
  • Red Card 41': Kento Misao
  • 45'+1': Kim Tae-Hyeon

About

FC Tokyo are hosting Kashima Antlers at Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

  • 1': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 1'
  • 1': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 1'
  • 2': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 3': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 3'
  • 3': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 3'
  • 3': Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo) Save at 3'
  • 3': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Shot Blocked at 3'
  • 3': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Shot Blocked at 3'
  • 3': Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo) Save at 3'
  • 4': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 4'
  • 4': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 4'
  • 5': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 5'
  • 7': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Foul at 7'
  • 7': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 7'
  • 7': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Shot Off Target at 7'
  • 8': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Foul at 8'
  • 8': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 8'
  • 8': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Offside at 8'
  • 9': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 9'
  • 9': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 9'
  • 10': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 10'
  • 10': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 10'
  • 11': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 11'
  • 11': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Save at 11'
  • 11': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Shot Blocked at 11'
  • 11': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 11'
  • 12': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 12'
  • 12': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Shot On Target at 12'
  • 12': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Save at 12'
  • 12': Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo) Shot Off Target at 12'
  • 12': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 12'
  • 14': Hayato Inamura (FC Tokyo) Save at 14'
  • 14': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Shot Blocked at 14'
  • 14': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Assists Shot at 14'
  • 14': Hayato Inamura (FC Tokyo) Save at 14'
  • 14': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Assists Shot at 14'
  • 14': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Shot Blocked at 14'
  • 14': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 14'
  • 14': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 14'
  • 16': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 16'
  • 17': Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 17'
  • 17': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 17'
  • 17': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 17'
  • 18': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Foul at 18'
  • 19': Kim Seung-Gyu (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 19'
  • 19': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 19'
  • 19': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 19'
  • 19': Élber (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 19'
  • 19': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 19'
  • 20': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Foul at 20'
  • 20': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 20'
  • 21': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 21'
  • 22': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 22'
  • 23': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 23'
  • 23': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 23'
  • 24': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 24'
  • 24': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 24'
  • 25': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Shot Off Target at 25'
  • 25': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 25'
  • 26': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Foul at 26'
  • 27': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 27'
  • 27': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 27'
  • 27': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 27'
  • 28': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 28'
  • 30': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 30'
  • 30': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 30'
  • 30': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Foul at 30'
  • 30': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 30'
  • 31': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 31'
  • 33': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 33'
  • 33': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Save at 33'
  • 33': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Assists Shot at 33'
  • 33': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Shot Blocked at 33'
  • 33': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Shot Off Target at 33'
  • 33': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Assists Shot at 33'
  • 34': Hayato Inamura (FC Tokyo) Foul at 34'
  • 35': Hayato Inamura (FC Tokyo) Yellow Card at 35'
  • 35': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 35'
  • 36': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 36'
  • 36': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 36'
  • 36': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Shot On Target at 36'
  • 36': Kim Seung-Gyu (FC Tokyo) Save at 36'
  • 36': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Assists Shot at 36'
  • 37': Élber (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 37'
  • 37': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 37'
  • 38': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Foul at 38'
  • 38': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 38'
  • 39': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 39'
  • 39': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 39'
  • 39': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Offside at 39'
  • 40': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 40'
  • 40': Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 40'
  • 40': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Shot Off Target at 40'
  • 41': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Foul at 41'
  • 41': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Red Card at 41'
  • 44': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Goal - Free-kick at 44'
  • 45': Élber (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 45'
  • 45'+1': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Shot Off Target at 46'
  • 45'+1': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 46'
  • 45'+1': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Assist at 46'
  • 45'+3': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Shot Off Target at 48'
  • 45'+3': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 48'
  • 45'+3': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Offside at 48'
  • 45'+4': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 49'
  • 45'+4': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 49'
  • 45'+5': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 50'
  • 46': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 46'
  • 46': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 46'
  • 47': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 47'
  • 48': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 48'
  • 48': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Shot Off Target at 48'
  • 48': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 48'
  • 48': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 48'
  • 48': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Save at 48'
  • 48': Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 48'
  • 48': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Shot Blocked at 48'
  • 48': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 48'
  • 49': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 49'
  • 49': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 49'
  • 49': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 49'
  • 50': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 50'
  • 50': Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo) Shot Blocked at 50'
  • 50': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Save at 50'
  • 50': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 50'
  • 50': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 50'
  • 51': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Foul at 51'
  • 51': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 51'
  • 52': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Assists Shot at 52'
  • 52': Élber (Kashima Antlers) Shot Hit Woodwork at 52'
  • 52': Kim Seung-Gyu (FC Tokyo) Save at 52'
  • 52': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Save at 52'
  • 52': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Shot Blocked at 52'
  • 52': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Foul at 52'
  • 52': Kim Seung-Gyu (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 52'
  • 52': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 52'
  • 53': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Handball at 53'
  • 53': Hayato Inamura (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 53'
  • 54': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 54'
  • 54': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 54'
  • 54': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 54'
  • 56': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 56'
  • 57': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 57'
  • 57': Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo) Foul at 57'
  • 58': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 58'
  • 58': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 58'
  • 58': Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo) Shot Blocked at 58'
  • 58': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Save at 58'
  • 58': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Foul at 58'
  • 58': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 58'
  • 59': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Free Kick at 59'
  • 59': Élber (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 59'
  • 60': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 60'
  • 60': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 60'
  • 61': Hayato Inamura (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 61'
  • 61': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 61'
  • 62': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 62'
  • 62': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 62'
  • 62': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 62'
  • 63': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 63'
  • 63': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Shot On Target at 63'
  • 63': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Save at 63'
  • 63': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 63'
  • 63': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 63'
  • 63': Keita Endo (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 63'
  • 63': Hayato Inamura (FC Tokyo) Shot Off Target at 63'
  • 64': Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 64'
  • 64': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 64'
  • 64': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 64'
  • 65': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Foul at 65'
  • 65': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 65'
  • 66': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 66'
  • 66': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 66'
  • 67': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 67'
  • 67': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 67'
  • 67': Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 67'
  • 68': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 68'
  • 68': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Foul at 68'
  • 68': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 68'
  • 69': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 69'
  • 69': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 69'
  • 69': Hayato Inamura (FC Tokyo) Foul at 69'
  • 70': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 70'
  • 70': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 70'
  • 70': Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo) Shot Blocked at 70'
  • 70': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Save at 70'
  • 70': Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 70'
  • 70': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 70'
  • 71': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Save at 71'
  • 72': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 72'
  • 72': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 72'
  • 72': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 72'
  • 72': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 72'
  • 72': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Corner Kick at 72'
  • 73': Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo) Foul at 73'
  • 74': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 74'
  • 74': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 74'
  • 74': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Throw In at 74'
  • 77': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Save at 77'
  • 77': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 77'
  • 77': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Shot On Target at 77'
  • 77': Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 77'
  • 78': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 78'
  • 78': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 78'
  • 79': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 79'
  • 79': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Save at 79'
  • 79': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Shot Blocked at 79'
  • 79': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Save at 79'
  • 79': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Shot Blocked at 79'
  • 80': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 80'
  • 80': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Foul at 80'
  • 80': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 80'
  • 81': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Save at 81'
  • 81': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Shot On Target at 81'
  • 81': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Corner Kick at 81'
  • 81': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Shot Off Target at 81'
  • 82': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 82'
  • 82': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Foul at 82'
  • 84': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 84'
  • 84': Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 84'
  • 84': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Throw In at 84'
  • 85': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Save at 85'
  • 85': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 85'
  • 85': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Shot On Target at 85'
  • 86': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Blocked Pass at 86'
  • 87': Sei Muroya (FC Tokyo) Foul at 87'
  • 88': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 88'
  • 89': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 89'
  • 89': Kein Sato (FC Tokyo) Save at 89'
  • 89': Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) Shot Blocked at 89'
  • 89': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Save at 89'
  • 89': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 89'
  • 89': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Shot Blocked at 89'
  • 89': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Save at 89'
  • 90': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Foul at 90'
  • 90': Teruhito Nakagawa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 90'
  • 90'+1': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 91'
  • 90'+1': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Foul at 91'
  • 90'+2': Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 92'
  • 90'+2': Kim Seung-Gyu (FC Tokyo) Offside at 92'
  • 90'+3': Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers) Free Kick at 93'
  • 90'+5': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Blocked Pass at 95'
  • 90'+5': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Save at 95'
  • 90'+5': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Assists Shot at 95'
  • 90'+5': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Shot Off Target at 95'
  • 90': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Penalty - Scored at 90'
  • 91': Alexander Scholz (FC Tokyo) Penalty - Scored at 91'
  • 92': Naomichi Ueda (Kashima Antlers) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 92': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 93': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 94': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Penalty - Scored at 94'
  • 95': Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers) Penalty - Missed at 95'
  • 96': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Penalty - Scored at 96'
  • 97': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Penalty - Scored at 97'
  • 98': Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo) Penalty - Scored at 98'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 11
6 Saves 2
42.3 Possession 57.7
12 SHOTS 23
3 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
287 Accurate Passes 395
365 Passes 482
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 36
0.1 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 41
19 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 7
11 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
7 Interceptions 6
41 Effective Clearances 24
41 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Tokyo Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 32,180

