Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Nagoya Grampus, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

90': Naoto Arai

FT
1 - 2

Nagoya Grampus

21': Mateus
40': Mateus

About

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

Match Timeline

21': Mateus (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 21'
32': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 32'
40': Mateus (Nagoya Grampus) Goal at 40'
43': Yuki Nogami (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 43'
45': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
45': Kensuke Nagai (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 45'
46': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 46'
50': Tsukasa Morishima (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 50'
54': Taichi Kikuchi (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 54'
57': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 57'
57': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 57'
70': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 70'
75': Motoki Ohara (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
81': Alexandre Pisano (Nagoya Grampus) Yellow Card at 81'
90': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 90'
90'+4': Akinari Kawazura (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 94'
90'+4': Soichiro Mori (Nagoya Grampus) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

NAG		SAN
9	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	1
37	Possession	63
10	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
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
1	Blocked Shots	4
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: 26,246

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
15	Shuto Nakano
6	Hayao Kawabe
24	Shunki Higashi
39	Sota Nakamura
13	Naoto Arai
17	Kosuke Kinoshita
9	Ryo Germain
51	Mutsuki Kato

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Hiroya Matsumoto, Valère Germain, Yotaro Nakajima, Naoki Maeda, Sota Koshimichi, Jeong Min-Ki, Daiki Suga, Motoki Ohara, Taichi Yamasaki.

Nagoya Grampus (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
35	Alexandre Pisano (GK)
20	Kenedeiebusu Mikuni
2	Yuki Nogami
70	Teruki Hara
8	Keiya Shiihashi
15	Sho Inagaki
55	Shuhei Tokumoto
7	Ryuji Izumi
11	Yuya Yamagishi
10	Mateus
14	Tsukasa Morishima

Nagoya Grampus Substitutes:

Soichiro Mori, Daniel Schmidt, Gen Kato, Yuya Asano, Kasper Junker, Takuya Uchida, Kensuke Nagai, Taichi Kikuchi, Akinari Kawazura.

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