Kashima Antlers vs Albirex Niigata, 2025 Japanese J1 League
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Match Commentary
- 10': Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 10'
- 44': Ken Yamura (Albirex Niigata) Goal at 44'
- 61': Kaito Taniguchi (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 61'
- 62': Miguel Silveira (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 62'
- 62': Shu Morooka (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 62'
- 71': Eiji Miyamoto (Albirex Niigata) Yellow Card at 71'
- 73': Danilo Gomes (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 73'
- 76': Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 76'
- 76': Yu Funabashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 76'
- 78': Hayato Inamura (Albirex Niigata) Own Goal at 78'
- 85': Jason Geria (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 85'
- 85': Riku Ochiai (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 85'
- 90'+3': Kim Tae-Hyeon (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 93'
- 90'+4': Homare Tokuda (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 94'
Statistics
 ALB |
KAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 61.1 | Possession | 38.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 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 | 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
Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan
Attendance: 12,106
Japanese J1 League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Tokyo | 14 | +25 | 33 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | +11 | 31 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 14 | +22 | 30 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | +20 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tomoki Hayakawa (GK) |
| 5 | Ikuma Sekigawa |
| 55 | Naomichi Ueda |
| 2 | Koki Anzai |
| 22 | Kimito Nono |
| 10 | Gaku Shibasaki |
| 14 | Yuta Higuchi |
| 27 | Yuta Matsumura |
| 25 | Ryuta Koike |
| 40 | Yuma Suzuki |
| 9 | Léo Pereira |
Albirex Niigata (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kazuki Fujita (GK) |
| 3 | Hayato Inamura |
| 5 | Michael James |
| 31 | Yuto Horigome |
| 25 | Soya Fujiwara |
| 19 | Yuji Hoshi |
| 8 | Eiji Miyamoto  |
| 30 | Jin Okumura |
| 28 | Shusuke Ota |
| 9 | Ken Yamura |
| 41 | Motoki Hasegawa |
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