Japan - J1 LeagueDenka Big Swan Stadium, Jul 20
FTAlbirex Niigata
0 - 2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Events:
2'0 - 1Shunki Higashi
2'0 - 1Shunki Higashi
HT
0 - 1
Events:
48'0 - 2Kosuke Kinoshita
48'0 - 2Kosuke Kinoshita
69'Michael Fitzgerald
69'Michael Fitzgerald
82'Kazuhiko Chiba
82'Kazuhiko Chiba
FT
0 - 2
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura (Japan)
Venue: Denka Big Swan StadiumJul 20
Spectators: 22,178
Stats:
Shots on target
1
Shots on target
8
Shots off target
9
Shots off target
8
Possession (%)
55
Possession (%)
45
Corner Kicks
5
Corner Kicks
2
Offsides
1
Offsides
3
Fouls
10
Fouls
13
Yellow cards
2
Yellow cards
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
Latest commentaries:
90+7'Kento Hashimoto is coming off and he is replaced by Yoshiaki Takagi.
90+2'Shunki Higashi is coming off and he is replaced by Naoki Maeda.
90+2'Ryo Germain is coming off and he is replaced by Valere Germain.
84'Jin Okumura is coming off and he is replaced by Ken Yamura.
82'Yellow card for Kazuhiko Chiba.
78'Hayato Araki is coming off and he is replaced by Naoto Arai.
72'Yuto Horigome is coming off and he is replaced by Kakeru Funaki.
72'Yuji Ono is coming off and he is replaced by Kento Hashimoto.
71'Kosuke Kinoshita is coming off and he is replaced by Mutsuki Kato.
71'Satoshi Tanaka is coming off and he is replaced by Yotaro Nakajima.
69'Yellow card for Michael James Fitzgerald.
59'Keisuke Kasai is coming off and he is replaced by Takuya Shimamura.
59'Taiki Arai is coming off and he is replaced by Yuji Hoshi.
48'G O O O A A A L - Kosuke Kinoshita is on target!
46'The second half is underway.
45+4'It's over! The referee blows for half time
2'G O O O A A A L - Shunki Higashi is on target!
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Sun Jul 20 2025 18:04:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Albirex Niigata4-4-2
1
Kazuki Fujita
50
Hiroto Uemura
5
Michael Fitzgerald
35
Kazuhiko Chiba
31
Yuto Horigome
46
Keisuke Kasai
22
Taiki Arai
8
Eiji Shirai
30
Jin Okumura
41
Motoki Hasegawa
99
Yuji Ono
17
Kosuke Kinoshita
39
Sota Nakamura
9
Ryo Germain
24
Shunki Higashi
14
Satoshi Tanaka
6
Hayao Kawabe
15
Shuto Nakano
19
Sho Sasaki
4
Hayato Araki
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
1
Keisuke Osako
Sanfrecce Hiroshima3-4-2-1
Substitutions:
59'
Taiki AraiYuji Hoshi
71'
Satoshi TanakaYotaro Nakajima
59'
Keisuke KasaiTakuya Shimamura
71'
Kosuke KinoshitaMutsuki Kato
72'
Yuji OnoKento Hashimoto
78'
Hayato ArakiNaoto Arai
72'
Yuto HorigomeKakeru Funaki
90'
Ryo GermainValere Germain
84'
Jin OkumuraKen Yamura
90'
Shunki HigashiNaoki Maeda
90'
Kento HashimotoYoshiaki Takagi
Substitute players:
Ryuga Tashiro
Yudai Tanaka
Fumiya Hayakawa
Marcos Junior
Kento Hashimoto
Naoto Arai
Yuji Hoshi
Daiki Suga
Takuya Shimamura
Sota Koshimichi
Yoshiaki Takagi
Yotaro Nakajima
Ken Yamura
Naoki Maeda
Yamato Wakatsuki
Mutsuki Kato
Kakeru Funaki
Valere Germain
Coaches:
Toru Irie
Michael Skibbe
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4Vissel Kobe28105015583626
5Sanfrecce Hiroshima28144915493319
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9Fagiano Okayama FC27339116102623
10Cerezo Osaka2733810894138
11Avispa Fukuoka2713791082726
12Gamba Osaka28-737114133340
13Shimizu S-Pulse27-53288113035
14Tokyo Verdy27-123187121628
15FC Tokyo26-83086122937
16Nagoya Grampus Eight27-82877133341
17Yokohama F.Marinos27-82567142634
18RelegationShonan Bellmare27-202567142242
19RelegationYokohama FC27-172264171835
20RelegationAlbirex Niigata27-202048152747
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