Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Albirex Niigata, 2024 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

27': Pieros Soteriou

FT
1 - 1

Albirex Niigata

11': Kaito Taniguchi

About

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are hosting Albirex Niigata at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

11': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 11'
27': Pieros Soteriou (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 27'
66': Douglas Vieira (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 66'
66': Jin Okumura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 66'
66': Koji Suzuki (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 66'
76': Marcos Júnior (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 76'
76': Ezequiel (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 76'
81': Yuji Ono (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 81'
87': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 87'
88': Yuto Horigome (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 88'
89': Hayato Inamura (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 89'

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 22,774

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
19	Sho Sasaki
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
15	Shuto Nakano
24	Shunki Higashi
14	Taishi Matsumoto
11	Makoto Mitsuta
13	Naoto Arai
20	Pieros Soteriou
77	Yuki Ohashi
51	Mutsuki Kato

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Marcos Júnior, Ezequiel, Yotaro Nakajima, Takaaki Shichi, Goro Kawanami, Yusuke Chajima, Douglas Vieira.

Albirex Niigata

No.	Name
21	Koto Abe (GK)
25	Soya Fujiwara
18	Fumiya Hayakawa
3	Thomas Deng
45	Hayato Inamura
22	Eitaro Matsuda
6	Hiroki Akiyama
7	Kaito Taniguchi
20	Yuzuru Shimada
14	Motoki Hasegawa
16	Yota Komi

Albirex Niigata Substitutes:

Jin Okumura, Michael James, Yuto Horigome, Yuji Ono, Aozora Ishiyama, Koji Suzuki, Daisuke Yoshimitsu.

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