Japanese J.League

FT Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Vissel Kobe WWLLL 1
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima WWWLL 1
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VIS010051
SAN100041
Vissel Kobe win 5-4 on penalties · Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima · 27,028 att.

Team Stats

6
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
1
42
Possession
58
9
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
213
Accurate Passes
334
324
Passes
442
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.2
75
Long Balls
66
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
8
6
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
6
39
Effective Clearances
18
39
Clearances
18

Head to Head

VIS leads series 5-0

Lineups

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 3Taichi YamasakiCD
  3. 19Sho SasakiCD-L
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCD-R
  5. 35Yotaro NakajimaCM-L
  6. 6Hayao KawabeCM-R
  7. 24Shunki HigashiLM
  8. 15Shuto NakanoRM
  9. 17Kosuke KinoshitaF
  10. 39Sota NakamuraCF-L
  11. 11Mutsuki KatoCF-R

VIS · 4-3-3

  1. 71Shuichi GondaG
  2. 3ThulerCD-L
  3. 4Tetsushi YamakawaCD-R
  4. 41Katsuya NagatoLB
  5. 24Gotoku SakaiRB
  6. 25Yuya KuwasakiCM
  7. 7Yosuke IdeguchiLM
  8. 19Makoto MitsutaRM
  9. 10Yuya OsakoF
  10. 13Daiju SasakiLF
  11. 11Yoshinori MutoRF

Timeline

  1. 42' Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal - Header at 42'
  2. 45' Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
  3. 45' Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
  4. 53' Yosuke Ideguchi (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 53'
  5. 63' Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 63'
  6. 66' Diego (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 66'
  7. 71' Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 71'
  8. 72' Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 72'
  9. 72' Thuler (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 72'
  10. 75' Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 75'
  11. 77' Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 77'
  12. 81' Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 81'
  13. 81' Takaaki Shichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 81'
  14. 90' Caetano (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 90'
  15. 90'
  16. 91' Shuichi Gonda (Vissel Kobe) Penalty - Saved at 91'
  17. 97'

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