Albirex Niigata vs Fagiano Okayama, 2025 Japanese J1 League
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Match Timeline
- 24': Kazunari Ichimi (Fagiano Okayama) Goal at 24'
- 47': Fumiya Hayakawa (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 47'
- 56': Lucas Marcos Meireles (Fagiano Okayama) Substitution at 56'
- 60': Abdelrahman Boudah Saidi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 60'
- 61': Kento Hashimoto (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 61'
- 67': Eiji Shirai (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 67'
- 74': Motoki Ohara (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 74'
- 75': Masaya Matsumoto (Fagiano Okayama) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Yoshitake Suzuki (Fagiano Okayama) Substitution at 75'
- 75': Hiroto Iwabuchi (Fagiano Okayama) Substitution at 75'
- 83': Eiji Miyamoto (Fagiano Okayama) Yellow Card at 83'
- 84': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 84'
- 84': Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 84'
- 88': Ryo Takeuchi (Fagiano Okayama) Substitution at 88'
- 90'+2': Kaito Fujii (Fagiano Okayama) Substitution at 92'
- 90'+3': Kento Hashimoto (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 93'
- 90'+7': Hiroto Uemura (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 97'
Statistics
 OKA |
ALB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | 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 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
Location: Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 19,567
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 6 | +13 | 16 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | +2 | 12 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | +2 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Ryuga Tashiro (GK) |
| 15 | Fumiya Hayakawa  |
| 5 | Michael James |
| 31 | Yuto Horigome |
| 25 | Soya Fujiwara |
| 8 | Eiji Shirai |
| 22 | Taiki Arai |
| 30 | Jin Okumura |
| 28 | Takuya Shimamura |
| 99 | Yuji Ono |
| 41 | Motoki Hasegawa |
Fagiano Okayama (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Svend Brodersen (GK) |
| 18 | Daichi Tagami |
| 15 | Kota Kudo |
| 4 | Kaito Abe |
| 41 | Eiji Miyamoto |
| 33 | Yuta Kamiya |
| 50 | Hijiri Kato |
| 26 | Haruka Motoyama |
| 22 | Kazunari Ichimi |
| 8 | Ataru Esaka |
| 27 | Takaya Kimura |
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