Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Tokyo Verdy 1969

FT
0 - 3

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

6': Shuto Nakano
62': Sota Nakamura
83': Naoto Arai

About

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

Match Timeline

6': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 6'
12': Itsuki Someno (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 12'
28': Hiroto Taniguchi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 28'
45': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
60': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 60'
62': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 62'
66': Yuan Matsuhashi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 66'
77': Ryosuke Shirai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
77': Shuhei Kawasaki (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
77': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 77'
80': Rei Hirakawa (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 80'
83': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 83'
86': Shoji Toyama (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 86'
87': Marcos Júnior (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 87'
87': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 87'

Statistics

SAN		TYKV
9	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	1
41	Possession	59
16	SHOTS	20
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	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
3	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: Tokyo Stadium
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Attendance: 17,480

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

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

No.	Name
1	Matheus Vidotto (GK)
3	Hiroto Taniguchi
5	Ryota Inoue
6	Kazuya Miyahara
20	Soma Meshino
16	Rei Hirakawa
40	Yuta Arai
2	Daiki Fukazawa
9	Itsuki Someno
14	Yuya Fukuda
8	Kosuke Saito

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Hayato Hirao, Yuan Matsuhashi, Yuya Nagasawa, Ryosuke Shirai, Shuhei Kawasaki, Tetsuyuki Inami, Maaya Sako, Issei Kumatoriya, Shoji Toyama.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
37	Kim Ju-Sung
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
14	Satoshi Tanaka
35	Yotaro Nakajima
13	Naoto Arai
15	Shuto Nakano
17	Kosuke Kinoshita
39	Sota Nakamura
98	Valère Germain

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Ryo Germain, Hayao Kawabe, Marcos Júnior , Taichi Yamasaki, Sota Koshimichi, Naoki Maeda, Shunki Higashi, Cailen Hill, Mutsuki Kato.

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