V-Varen Nagasaki vs Mito Hollyhock, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs

· 1st Leg

V-Varen Nagasaki

1': Matheus Jesus

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1 - 0
1st Leg

Mito Hollyhock

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V-Varen Nagasaki are hosting Mito Hollyhock at PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank, Nagasaki, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

1': Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 1'
59': Hayata Yamamoto (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 59'
59': Patryck Ferreira (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 59'
61': Shunya Yoneda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 61'
61': Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 61'
72': Tenmu Matsumoto (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 72'
74': Koki Ando (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 74'
74': Yuto Nagao (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 74'
79': Ryo Nemoto (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 79'
83': Hayato Teruyama (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 83'
83': Keita Nakamura (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 83'

Statistics

MITO		VVN
12	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	0
2	Saves	4
57	Possession	43
13	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
525	Accurate Passes	383
615	Passes	471
0.9	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
6	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	9
10	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
13	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank
Location: Nagasaki, Japan
Attendance: 17,237

Line-Ups

V-Varen Nagasaki (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Masaaki Goto (GK)
4	Eduardo
6	Yusei Egawa
22	Hijiri Onaga
44	Harumu Nabeshima
5	Hotaru Yamaguchi
17	Keita Takahata
3	Masahiro Sekiguchi
10	Matheus Jesus
33	Tsubasa Kasayanagi
41	Motoki Hasegawa

V-Varen Nagasaki Substitutes:

Shunya Yoneda, Hayato Teruyama, Takashi Sawada, Roh Hyeong-Jun, Keita Nakamura, Tenmu Matsumoto, Go Hatano, Diego Pituca, Norman Campbell.

Mito Hollyhock (4-4-2)

No.	Name
34	Konosuke Nishikawa (GK)
17	Kenta Itakura
2	Danilo Cardoso
7	Sho Omori
25	Takumi Mase
8	Chihiro Kato
19	Taishi Senba
14	Mizuki Arai
70	Matheus Leiria Dos Santos
11	Yoshiki Torikai
29	Keisuke Tada

Mito Hollyhock Substitutes:

Patryck Ferreira, Shohei Aihara, Koki Ando, Takahiro Ilda, Seiya Inoue, Shuhei Matsubara, Yuto Nagao, Ryo Nemoto, Hayata Yamamoto.

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