Kashima Antlers vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Kashima Antlers

90'+2': Léo Pereira

FT
1 - 1

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

19': Shunki Higashi

About

Kashima Antlers are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

19': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 19'
45'+3': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 48'
56': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 56'
59': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 59'
67': Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 67'
67': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 67'
70': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 70'
72': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 72'
79': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 79'
79': Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 79'
79': Talles (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 79'
82': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 82'
87': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 87'
90'+2': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 92'

Statistics

SAN		KAN
13	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	12
3	Saves	2
30.5	Possession	69.5
7	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
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
2	Blocked Shots	9
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: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan
Attendance: 22,725

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 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3	Kim Tae-Hyeon
55	Naomichi Ueda
28	Shuhei Mizoguchi
25	Ryuta Koike
20	Yu Funabashi
6	Kento Misao
77	Aleksandar Cavric
27	Yuta Matsumura
9	Léo Pereira
40	Yuma Suzuki

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Kimito Nono, Ryoya Ogawa, Keisuke Tsukui, Yuji Kajikawa, Yuta Higuchi, Kaito Chida, Talles, Kei Chinen, Gaku Shibasaki.

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
39	Sota Nakamura
15	Shuto Nakano
17	Kosuke Kinoshita
9	Ryo Germain
41	Naoki Maeda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

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

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