Urawa Red Diamonds vs Consadole Sapporo, 2020 Japanese J1 League
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Game Information
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
Location: Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 19,319
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 10 | +6 | 20 |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | -2 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Urawa Red Diamonds
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shusaku Nishikawa (GK) |
| 31 | Takuya Iwanami |
| 27 | Daiki Hashioka |
| 4 | Daisuke Suzuki |
| 29 | Kai Shibato |
| 28 | Katsuya Iwatake |
| 6 | Ryosuke Yamanaka |
| 8 | Ewerton |
| 30 | Shinzo Koroki |
| 14 | Kenyu Sugimoto |
| 24 | Koya Yuruki |
Consadole Sapporo
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Takanori Sugeno (GK) |
| 5 | Akito Fukumori |
| 20 | Kim Min-Tae |
| 32 | Shunta Tanaka |
| 8 | Kazuki Fukai |
| 7 | Lucas Fernandes |
| 30 | Takuro Kaneko |
| 10 | Hiroki Miyazawa |
| 11 | Anderson Lopes |
| 48 | Jay Bothroyd |
| 14 | Yoshiaki Komai |
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