Vissel Kobe vs Avispa Fukuoka, 2022 Japanese J1 League
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Game Information
Venue: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 19,329
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | +19 | 23 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 10 | +13 | 23 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 9 | +12 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Vissel Kobe
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daiya Maekawa (GK) |
| 24 | Gotoku Sakai |
| 23 | Tetsushi Yamakawa  |
| 14 | Tomoaki Makino |
| 3 | Yuki Kobayashi |
| 22 | Daiju Sasaki |
| 8 | Andrés Iniesta |
| 6 | Sergi Samper |
| 5 | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| 11 | Yoshinori Muto |
| 10 | Yuya Osako |
Avispa Fukuoka
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Masaaki Murakami (GK) |
| 13 | Takaaki Shichi |
| 5 | Daiki Miya |
| 29 | Yota Maejima |
| 33 | Douglas Grolli |
| 6 | Hiroyuki Mae |
| 14 | Jordy Croux |
| 7 | Takeshi Kanamori |
| 40 | Shun Nakamura |
| 17 | Lukian |
| 11 | Yuya Yamagishi |
Japanese J1 League News
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