Kashima Antlers vs Vissel Kobe, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Championship
· 2nd Leg - Vissel Kobe win 5-2 on aggregate2 - 0
2nd Leg - Vissel Kobe win 5-2 on aggregate
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Match Timeline
- 25': Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 25'
- 45'+2': Kaito Yamada (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'+2'
- 45': Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
- 50': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 50'
- 63': Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Homare Tokuda (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 63'
- 68': Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 68'
- 69': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 69'
- 70': Koki Anzai (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 70'
- 84': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 84'
- 87': Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 87'
- 87': Keisuke Tsukui (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 87'
- 90'+2': Ikuma Sekigawa (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 90'+2'
Statistics
 VIS |
KAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 7 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 190 | Accurate Passes | 245 |
| 333 | Passes | 378 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 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 | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 38 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan
Attendance: 29,826
Line-Ups
Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Yuji Kajikawa (GK) |
| 5 | Ikuma Sekigawa  |
| 55 | Naomichi Ueda |
| 2 | Koki Anzai |
| 25 | Ryuta Koike |
| 14 | Yuta Higuchi |
| 13 | Kei Chinen |
| 19 | Shu Morooka |
| 22 | Kimito Nono |
| 9 | Léo Pereira |
| 77 | Aleksandar Cavric |
Vissel Kobe (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 71 | Shuichi Gonda (GK) |
| 16 | Caetano |
| 80 | Boniface Nduka |
| 15 | Diego |
| 24 | Gotoku Sakai |
| 11 | Yoshinori Muto |
| 25 | Yuya Kuwasaki |
| 5 | Yuta Goke |
| 10 | Yuya Osako |
| 41 | Katsuya Nagato |
| 7 | Yosuke Ideguchi |
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