Japanese J.League

Kyoto Sanga vs Gamba Osaka, 2026 Japanese J1 League, 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

· Kyoto Sanga win 5-4 on penalties
Kyoto Sanga
  • 89': Haruki Arai
FT - Penalties
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Kyoto Sanga win 5-4 on penalties
Gamba Osaka
  • 90'+4': Harumi Minamino

About

Kyoto Sanga are hosting Gamba Osaka at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kyoto, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

  • 1': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 1'
  • 1': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 1'
  • 2': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 2'
  • 2': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 2'
  • 2': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 2'
  • 3': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Offside at 3'
  • 4': Shinnosuke Nakatani (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 4'
  • 4': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 4'
  • 4': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Shot Blocked at 4'
  • 4': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 4'
  • 5': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 5'
  • 6': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 6'
  • 6': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 6'
  • 6': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 6'
  • 6': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 6'
  • 7': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Offside at 7'
  • 7': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 7'
  • 8': Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Blocked at 8'
  • 8': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 8'
  • 8': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Save at 8'
  • 8': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 8'
  • 8': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 8'
  • 8': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 8'
  • 8': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 8'
  • 9': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 9'
  • 9': Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 9'
  • 9': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 9'
  • 10': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Blocked at 10'
  • 10': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Save at 10'
  • 10': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 10'
  • 11': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 11'
  • 11': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 11'
  • 12': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 12'
  • 12': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 12'
  • 12': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 12'
  • 12': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 12'
  • 12': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 12'
  • 13': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 13'
  • 15': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 15'
  • 15': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 15'
  • 15': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 15'
  • 15': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 15'
  • 16': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 16'
  • 16': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 16'
  • 17': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 17'
  • 17': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 17'
  • 17': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 17'
  • 17': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Save at 17'
  • 17': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 17'
  • 18': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 18'
  • 18': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 18'
  • 19': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 19'
  • 19': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 19'
  • 19': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 19'
  • 20': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 20'
  • 22': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 22'
  • 22': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 22'
  • 23': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 23'
  • 24': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 24'
  • 24': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 24'
  • 24': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 24'
  • 25': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 25'
  • 25': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 25'
  • 25': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 25'
  • 25': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 25'
  • 27': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 27'
  • 27': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 27'
  • 29': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Offside at 29'
  • 30': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 30'
  • 30': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 30'
  • 31': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 31'
  • 31': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 31'
  • 31': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 31'
  • 31': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 31'
  • 32': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 32'
  • 32': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 32'
  • 32': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 32'
  • 32': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Offside at 32'
  • 33': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 33'
  • 33': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Offside at 33'
  • 33': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 33'
  • 34': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 34'
  • 35': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 35'
  • 35': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 35'
  • 36': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 36'
  • 36': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 36'
  • 38': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 38'
  • 38': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 38'
  • 39': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 39'
  • 40': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 40'
  • 40': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 40'
  • 41': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 41'
  • 41': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 41'
  • 42': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 42'
  • 42': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 42'
  • 45': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 45'
  • 45': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 45'
  • 45': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 45'
  • 45': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 45'
  • 45'+1': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 46'
  • 45'+1': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 46'
  • 45'+2': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 47'
  • 45'+2': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 47'
  • 47': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 47'
  • 47': Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 47'
  • 47': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 47'
  • 48': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 48'
  • 49': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 49'
  • 51': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 51'
  • 51': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 51'
  • 51': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Yellow Card at 51'
  • 53': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 53'
  • 53': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Blocked at 53'
  • 53': Kanji Okunuki (Gamba Osaka) Save at 53'
  • 53': Kanji Okunuki (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 53'
  • 54': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 54'
  • 54': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 54'
  • 54': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 54'
  • 54': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 54'
  • 55': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 55'
  • 55': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Shot Off Target at 55'
  • 55': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 55'
  • 55': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 55'
  • 57': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 57'
  • 57': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 57'
  • 58': Barreto (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 58'
  • 58': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 58'
  • 58': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 58'
  • 58': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 58'
  • 59': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 59'
  • 59': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 59'
  • 59': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 59'
  • 59': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 59'
  • 59': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Shot Blocked at 59'
  • 59': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 59'
  • 59': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 59'
  • 59': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 59'
  • 60': Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka) Assists Shot at 60'
  • 60': Shinnosuke Nakatani (Gamba Osaka) Shot Blocked at 60'
  • 60': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 60'
  • 61': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 61'
  • 61': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 61'
  • 62': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 62'
  • 62': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 62'
  • 62': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 62'
  • 62': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 62'
  • 63': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 63'
  • 63': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 63'
  • 63': Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 63'
  • 65': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 65'
  • 66': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 66'
  • 67': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 67'
  • 68': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 68'
  • 68': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 68'
  • 70': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 70'
  • 70': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Substitution at 70'
  • 70': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 70'
  • 70': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 70'
  • 71': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 71'
  • 71': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 71'
  • 72': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 72'
  • 72': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 72'
  • 72': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 72'
  • 73': Taiki Hirato (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 73'
  • 73': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 73'
  • 74': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Shot Blocked at 74'
  • 74': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 74'
  • 74': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 74'
  • 75': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 75'
  • 75': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 75'
  • 75': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 75'
  • 76': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 76'
  • 76': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 76'
  • 77': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 77'
  • 77': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 77'
  • 77': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 77'
  • 78': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 78'
  • 78': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 78'
  • 78': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 78'
  • 79': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 79'
  • 79': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 79'
  • 80': Taiki Hirato (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 80'
  • 80': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 80'
  • 81': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 81'
  • 81': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Offside at 81'
  • 82': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 82'
  • 82': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Blocked Pass at 82'
  • 82': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 82'
  • 84': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 84'
  • 84': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 84'
  • 85': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 85'
  • 85': Shinya Nakano (Gamba Osaka) Foul at 85'
  • 85': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 85'
  • 85': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 85'
  • 85': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Shot On Target at 85'
  • 85': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Save at 85'
  • 85': Taiki Hirato (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 85'
  • 86': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 86'
  • 86': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 86'
  • 86': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 86'
  • 86': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 86'
  • 86': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 86'
  • 87': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 87'
  • 87': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 87'
  • 87': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 87'
  • 88': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 88'
  • 88': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 88'
  • 89': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 89'
  • 89': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Assist at 89'
  • 89': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 89'
  • 90'+1': Shinnosuke Nakatani (Gamba Osaka) Offside at 91'
  • 90'+2': Takuji Yonemoto (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 92'
  • 90'+2': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 92'
  • 90'+2': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 92'
  • 90'+3': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 93'
  • 90'+3': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 93'
  • 90'+3': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 93'
  • 90'+4': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Free Kick at 94'
  • 90'+4': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Goal at 94'
  • 90'+6': Takeru Kishimoto (Gamba Osaka) Throw In at 96'
  • 90'+7': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 97'
  • 90'+7': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 97'
  • 90'+7': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 97'
  • 90'+8': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 98'
  • 90'+8': Rin Mito (Gamba Osaka) Corner Kick at 98'
  • 90'+8': Taiki Hirato (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 98'
  • 90'+8': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Off Target at 98'
  • 91': Harumi Minamino (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 91'
  • 92': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 93': Ryotaro Meshino (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 94': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Missed at 94'
  • 94': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Saved at 94'
  • 95': Shinnosuke Nakatani (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Missed at 95'
  • 95': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Saved at 95'
  • 96': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Scored at 96'
  • 97': Deniz Hümmet (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 97'
  • 98': Takuji Yonemoto (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Scored at 98'
  • 98': Genta Miura (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Scored at 98'
  • 99': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Scored at 99'
  • 100': Ryoya Yamashita (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Missed at 100'
  • 100': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Saved at 100'
  • 101': Taiki Hirato (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Missed at 101'
  • 101': Rui Araki (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Saved at 101'
  • 102': Tokuma Suzuki (Gamba Osaka) Penalty - Missed at 102'
  • 102': Gakuji Ota (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Saved at 102'
  • 103': Shinnosuke Fukuda (Kyoto Sanga) Penalty - Scored at 103'

