Kashima Antlers vs Nagoya Grampus, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Kashima Antlers

54': Kei Chinen

FT
1 - 0

Nagoya Grampus

About

Kashima Antlers are hosting Nagoya Grampus at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

41': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 41'
45': Yu Funabashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
45': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
54': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 54'
61': Teruki Hara (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 61'
61': Katsuhiro Nakayama (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 61'
82': Taichi Kikuchi (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 82'
82': Talles (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 82'
82': Shungo Sugiura (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 82'
89': Yuya Asano (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 89'
90'+5': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

NAG		KAN
14	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	2
51.8	Possession	48.2
8	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.6
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
0	Blocked Shots	1
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: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan
Attendance: 13,550

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

Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
5	Ikuma Sekigawa
55	Naomichi Ueda
2	Koki Anzai
23	Keisuke Tsukui
13	Kei Chinen
10	Gaku Shibasaki
71	Ryotaro Araki
77	Aleksandar Cavric
40	Yuma Suzuki
11	Kyosuke Tagawa

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Kento Misao, Kim Tae-Hyeon, Haruto Matsumoto, Talles, Yu Funabashi, Yuji Kajikawa, Mihiro Sato, Shuhei Mizoguchi, Yuta Matsumura.

Nagoya Grampus (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Schmidt (GK)
20	Kenedeiebusu Mikuni
6	Akinari Kawazura
2	Yuki Nogami
8	Keiya Shiihashi
15	Sho Inagaki
55	Shuhei Tokumoto
7	Ryuji Izumi
18	Kensuke Nagai
14	Tsukasa Morishima
10	Mateus

Nagoya Grampus Substitutes:

Taichi Kikuchi, Katsuhiro Nakayama, Masahito Ono, Alexandre Pisano, Yota Sato, Shungo Sugiura, Takuya Uchida, Teruki Hara, Yuya Asano.

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