Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Gamba Osaka

22': Tokuma Suzuki

FT
0 - 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

33': Tsukasa Shiotani

About

Gamba Osaka are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Suita City Football Stadium, Osaka, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

22': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Red Card at 22'
27': Shu Kurata (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 27'
33': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 33'
45': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 45'
45': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
57': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 57'
80': Issam Jebali (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 80'
80': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 80'
90'+1': Shoji Toyama (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 91'
90'+2': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

SAN		GAM
11	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	3
59.7	Possession	40.3
17	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	6
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
4	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: Suita City Football Stadium
Location: Osaka, Japan
Attendance: 30,633

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

Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Jun Ichimori (GK)
2	Shota Fukuoka
20	Shinnosuke Nakatani
4	Keisuke Kurokawa
3	Riku Handa
7	Takashi Usami
16	Tokuma Suzuki
51	Makoto Mitsuta
23	Deniz Hümmet
47	Juan Alano
17	Ryoya Yamashita

Gamba Osaka Substitutes:

Issam Jebali, Yusei Egawa, Harumi Minamino, Shoji Toyama, Takeru Kishimoto, Genta Miura, Ryotaro Meshino, Shu Kurata, Masaaki Higashiguchi.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
6	Hayao Kawabe
24	Shunki Higashi
13	Naoto Arai
15	Shuto Nakano
9	Ryo Germain
51	Mutsuki Kato
39	Sota Nakamura

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Aren Inoue, Hiroya Matsumoto, Taichi Yamasaki, Motoki Ohara, Sota Koshimichi, Shion Inoue, Daiki Suga, Yudai Tanaka, Naoki Maeda.

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