Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Kashima Antlers, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

22': Naoki Maeda

FT
1 - 0

Kashima Antlers

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima are hosting Kashima Antlers at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

22': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 22'
35': Shu Morooka (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 35'
37': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 37'
45'+3': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 48'
45': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 45'
62': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 62'
62': Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 62'
70': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 70'
70': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 70'
75': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
78': Kyosuke Tagawa (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 78'
78': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 78'
88': Ryotaro Araki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 88'
88': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 88'
90'+6': Sota Koshimichi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 96'

Statistics

KAN		SAN
9	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
62.3	Possession	37.7
14	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	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
6	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: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 24,868

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

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Keisuke Osako (GK)
4	Hayato Araki
19	Sho Sasaki
33	Tsukasa Shiotani
6	Hayao Kawabe
14	Satoshi Tanaka
18	Daiki Suga
13	Naoto Arai
9	Ryo Germain
98	Valère Germain
41	Naoki Maeda

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:

Motoki Ohara, Taichi Yamasaki, Sota Nakamura, Jeong Min-Ki, Shuto Nakano, Yotaro Nakajima, Mutsuki Kato, Sota Koshimichi, Shunki Higashi.

Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
5	Ikuma Sekigawa
55	Naomichi Ueda
2	Koki Anzai
22	Kimito Nono
20	Yu Funabashi
14	Yuta Higuchi
77	Aleksandar Cavric
25	Ryuta Koike
40	Yuma Suzuki
9	Léo Pereira

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Kyosuke Tagawa, Yuta Matsumura, Yuji Kajikawa, Keisuke Tsukui, Kim Tae-Hyeon, Shu Morooka, Ryotaro Araki, Gaku Shibasaki, Kento Misao.

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