Avispa Fukuoka vs JEF United Ichihara-Chiba, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs
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Match Timeline
- 15': Daichi Ishikawa (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Goal at 15'
- 17': Shintaro Nago (Avispa Fukuoka) Yellow Card at 17'
- 33': Koji Toriumi (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 33'
- 39': Teppei Oka (Avispa Fukuoka) Yellow Card at 39'
- 54': Shosei Usui (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 54'
- 55': Hiroto Goya (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 55'
- 61': Hiroki Akino (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 61'
- 61': Yu Hashimoto (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 61'
- 66': Yu Hashimoto (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 66'
- 68': Makoto Himeno (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Zain Issaka (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Yusuke Kobayashi (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 68'
- 73': Kohei Okuno (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 73'
- 74': Sani Brown (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 74'
- 87': Hiroto Goya (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Goal at 87'
- 88': Masato Yuzawa (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 88'
- 88': Takuya Yasui (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 88'
Statistics
 JEF |
AVF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.9 | Possession | 57.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 311 | Accurate Passes | 446 |
| 406 | Passes | 536 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 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 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 38 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Best Denki Stadium
Location: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
Attendance: 7,317
Line-Ups
Avispa Fukuoka (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Kazuki Fujita (GK) |
| 5 | Takumi Kamijma |
| 15 | Yuma Tsujioka |
| 16 | Teppei Oka  |
| 11 | Tomoya Miki |
| 34 | Keiya Shiihashi |
| 22 | Kazuki Fujimoto |
| 29 | Yota Maejima |
| 7 | Shosei Usui |
| 14 | Shintaro Nago |
| 6 | Masato Shigemi |
JEF United Ichihara-Chiba (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | José Suárez (GK) |
| 28 | Takashi Kawano |
| 24 | Koji Toriumi |
| 67 | Masaru Hidaka |
| 2 | Issei Takahashi |
| 15 | Takayuki Mae |
| 4 | Taishi Taguchi |
| 8 | Takumi Tsukui |
| 7 | Kazuki Tanaka |
| 20 | Daichi Ishikawa |
| 30 | Takumi Matsumura |
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