JEF United Ichihara-Chiba vs Avispa Fukuoka, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Avispa Fukuoka advance 4-3 on aggregate

JEF United Ichihara-Chiba

32': Hiroto Goya (P)

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2nd Leg - Avispa Fukuoka advance 4-3 on aggregate

Avispa Fukuoka

57': Yu Hashimoto
67': Yota Maejima

About

JEF United Ichihara-Chiba are hosting Avispa Fukuoka at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

32': Hiroto Goya (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Penalty - Scored at 32'
45': Yuji Kitajima (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 45'
57': Yu Hashimoto (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 57'
59': Takumi Tsukui (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 59'
60': Zain Issaka (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 60'
60': Yusuke Kobayashi (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 60'
66': Kaoru Yamawaki (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 66'
67': Yota Maejima (Avispa Fukuoka) Goal at 67'
69': Ryota Kuboniwa (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 69'
73': Takumi Matsumura (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 73'
74': Yutaka Michiwaki (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 74'
74': Kohei Okuno (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 74'
85': Sonosuke Sato (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

AVF		JEF
14	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	8
0	Saves	2
43.1	Possession	56.9
12	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
265	Accurate Passes	373
343	Passes	457
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
5	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	5
13	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
30	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 9,460

Line-Ups

JEF United Ichihara-Chiba (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
19	José Suárez (GK)
28	Takashi Kawano
24	Koji Toriumi
67	Masaru Hidaka
2	Issei Takahashi
20	Daichi Ishikawa
4	Taishi Taguchi
15	Takayuki Mae
9	Hiroto Goya
14	Naoki Tsubaki
7	Kazuki Tanaka

JEF United Ichihara-Chiba Substitutes:

Koki Yonekura, Takuya Yasui, Takumi Tsukui, Ryota Suzuki, Takumi Matsumura, Ryota Kuboniwa, Yusuke Kobayashi, Zain Issaka, Luiz Eduardo Fleuri Pacheco.

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
29	Yota Maejima
47	Yu Hashimoto
7	Shosei Usui
22	Kazuki Fujimoto
6	Masato Shigemi

Avispa Fukuoka Substitutes:

Kaoru Yamawaki, Hiroki Akino, Yuji Kitajima, Yutaka Michiwaki, Daiki Miya, Powell Obinna Obi, Kohei Okuno, Sonosuke Sato, Masaya Tashiro.

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