Japanese J.League

Albirex Niigata vs Kyoto Sanga, 2025 Japanese J1 League

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Albirex Niigata
  • 19': Ken Yamura (P)
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Kyoto Sanga
  • 72': Papagaio
  • 86': Masaya Okugawa

About

Albirex Niigata are hosting Kyoto Sanga at Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Niigata, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

  • 19': Ken Yamura (Albirex Niigata) Penalty - Scored at 19'
  • 41': Takuji Yonemoto (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 41'
  • 45': Sota Kawasaki (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
  • 46': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 46'
  • 56': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 56'
  • 65': Yamato Wakatsuki (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 65'
  • 65': Yuji Ono (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 65'
  • 66': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 66'
  • 72': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 72'
  • 80': Keisuke Kasai (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 80'
  • 80': Kento Hashimoto (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 80'
  • 86': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 86'
  • 87': Danilo Gomes (Albirex Niigata) Substitution at 87'
  • 90'+4': Patrick (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

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20 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 0
50.9 Possession 49.1
10 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
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 6
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: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
Location: Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 22,266

Japanese J1 League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Kashima Antlers 19 +14 40
2 Kyoto Sanga 20 +8 34
3 Urawa Red Diamonds 21 +6 34
4 Kashiwa Reysol 19 +5 34
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ALB Albirex Niigata (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kazuki Fujita (GK)
3 Hayato Inamura
2 Jason Geria
31 Yuto Horigome
25 Soya Fujiwara
41 Motoki Hasegawa
19 Yuji Hoshi
6 Hiroki Akiyama
9 Ken Yamura
30 Jin Okumura
16 Yota Komi
Albirex Niigata Substitutes:
Daisuke Yoshimitsu, Yamato Wakatsuki, Michael James, Kento Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Takagi, Keisuke Kasai, Yuji Ono, Danilo Gomes, Fumiya Hayakawa.

KYO Kyoto Sanga (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gu Sung-Yun (GK)
50 Yoshinori Suzuki
24 Yuta Miyamoto
44 Kyo Sato
2 Shinnosuke Fukuda
10 Shimpei Fukuoka
39 Taiki Hirato
8 Takuji Yonemoto Yellow Card
9 Papagaio
18 Temma Matsuda Yellow Card
14 Taichi Hara
Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:
Gakuji Ota, Sota Kawasaki, Patrick, Masaya Okugawa, Sora Hiraga, Hidehiro Sugai, Murilo, João Pedro Mendes, Kodai Nagata.

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