Tokyo Verdy 1969 vs Kashima Antlers, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Tokyo Verdy 1969

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Kashima Antlers

73': Yuta Matsumura

About

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

Match Timeline

18': Hiroto Taniguchi (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Yellow Card at 18'
44': Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 44'
54': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 54'
72': Ryosuke Shirai (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 72'
72': Shuhei Kawasaki (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 72'
72': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 72'
72': Yu Funabashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 72'
73': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 73'
82': Taiju Yoshida (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 82'
82': Soma Meshino (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 82'
88': Goki Yamada (Tokyo Verdy 1969) Substitution at 88'
90'+1': Keisuke Tsukui (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 91'
90'+2': Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 92'

Statistics

KAN		TYKV
13	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	4
45	Possession	55
12	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	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	2
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: 38,168

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	1	+4	3
2	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1	+3	3
3	Gamba Osaka	1	+1	3
4	Kashima Antlers	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Matheus Vidotto (GK)
4	Naoki Hayashi
3	Hiroto Taniguchi
6	Kazuya Miyahara
7	Koki Morita
16	Rei Hirakawa
2	Daiki Fukazawa
26	Yosuke Uchida
9	Itsuki Someno
8	Kosuke Saito
19	Yuan Matsuhashi

Tokyo Verdy 1969 Substitutes:

Soma Meshino, Taiju Yoshida, Goki Yamada, Shoji Toyama, Ryosuke Shirai, Yuya Nagasawa, Tetsuyuki Inami, Shuhei Kawasaki, Kaito Suzuki.

Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3	Kim Tae-Hyeon
55	Naomichi Ueda
7	Ryoya Ogawa
22	Kimito Nono
6	Kento Misao
13	Kei Chinen
18	Élber
40	Yuma Suzuki
11	Kyosuke Tagawa
9	Léo Pereira

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Homare Tokuda, Yuta Higuchi, Kaito Chida, Yuta Matsumura, Keisuke Tsukui, Yuji Kajikawa, Yu Funabashi, Ryotaro Araki, Shuhei Mizoguchi.

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