Statistics

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7 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 0
47.8 Possession 52.2
9 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 2
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
188 Accurate Passes 220
331 Passes 349
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
2 Accurate Crosses 8
9 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.4
80 Long Balls 42
29 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 12
23 Effective Clearances 27
23 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Attendance: 19,891

Japanese J1 League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vissel Kobe 18 +6 35
2 Cerezo Osaka 18 +7 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 +3 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 +8 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

KYO Kyoto Sanga (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gakuji Ota (GK)
50 Yoshinori Suzuki
5 Hisashi Appiah Tawiah
44 Kyo Sato
2 Shinnosuke Fukuda
25 Yoon Sung-Jun
16 Taiyo Hiraoka
6 João Pedro Mendes
88 Barreto
18 Temma Matsuda
11 Marco Túlio
Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:
Papagaio , Takuji Yonemoto, Hidehiro Sugai, Shogo Asada, Kentaro Kakoi, David, Haruki Arai, Ryuma Nakano, Taiki Hirato.

GAM Gamba Osaka (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Rui Araki (GK)
4 Shinnosuke Nakatani
5 Genta Miura
47 Shinya Nakano
15 Takeru Kishimoto
7 Takashi Usami Yellow Card
27 Rin Mito
16 Tokuma Suzuki
23 Deniz Hümmet
44 Kanji Okunuki
17 Ryoya Yamashita
Gamba Osaka Substitutes:
Shu Kurata, Ryotaro Meshino, Masaaki Higashiguchi, Ginjiro Ikegaya, Harumi Minamino, Takato Yamamoto, Ryo Hatsuse, Jiro Nakamura, Shoji Toyama.

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