Japanese J.League

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Sanfrecce Hiroshima WWDWL 3
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Tokyo Verdy 1969 WDLWL 0
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SAN123
TYKV000
Tokyo Stadium · 17,480 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SAN leads series 3-0

Lineups

TYKV · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Matheus VidottoG
  2. 3Hiroto TaniguchiCD
  3. 5Ryota InoueCD-L
  4. 6Kazuya MiyaharaCD-R
  5. 20Soma MeshinoCM-L
  6. 16Rei HirakawaCM-R
  7. 40Yuta AraiLM
  8. 2Daiki FukazawaRM
  9. 9Itsuki SomenoF
  10. 14Yuya FukudaCF-L
  11. 8Kosuke SaitoCF-R

SAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Keisuke OsakoG
  2. 4Hayato ArakiCD
  3. 37Kim Ju-SungCD-L
  4. 33Tsukasa ShiotaniCD-R
  5. 14Satoshi TanakaCM-L
  6. 35Yotaro NakajimaCM-R
  7. 13Naoto AraiLM
  8. 15Shuto NakanoRM
  9. 17Kosuke KinoshitaF
  10. 39Sota NakamuraCF-L
  11. 98Valère GermainCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 6'
  2. 12' Itsuki Someno (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 12'
  3. 28' Hiroto Taniguchi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 28'
  4. 45' Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
  5. 60' Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 60'
  6. 62' Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 62'
  7. 66' Yuan Matsuhashi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 66'
  8. 77' Ryosuke Shirai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
  9. 77' Shuhei Kawasaki (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 77'
  10. 77' Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 77'
  11. 80' Rei Hirakawa (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 80'
  12. 83' Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 83'
  13. 86' Shoji Toyama (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 86'
  14. 87' Marcos Júnior (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 87'
  15. 87' Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 87'

Japanese J1 League News

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