Kawasaki Frontale vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Kawasaki Frontale

12': Tatsuya Ito

FT
1 - 2

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

45'+4': Hayao Kawabe
56': Sota Nakamura

About

Kawasaki Frontale are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, Kawasaki, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

12': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) Goal at 12'
23': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 23'
33': Tatsuya Ito (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 33'
45'+4': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 49'
45': Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 45'
56': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 56'
61': Filip Uremovic (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 61'
61': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 61'
72': So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 72'
72': Yuto Ozeki (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 72'
77': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 77'
81': Jung Sung-Ryong (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 81'
82': Hiroto Noda (Kawasaki Frontale) Substitution at 82'
84': Jesiel (Kawasaki Frontale) Yellow Card at 84'

Statistics

SAN		KAW
8	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	4
53.7	Possession	46.3
23	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	3
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
9	Blocked Shots	3
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: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu
Location: Kawasaki, Japan
Attendance: 23,173

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

Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
98	Louis Yamaguchi (GK)
7	Shintaro Kurumaya
4	Jesiel
5	Asahi Sasaki
31	Sai Van Wermeskerken
14	Yasuto Wakisaka
6	Yuki Yamamoto
19	So Kawahara
9	Erison
23	Marcinho
17	Tatsuya Ito

Kawasaki Frontale Substitutes:

Shunsuke Ando, Hiroto Noda, Jung Sung-Ryong, Soma Kanda, Ryota Kamihashi, Filip Uremovic, Shuto Yamaichi, Akihiro Ienaga, Yuto Ozeki.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
30	Tolgay Arslan
14	Satoshi Tanaka
32	Sota Koshimichi
15	Shuto Nakano
9	Ryo Germain
6	Hayao Kawabe
39	Sota Nakamura

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Valère Germain, Naoto Arai, Yusuke Chajima, Daiki Suga, Kosuke Kinoshita, Yudai Tanaka, Naoki Maeda, Mutsuki Kato, Taichi Yamasaki.

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