Kashima Antlers vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Kashima Antlers

45'+1': Yu Funabashi
65': Kyosuke Tagawa

FT
2 - 1

Kawasaki Frontale

7': Asahi Sasaki

About

Kashima Antlers are hosting Kawasaki Frontale at Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

7': Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 7'
35': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 35'
44': Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 44'
45'+1': Yu Funabashi (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 46'
45': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
45': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
58': Hinata Yamauchi (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 58'
62': Kyosuke Tagawa (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 62'
65': Kyosuke Tagawa (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 65'
76': Soma Kanda (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 76'
76': Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 76'
76': Shin Yamada (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 76'
76': Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 76'
78': Keisuke Tsukui (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 78'
87': Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

KAW		KAN
9	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
11	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	5
50.1	Possession	49.9
20	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
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	5
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: Japan National Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 59,574

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 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3	Kim Tae-Hyeon
55	Naomichi Ueda
2	Koki Anzai
25	Ryuta Koike
71	Ryotaro Araki
20	Yu Funabashi
6	Kento Misao
9	Léo Pereira
40	Yuma Suzuki
77	Aleksandar Cavric

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Yuta Higuchi, Mihiro Sato, Talles, Keisuke Tsukui, Yuta Matsumura, Kyosuke Tagawa, Yuji Kajikawa, Kei Chinen, Gaku Shibasaki.

Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
98	Louis Yamaguchi (GK)
35	Yuichi Maruyama
2	Kota Takai
5	Asahi Sasaki
31	Sai Van Wermeskerken
16	Yuto Ozeki
6	Yuki Yamamoto
19	So Kawahara
9	Erison
23	Marcinho
17	Tatsuya Ito

Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes:

Jung Sung-Ryong, Akihiro Ienaga, Kento Tachibanada, Soma Kanda, Hinata Yamauchi, Yusuke Segawa, Shin Yamada, César Haydar, Shuto Tanabe.

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