Sagan Tosu vs Albirex Niigata, 2024 Japanese J1 League
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Match Timeline
- 31': Naoto Arai (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 31'
- 41': Eiji Miyamoto (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 41'
- 45'+3': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 48'
- 52': Koji Suzuki (Albirex Niigata) Shot Off Target at 52'
- 54': Naoto Arai (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 54'
- 56': Kohei Tezuka (Sagan Tosu) Substitution at 56'
- 56': Cayman Togashi (Sagan Tosu) Substitution at 56'
- 72': Danilo Gomes (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Motoki Hasegawa (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Yoshiaki Takagi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 72'
- 73': Katsunori Ueebisu (Sagan Tosu) Substitution at 73'
- 74': Ayumu Yokoyama (Sagan Tosu) Substitution at 74'
- 79': Vinícius Araújo (Sagan Tosu) Substitution at 79'
- 90'+2': Wataru Harada (Sagan Tosu) Yellow Card at 92'
- 90'+7': Fumiya Hayakawa (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 97'
Game Information
Venue: Ekimae Real Estate Stadium
Location: Tosu, Japan
Attendance: 9,610
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | +7 | 19 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | +14 | 17 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 8 | +11 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Sagan Tosu
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 71 | Il-Kyu Park (GK) |
| 20 | Kim Tae-Hyeon |
| 42 | Wataru Harada  |
| 28 | Yusuke Maruhashi |
| 2 | Kosuke Yamazaki |
| 5 | So Kawahara |
| 88 | Yoichi Naganuma |
| 41 | Ryonosuke Kabayama |
| 6 | Akito Fukuta |
| 21 | Yuki Horigome |
| 99 | Marcelo Ryan |
Albirex Niigata
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryosuke Kojima (GK) |
| 25 | Soya Fujiwara |
| 3 | Thomas Deng |
| 2 | Naoto Arai |
| 5 | Michael James |
| 6 | Hiroki Akiyama |
| 16 | Yota Komi |
| 8 | Eiji Miyamoto |
| 22 | Eitaro Matsuda |
| 7 | Kaito Taniguchi |
| 9 | Koji Suzuki |
Japanese J1 League News
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