Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy 1969, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

87': Valère Germain
89': Hayao Kawabe

FT
2 - 1

Tokyo Verdy 1969

77': Yudai Kimura (P)

About

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are hosting Tokyo Verdy 1969 at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

45': Yudai Kimura (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 45'
45': Yuan Matsuhashi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 45'
55': Hiroto Yamami (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 55'
62': Kaito Suzuki (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 62'
63': Yuan Matsuhashi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 63'
68': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 68'
73': Tetsuyuki Inami (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 73'
77': Yudai Kimura (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Penalty - Scored at 77'
79': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 79'
84': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 84'
87': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 87'
89': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 89'

Statistics

TYKV		SAN
14	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	1
37.7	Possession	62.3
4	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	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
1	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: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 24,837

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
6	Hayao Kawabe
24	Shunki Higashi
13	Naoto Arai
15	Shuto Nakano
9	Ryo Germain
51	Mutsuki Kato
41	Naoki Maeda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Jeong Min-Ki, Taichi Yamasaki, Hiroya Matsumoto, Sota Koshimichi, Shion Inoue, Daiki Suga, Valère Germain, Aren Inoue, Motoki Ohara.

Tokyo Verdy 1969 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Matheus Vidotto (GK)
2	Daiki Fukazawa
3	Hiroto Taniguchi
23	Yuto Tsunashima
7	Koki Morita
16	Rei Hirakawa
40	Yuta Arai
22	Hijiri Onaga
9	Itsuki Someno
14	Yuya Fukuda
8	Kosuke Saito

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Yudai Kimura, Yuan Matsuhashi, Shuhei Kawasaki, Kaito Suzuki, Tetsuyuki Inami, Hiroto Yamami, Soma Meshino, Ryosuke Shirai, Yuya Nagasawa.

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