Japanese J.League

Kyoto Sanga vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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  • 60': Papagaio
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Kyoto Sanga are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kyoto, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

  • 53': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 53'
  • 60': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 60'
  • 64': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 64'
  • 64': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 64'
  • 73': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 73'
  • 73': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 73'
  • 86': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 86'
  • 86': Kodai Nagata (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 86'
  • 90'+1': Takuji Yonemoto (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

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11 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 3
68.7 Possession 31.3
16 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
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
7 Blocked Shots 0
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: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Attendance: 14,393

Japanese J1 League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kashima Antlers 18 +20 45
2 FC Tokyo 18 +12 37
3 Machida Zelvia 18 +4 37
4 Kawasaki Frontale 18 -4 28
Full Table

Line-Ups

KYO Kyoto Sanga (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Gakuji Ota (GK)
50 Yoshinori Suzuki
5 Hisashi Appiah Tawiah
44 Kyo Sato
22 Hidehiro Sugai
10 Shimpei Fukuoka
39 Taiki Hirato
7 Sota Kawasaki
9 Papagaio
18 Temma Matsuda
14 Taichi Hara

SAN Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Keisuke Osako (GK)
4 Hayato Araki
19 Sho Sasaki
33 Tsukasa Shiotani
6 Hayao Kawabe
14 Satoshi Tanaka
24 Shunki Higashi
15 Shuto Nakano
98 Valère Germain
51 Mutsuki Kato
9 Ryo Germain

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