Japanese J.League
- Yoshinori Muto 38'
- Ryuji Izumi 47' OG
- Ren Komatsu 90'+1'
- Kensuke Nagai 2'
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/27/26 | @ Daejeon Hana Citizen FC | W 1-0 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| 10/23/26 | vs Machida Zelvia | D 0-0 | Japanese J.League |
| 10/21/26 | @ Kawasaki Frontale | L 1-2 | Japanese J.League |
| 10/17/26 | @ Fagiano Okayama | W 3-0 | Japanese J.League |
| 10/14/26 | vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | W 2-0 | AFC Champions League Elite |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 90'+7'
Jean Patric (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 90'+7'
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Goal 90'+1'
Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 90'+1'
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Substitution 90'
Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 90'
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Substitution 78'
Tsukasa Morishima (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 78'
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Substitution 78'
Hidemasa Koda (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 78'
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Substitution 63'
Yuya Yamagishi (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 63'
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Yellow Card 52'
Ryuji Izumi (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 52'
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Own Goal 47'
Ryuji Izumi (Nagoya Grampus) Own Goal at 47'
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Substitution 45'
Diego (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
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Substitution 45'
Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
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Goal 38'
Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 38'
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Yellow Card 21'
Tetsushi Yamakawa (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 21'
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Goal 2'
Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 2'
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Substitution 90'+7'
Jean Patric (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 90'+7'
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Goal 90'+1'
Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 90'+1'
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Substitution 90'
Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 90'
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Substitution 78'
Tsukasa Morishima (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 78'
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Substitution 78'
Hidemasa Koda (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 78'
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Substitution 63'
Yuya Yamagishi (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 63'
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Yellow Card 52'
Ryuji Izumi (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 52'
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Own Goal 47'
Ryuji Izumi (Nagoya Grampus) Own Goal at 47'
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Substitution 45'
Diego (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
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Substitution 45'
Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
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Goal 38'
Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 38'
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Yellow Card 21'
Tetsushi Yamakawa (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 21'
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Goal 2'
Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 2'
Showing the last 13 of 13 events.
Team Stats
NAG
VIS
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedVIS · 4-3-3
Shuichi GondaG713 saves
ThulerCD-L31 shot
Tetsushi YamakawaCD-R4 yellow card1 shot
Katsuya NagatoLB41
Gotoku SakaiRB24
Yuan IwamotoCM23
Yuta GokeLM5
Yosuke IdeguchiRM71 shot
Yuya OsakoF101 shot on target2 shots
Yoshinori MutoLF111 assist1 shot on target1 goal2 shots
ErikRF941 assist1 shot
Substitutes
Nanasei IinoSUB2
Ren KomatsuSUB291 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Daiya MaekawaSUB1
CaetanoSUB16
Daiju SasakiSUB131 shot on target2 shots
DiegoSUB15
Jean PatricSUB26
Yuya KuwasakiSUB25
Hyoei KawabataSUB62
NAG · 3-4-2-1
Daniel SchmidtG11 save
Yota SatoCD31 shot
Yuki NogamiCD-L2
Haruya FujiiCD-R13
Sho InagakiCM-L151 shot on target1 shot
Takuya UchidaCM-R171 shot on target1 shot
Katsuhiro NakayamaLM27
Teruki HaraRM701 shot on target1 shot
Kensuke NagaiF181 shot on target1 goal3 shots
Yudai KimuraCF-L223 shots
Ryuji IzumiCF-R7 yellow card1 assist1 shot
Substitutes
Shungo SugiuraSUB30
Tomoya KoyamatsuSUB58
Alexandre PisanoSUB35
Taichi KikuchiSUB33
Tsukasa MorishimaSUB14
Hidemasa KodaSUB191 shot
Masahito OnoSUB41
Yuya YamagishiSUB111 shot
Shuhei TokumotoSUB55
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