Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

86': Hayato Araki

FT
1 - 2

Kawasaki Frontale

50': Marcinho
90'+1': Asahi Sasaki

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

Match Timeline

45': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
45': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
50': Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 50'
60': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 60'
64': Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 64'
66': Shuto Tanabe (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 66'
75': Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 75'
76': Marcos Júnior (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 76'
79': Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 79'
79': Kento Tachibanada (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 79'
79': Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 79'
83': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 83'
84': Yusuke Segawa (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 84'
86': Hayato Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 86'
90'+1': Asahi Sasaki (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 91'
90'+4': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

KAW		SAN
4	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	4
51.8	Possession	48.2
13	SHOTS	20
7	ON GOAL	7
0.5	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
4	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: 25,909

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Avispa Fukuoka	0	0	0
2	Cerezo Osaka	0	0	0
3	Fagiano Okayama	0	0	0
4	Gamba Osaka	0	0	0

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
98	Valère Germain

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Naoki Maeda, Hiroya Matsumoto, Shion Inoue, Marcos Júnior, Sota Nakamura, Taichi Yamasaki, Sota Koshimichi, Jeong Min-Ki, Daiki Suga.

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
14	Yasuto Wakisaka
6	Yuki Yamamoto
19	So Kawahara
20	Shin Yamada
23	Marcinho
41	Akihiro Ienaga

Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes:

Jung Sung-Ryong, Soma Kanda, Yu Kobayashi, Hinata Yamauchi, Yuto Ozeki, César Haydar, Shuto Tanabe, Kento Tachibanada, Yusuke Segawa.

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