Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga, 2024 Japanese J1 League

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Albirex Niigata

25': Yuji Ono (P)
70': Kaito Taniguchi

FT
2 - 0

Kyoto Sanga

About

Albirex Niigata are hosting Kyoto Sanga at Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Niigata, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

21': Gu Sung-Yun (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 21'
25': Yuji Ono (Albirex Niigata) Penalty - Scored at 25'
43': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 43'
45': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
45': Toichi Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
45': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
67': Koji Suzuki (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 67'
67': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 67'
67': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 67'
67': Eitaro Matsuda (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 67'
70': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 70'
77': Shimpei Fukuoka (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 77'
77': Hayato Inamura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 77'

Statistics

KYO		ALB
10	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
53.9	Possession	46.1
17	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
Location: Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 27,643

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	7	+13	17
2	Vissel Kobe	7	+6	16
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	+3	15
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	+13	14

Full Table

Line-Ups

Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ryosuke Kojima (GK)
3	Thomas Deng
5	Michael James
31	Yuto Horigome
25	Soya Fujiwara
6	Hiroki Akiyama
8	Eiji Miyamoto
14	Motoki Hasegawa
17	Danilo Gomes
27	Motoki Nagakura
99	Yuji Ono

Albirex Niigata Substitutes:

Yuzuru Shimada, Koto Abe, Hayato Inamura, Kaito Taniguchi, Eitaro Matsuda, Takumi Hasegawa, Koji Suzuki.

Kyoto Sanga (4-3-3)

No.	Name
94	Gu Sung-Yun (GK)
50	Yoshinori Suzuki
5	Hisashi Appiah Tawiah
6	Yuto Misao
24	Yuta Miyamoto
19	Daiki Kaneko
39	Taiki Hirato
37	Takuji Yonemoto
14	Taichi Hara
31	Sora Hiraga
9	Marco Túlio

Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:

Kyo Sato, Lucas Oliveira, Ryuma Nakano, Shimpei Fukuoka, Gakuji Ota, Papagaio, Toichi Suzuki.

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