Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Gamba Osaka, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs

· 2nd Leg - Gamba Osaka advance 5-3 on aggregate

Tokyo Verdy 1969

45'+1': Takeru Kishimoto (OG)
82': Ginjiro Ikegaya (OG)

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2nd Leg - Gamba Osaka advance 5-3 on aggregate

Gamba Osaka

16': Gaku Nawata
49': Shinya Nakano
88': Gaku Nawata
90'+6': Shoji Toyama

About

Tokyo Verdy 1969 are hosting Gamba Osaka at Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

16': Rei Hirakawa (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 16'
16': Gaku Nawata (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 16'
26': Ryosuke Shirai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 26'
38': Yuki Yoshihara (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 38'
45'+1': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Own Goal at 45'+1'
49': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 49'
57': Shuto Tanabe (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 57'
57': Jiro Nakamura (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 57'
57': Kosuke Saito (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 57'
58': Shogo Sasaki (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 58'
61': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 61'
67': Shoji Toyama (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 67'
67': Kaita Maruoka (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 67'
73': Gakuto Kawamura (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 73'
73': Shimon Teranuma (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 73'
82': Ginjiro Ikegaya (Gamba Osaka) Own Goal at 82'
84': Yoshiki Fujimoto (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 84'
88': Gaku Nawata (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 88'
90'+6': Shoji Toyama (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 90'+6'

Statistics

GAM		TYKV
9	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
0	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	4
47.2	Possession	52.8
14	SHOTS	11
8	ON GOAL	1
0.6	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
353	Accurate Passes	396
459	Passes	500
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
1	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	8
25	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
28	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Tokyo Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 20,361

Line-Ups

Tokyo Verdy 1969 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
21	Yuya Nagasawa (GK)
5	Ryota Inoue
6	Kazuya Miyahara
15	Kaito Suzuki
10	Koki Morita
16	Rei Hirakawa
23	Daiki Fukazawa
7	Yuan Matsuhashi
9	Itsuki Someno
14	Yuya Fukuda
40	Yuta Arai

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Shimon Teranuma, Shuto Tanabe, Ryosuke Shirai, Kosuke Saito, Hiroki Mawatari, Riku Matsuda, Issei Kumatoriya, Gakuto Kawamura, Tetsuyuki Inami.

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jun Ichimori (GK)
67	Shogo Sasaki
19	Ginjiro Ikegaya
47	Shinya Nakano
15	Takeru Kishimoto
35	Taiki Tono
27	Rin Mito
32	Yuki Yoshihara
42	Harumi Minamino
44	Kanji Okunuki
38	Gaku Nawata

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Zhang Ao lin, Yoshiki Fujimoto, Kaita Maruoka, Kosuke Murata, Jiro Nakamura, Shoji Toyama.

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