Albirex Niigata vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2025 Japanese J1 League
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Match Timeline
- 29': Ryoma Watanabe (Urawa Red Diamonds) Yellow Card at 29'
- 60': Keisuke Kasai (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 60'
- 64': Tomoaki Okubo (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 64'
- 64': Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 64'
- 65': Yota Komi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 65'
- 65': Genki Haraguchi (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 65'
- 74': Motoki Hasegawa (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 74'
- 78': Danilo Gomes (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 78'
- 78': Motoki Nagakura (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 78'
- 80': Motoki Nagakura (Urawa Red Diamonds) Goal at 80'
- 86': Yuto Horigome (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Ken Yamura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
- 86': Eiji Miyamoto (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 86'
- 90': Taiki Arai (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90'+1': Yoshiaki Takagi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 91'
Statistics
 URA |
ALB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 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 |
| 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
Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
Location: Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 27,412
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 6 | +13 | 16 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | +6 | 16 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | +1 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Daisuke Yoshimitsu (GK) |
| 5 | Michael James |
| 2 | Jason Geria |
| 42 | Kento Hashimoto |
| 25 | Soya Fujiwara |
| 19 | Yuji Hoshi |
| 22 | Taiki Arai  |
| 30 | Jin Okumura |
| 11 | Danilo Gomes |
| 41 | Motoki Hasegawa |
| 46 | Keisuke Kasai |
Urawa Red Diamonds (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Ayumi Niekawa (GK) |
| 5 | Marius Hoibraten |
| 3 | Danilo Boza |
| 88 | Yoichi Naganuma |
| 4 | Hirokazu Ishikara |
| 13 | Ryoma Watanabe |
| 25 | Kaito Yasui |
| 6 | Taishi Matsumoto |
| 24 | Yusuke Matsuo |
| 8 | Matheus Sávio |
| 77 | Takuro Kaneko |
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