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kashima Antlers 5 +6 13
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 5 +5 10
3 FC Tokyo 5 +2 10
4 Machida Zelvia 4 +2 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

FCT FC Tokyo (4-4-2)

No. Name
81 Kim Seung-Gyu (GK)
17 Hayato Inamura Yellow Card
24 Alexander Scholz
5 Yuto Nagatomo
2 Sei Muroya
8 Takahiro Koh
27 Kyota Tokiwa
22 Keita Endo
16 Kein Sato
26 Motoki Nagakura
9 Marcelo Ryan
FC Tokyo Substitutes:
Teruhito Nakagawa, Ryunosuke Sato, Hayate Tanaka, Fuki Yamada, Masato Morishige, Rio Omori, Kento Hashimoto, Kei Koizumi.

KAN Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3 Kim Tae-Hyeon
55 Naomichi Ueda
7 Ryoya Ogawa
22 Kimito Nono
6 Kento Misao Red Card
13 Kei Chinen Yellow Card
17 Élber
71 Ryotaro Araki
40 Yuma Suzuki Yellow Card
9 Léo Pereira
Kashima Antlers Substitutes:
Kaito Chida, Aleksandar Cavric, Shuhei Mizoguchi, Yuji Kajikawa, Gaku Shibasaki, Homare Tokuda, Haruki Hayashi, Yuta Higuchi, Ryuta Koike.

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