Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Avispa Fukuoka, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

67': Mutsuki Kato
90'+8': Ryo Germain (P)

FT
2 - 1

Avispa Fukuoka

86': Tomoya Miki (P)

About

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

Match Timeline

24': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 24'
45': Shintaro Nago (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 45'
45': Yota Maejima (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 45'
47': Wellington Luis de Sousa (Avispa Fukuoka) Yellow Card at 47'
66': Hiroki Akino (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 66'
67': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 67'
70': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 70'
70': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 70'
70': Shahab Zahedi (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 70'
76': Masato Shigemi (Avispa Fukuoka) Substitution at 76'
82': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 82'
86': Tomoya Miki (Avispa Fukuoka) Penalty - Scored at 86'
90'+7': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 97'
90'+8': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Scored at 98'

Statistics

AVF		SAN
18	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	1
49.1	Possession	50.9
9	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	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
2	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: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 25,631

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
14	Satoshi Tanaka
6	Hayao Kawabe
24	Shunki Higashi
39	Sota Nakamura
9	Ryo Germain
51	Mutsuki Kato
41	Naoki Maeda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Daiki Suga, Jeong Min-Ki, Shuto Nakano, Shion Inoue, Aren Inoue, Taishi Senba, Hiroya Matsumoto, Taichi Yamasaki, Sota Koshimichi.

Avispa Fukuoka (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Takumi Nagaishi (GK)
20	Tomoya Ando
5	Takumi Kamijma
37	Masaya Tashiro
11	Tomoya Miki
88	Daiki Matsuoka
18	Yuto Iwasaki
47	Yu Hashimoto
17	Wellington Luis de Sousa
7	Takeshi Kanamori
8	Kazuya Konno

Avispa Fukuoka Substitutes:

Sonosuke Sato, Yota Maejima, Shahab Zahedi, Ichika Maeda, Hiroki Akino, Masato Shigemi, Shintaro Nago, Masaaki Murakami, Kim Moon-Hyeon.

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