Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Machida Zelvia, 2025 Japanese J1 League

· Japanese J.League

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

88': Kim Ju-Sung
90'+5': Tolgay Arslan (P)

FT
2 - 1

Machida Zelvia

50': Yuki Soma

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

Match Timeline

9': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 9'
29': Takuma Nishimura (Machida Zelvia) Yellow Card at 29'
50': Yuki Soma (Machida Zelvia) Goal at 50'
61': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
61': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
61': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
65': Mitchell Duke (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 65'
65': Na Sang-Ho (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 65'
76': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 76'
81': Keiya Sento (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 81'
81': Kotaro Hayashi (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 81'
88': Kim Ju-Sung (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 88'
89': Kim Ju-Sung (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 89'
89': Kanji Kuwayama (Machida Zelvia) Substitution at 89'
90'+5': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Penalty - Scored at 95'
90'+5': Tolgay Arslan (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

ZEL		SAN
15	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	11
3	Saves	2
30.6	Possession	69.4
8	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
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: 25,877

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
37	Kim Ju-Sung
19	Sho Sasaki
14	Satoshi Tanaka
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
24	Shunki Higashi
15	Shuto Nakano
17	Kosuke Kinoshita
6	Hayao Kawabe
35	Yotaro Nakajima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Jeong Min-Ki, Naoto Arai, Mutsuki Kato, Valère Germain, Taichi Yamasaki, Naoki Maeda, Tolgay Arslan, Daiki Suga, Yusuke Chajima.

Machida Zelvia (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kosei Tani (GK)
3	Gen Shoji
19	Yuta Nakayama
5	Ibrahim Dresevic
18	Hokuto Shimoda
16	Hiroyuki Mae
11	Asahi Masuyama
6	Henry Mochizuki
9	Shota Fujio
7	Yuki Soma
20	Takuma Nishimura

Machida Zelvia Substitutes:

Mitchell Duke, Na Sang-Ho, Tomoki Imai, Tatsuya Morita, Takaya Numata, Keiya Sento, Oh Se-Hun, Kanji Kuwayama, Kotaro Hayashi.

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