Japanese J.League

FT Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Sanfrecce Hiroshima LLWWW 2
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Avispa Fukuoka WWLWL 2
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SAN200032
AVF110042
Avispa Fukuoka win 4-3 on penalties · Best Denki Stadium · 11,200 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
1
57
Possession
43
15
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
382
Accurate Passes
276
471
Passes
362
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
57
25
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
15
23
Effective Clearances
30
23
Clearances
30

Head to Head

SAN leads series 3-2

Lineups

AVF · 3-4-2-1

  1. 41Kazuki FujitaG
  2. 37Masaya TashiroCD
  3. 15Yuma TsujiokaCD-L
  4. 5Takumi KamijmaCD-R
  5. 11Tomoya MikiCM-L
  6. 34Keiya ShiihashiCM-R
  7. 29Yota MaejimaLM
  8. 47Yu HashimotoRM
  9. 7Shosei UsuiF
  10. 14Shintaro NagoCF-L
  11. 6Masato ShigemiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Kohei OkunoSUB
  2. 99Powell Obinna ObiSUB
  3. 32Sani BrownSUB
  4. 28Reiju TsurunoSUB
  5. 25Yuji KitajimaSUB
  6. 33Kaoru YamawakiSUB
  7. 16Teppei OkaSUB
  8. 27Yutaka MichiwakiSUB
  9. 45Daiki MiyaSUB

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 4Hayato ArakiCD
  3. 19Sho SasakiCD-L
  4. 15Shuto NakanoCD-R
  5. 14Taishi MatsumotoCM-L
  6. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCM-R
  7. 24Shunki HigashiLM
  8. 13Naoto AraiRM
  9. 17Kosuke KinoshitaF
  10. 35Yotaro NakajimaCF-L
  11. 11Mutsuki KatoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 99Issei OuchiSUB
  2. 10Akito SuzukiSUB
  3. 9Ryo GermainSUB
  4. 30Tolgay ArslanSUB
  5. 40Motoki OharaSUB
  6. 3Taichi YamasakiSUB
  7. 41Naoki MaedaSUB
  8. 25Yusuke ChajimaSUB
  9. 16Takaaki ShichiSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 4'
  2. 10' Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 10'
  3. 18' Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 18'
  4. 19' Shosei Usui (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 19'
  5. 45' Teppei Oka (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Yuji Kitajima (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 45'
  7. 45' Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  8. 45' Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  9. 59' Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 59'
  10. 59' Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 59'
  11. 63' Takumi Kamijma (Avispa Fukuoka) Yellow Card at 63'
  12. 64' Reiju Tsuruno (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 64'
  13. 72' Tomoya Miki (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 72'
  14. 75' Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
  15. 80' Shintaro Nago (Avispa Fukuoka) Red Card at 80'
  16. 85' Motoki Ohara (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 85'
  17. 85' Yutaka Michiwaki (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 85'
  18. 85' Daiki Miya (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 85'
  19. 88' Yuma Tsujioka (Avispa Fukuoka) Yellow Card at 88'
  20. 90'+4' Kohei Okuno (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 94'
  21. 90'+6' Motoki Ohara (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 96'
  22. 90'
  23. 92' Yuma Tsujioka (Avispa Fukuoka) Yellow Card at 92'
  24. 96' Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Saved at 96'
  25. 98' Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Saved at 98'
  26. 101' Kazuki Fujita (Avispa Fukuoka) Penalty - Saved at 101'
  27. 102'

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