Japanese J.League

FT Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Kyoto Sanga WWWLL 2
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V-Varen Nagasaki LWWLW 1
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KYO112
VVN101
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Team Stats

11
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
2
54.5
Possession
45.5
14
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
355
Accurate Passes
269
456
Passes
387
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
75
17
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
18
28
Effective Clearances
28
28
Clearances
28

Lineups

VVN · 3-5-2

  1. 1Masaaki GotoG
  2. 25Kazuki KushibikiCD
  3. 6Yusei EgawaCD-L
  4. 22Hijiri OnagaCD-R
  5. 41Motoki HasegawaCM-L
  6. 5Hotaru YamaguchiCM-R
  7. 24Riku YamadaAM
  8. 33Tsubasa KasayanagiLM
  9. 3Masahiro SekiguchiRM
  10. 9Thiago SantanaCF-L
  11. 10Matheus JesusCF-R

KYO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gakuji OtaG
  2. 34HenriqueCD-L
  3. 50Yoshinori SuzukiCD-R
  4. 44Kyo SatoLB
  5. 22Hidehiro SugaiRB
  6. 25Yoon Sung-JunCM
  7. 16Taiyo HiraokaLM
  8. 6João Pedro MendesRM
  9. 11Marco TúlioF
  10. 77Haruki AraiLF
  11. 7Masaya OkugawaRF

Timeline

  1. 5' Thiago Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 5'
  2. 27' Ryogo Yamasaki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 27'
  3. 35' Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 35'
  4. 42' Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 42'
  5. 45' Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 45'
  6. 65' Fuchi Honda (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 65'
  7. 67' Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 67'
  8. 67' Hayato Teruyama (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 67'
  9. 73' Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 73'
  10. 75' Henrique (Kyoto Sanga) Goal - Header at 75'
  11. 77' João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 77'
  12. 84' Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 84'
  13. 84' Shunya Yoneda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 84'
  14. 84' Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 84'

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