Japanese J.League

FT Saturday, August 19, 2017
Vegalta Sendai LDLDW 2
–
Albirex Niigata LDLLL 1
1st2ndT
VEG022
ALB101
Niigata Stadium Big Swan · 21,011 att.

Head to Head

VEG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ALB

  1. 1Koki OtaniG
  2. 44Shun ObuD
  3. 50Seitaro TomisawaD
  4. 8Kei KoizumiD
  5. 27Yuto HorigomeD
  6. 6Ryota IsomuraM
  7. 13Masaru KatoM
  8. 9Ryohei YamazakiM
  9. 10Thiago GalhardoM
  10. 19Kisho YanoM
  11. 11TanqueF

VEG

  1. 1Daniel SchmidtG
  2. 13Yasuhiro HiraokaD
  3. 34Keiya ShiihashiD
  4. 27Kazuki OiwaD
  5. 23Yoshihiro NakanoM
  6. 17Shingo TomitaM
  7. 29Shota KobayashiM
  8. 18Hitotaka MitaM
  9. 7Hiroaki OkunoF
  10. 30Takuma NishimuraF
  11. 11Naoki IshiharaF

Timeline

  1. 23' Douglas Tanque (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 23'
  2. 32' Kei Koizumi (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 32'
  3. 57' Koji Hachisuka (Vegalta Sendai) Substitution at 57'
  4. 66' Gakuto Notsuda (Vegalta Sendai) Substitution at 66'
  5. 70' Takamitsu Tomiyama (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 70'
  6. 79' Crislan (Vegalta Sendai) Substitution at 79'
  7. 81' Ju-Hun Song (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 81'
  8. 82' Naoki Ishihara (Vegalta Sendai) Goal at 82'
  9. 86' Hitotaka Mita (Vegalta Sendai) Goal at 86'
  10. 88' Ronielson Da Silva Barbosa (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 88'

Japanese J1 League News

All news
ESPN Joey Lynch Socceroos transfer tracker: Where Australia's stars will play in 2026-27 Transfer deadlines are hitting across the globe and, with it, bringing to an end a window that has seen a remarkable surge in interest in players who represented the Socceroos at the FIFA World Cup. ESPN Gabriel Tan Japan 'came here to win the World Cup, not fun' - Yukinari Sugawara Japan wingback Yukinari Sugawara has reiterated that his team are at the World Cup not just to participate, but to win it. News Joey Lynch Tete Yengi credits journeyman career for World Cup call-up Socceroos bolter Tete Yengi says his journey to the national team has not been straightforward, but he believes these adventures have played a key role in his pursuit of becoming the "ultimate player" and, more importantly, a World Cup representative. ESPN Gabriel Tan Why Japan could be the most exciting team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Even with a couple of key players out through injury, Japan could still be the most exciting team at the 2026 World Cup.