Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Championship

· 1st Leg

Vissel Kobe

28': Yuya Osako
50': Yuya Osako
69': Diego
89': Ren Komatsu (P)
90'+4': Yuya Osako

FT
5 - 0
1st Leg

Kashima Antlers

About

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

Match Timeline

7': Boniface Nduka (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 7'
28': Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 28'
45'+2': Gotoku Sakai (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 47'
45': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
50': Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 50'
55': Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 55'
65': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 65'
65': Shu Morooka (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 65'
69': Diego (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 69'
74': Jean Patric (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 74'
74': Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 74'
75': Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 75'
83': Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 83'
83': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 83'
83': Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 83'
89': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Penalty - Scored at 89'
90'+4': Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 94'

Statistics

KAN		VIS
14	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
62.5	Possession	37.5
9	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
353	Accurate Passes	173
443	Passes	261
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	1
6	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	14
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
20	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Kobe Wing Stadium
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 24,431

Line-Ups

Vissel Kobe (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
71	Shuichi Gonda (GK)
16	Caetano
3	Thuler
15	Diego
24	Gotoku Sakai
5	Yuta Goke
25	Yuya Kuwasaki
7	Yosuke Ideguchi
10	Yuya Osako
41	Katsuya Nagato
11	Yoshinori Muto

Vissel Kobe Substitutes:

Boniface Nduka, Makoto Mitsuta, Daiya Maekawa, Jean Patric, Ren Komatsu, Takashi Inui, Rikuto Hirose, Mitsuki Hidaka, Kento Hamasaki.

Kashima Antlers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
29	Yuji Kajikawa (GK)
5	Ikuma Sekigawa
55	Naomichi Ueda
2	Koki Anzai
22	Kimito Nono
71	Ryotaro Araki
6	Kento Misao
10	Gaku Shibasaki
9	Léo Pereira
40	Yuma Suzuki
77	Aleksandar Cavric

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Taiki Yamada, Kei Chinen, Haruki Hayashi, Yuta Higuchi, Ryuta Koike, Yuta Matsumura, Shu Morooka, Ryoya Ogawa, Keisuke Tsukui.

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