Machida Zelvia vs Nagoya Grampus, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs
· 2nd Leg - Machida Zelvia advance 4-3 on aggregate2 - 1
2nd Leg - Machida Zelvia advance 4-3 on aggregate
90'+8': Tomoki TakamineAbout
Match Timeline
- 1': Gen Shoji (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 1'
- 17': Yudai Kimura (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 17'
- 45'+4': Tomoki Takamine (Nagoya Grampus) Penalty - Missed at 45'+4'
- 45'+4': Kosei Tani (Machida Zelvia) Penalty - Saved at 45'+4'
- 55': Erik (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 55'
- 58': Hiroyuki Mae (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 58'
- 69': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 69'
- 75': Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Takuya Uchida (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 75'
- 84': Tomoki Takamine (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 84'
- 84': Haruto Suzuki (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 84'
- 84': Hidemasa Koda (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 84'
- 85': Kanji Kuwayama (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 85'
- 85': Ibrahim Dresevic (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 85'
- 90'+3': Henry Mochizuki (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 90'+3'
- 90'+3': Kenedeiebusu Mikuni (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 90'+3'
- 90'+8': Tomoki Takamine (Nagoya Grampus) Red Card at 90'+8'
- 90': Byron Vásquez (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 90'
- 90': Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 90'
- 93': Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 93'
- 95': Masahito Ono (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 95'
- 100': Yuta Nakayama (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 100'
- 113': Hokuto Shimoda (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 113'
Statistics
 NAG |
ZEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 497 | Accurate Passes | 471 |
| 586 | Passes | 561 |
| 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 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 27 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Machida Gion Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 10,230
Line-Ups
Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kosei Tani (GK) |
| 50 | Daihachi Okamura |
| 19 | Yuta Nakayama |
| 3 | Gen Shoji  |
| 16 | Hiroyuki Mae |
| 23 | Ryohei Shirasaki |
| 26 | Kotaro Hayashi |
| 88 | Hotaka Nakamura |
| 9 | Shota Fujio |
| 7 | Yuki Soma |
| 27 | Erik |
Nagoya Grampus (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Schmidt (GK) |
| 13 | Haruya Fujii |
| 3 | Yota Sato |
| 2 | Yuki Nogami |
| 31 | Tomoki Takamine |
| 14 | Tsukasa Morishima |
| 27 | Katsuhiro Nakayama |
| 9 | Yuya Asano |
| 11 | Yuya Yamagishi |
| 22 | Yudai Kimura |
| 7 | Ryuji Izumi |
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