Japanese J.League

Kyoto Sanga vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2026 Japanese J1 League, 2026 J1 100 Year Vision League

· Japanese J.League
Kyoto Sanga
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    Sanfrecce Hiroshima
    • 29': Sota Nakamura
    • 49': Akito Suzuki
    • 51': Mutsuki Kato
    • 75': Taishi Matsumoto

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 1': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 1'
    • 1': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 1'
    • 2': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 2'
    • 2': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Hit Woodwork at 2'
    • 2': Masaaki Murakami (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 2'
    • 2': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 2'
    • 2': Masaaki Murakami (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 2'
    • 3': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 3'
    • 3': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 3'
    • 5': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 5'
    • 5': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 5'
    • 5': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 5'
    • 5': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 5'
    • 5': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 5'
    • 6': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 6'
    • 6': Temma Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 6'
    • 7': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 7'
    • 7': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 7'
    • 7': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 7'
    • 8': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 8'
    • 8': Alex Negueba (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 8'
    • 9': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 9'
    • 10': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 10'
    • 10': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 10'
    • 10': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 10'
    • 11': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 11'
    • 11': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 11'
    • 11': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 11'
    • 12': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 12'
    • 12': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 12'
    • 12': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 12'
    • 13': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 13'
    • 13': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 13'
    • 13': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 13'
    • 13': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 13'
    • 13': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 13'
    • 15': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 15'
    • 15': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 15'
    • 15': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 15'
    • 15': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 15'
    • 15': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 15'
    • 15': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 15'
    • 15': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 15'
    • 17': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Shot Blocked at 17'
    • 17': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 17'
    • 17': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 17'
    • 21': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 21'
    • 21': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 21'
    • 22': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 22'
    • 23': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 23'
    • 23': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 23'
    • 24': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 24'
    • 24': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 24'
    • 24': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 24'
    • 24': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 24'
    • 24': Masaaki Murakami (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 24'
    • 24': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 24'
    • 24': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 24'
    • 25': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 25'
    • 25': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 25'
    • 28': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 28'
    • 28': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 28'
    • 29': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 29'
    • 29': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 29'
    • 29': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assist at 29'
    • 31': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 31'
    • 31': Yoshinori Suzuki (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 31'
    • 32': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 32'
    • 32': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 32'
    • 32': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 32'
    • 34': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 34'
    • 34': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 34'
    • 34': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 34'
    • 34': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 34'
    • 35': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 35'
    • 36': Henrique (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 36'
    • 36': Henrique (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 36'
    • 37': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 37'
    • 38': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 38'
    • 38': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 38'
    • 39': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Shot On Target at 39'
    • 39': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 39'
    • 40': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 40'
    • 40': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 40'
    • 40': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 40'
    • 40': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 40'
    • 41': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 41'
    • 41': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 41'
    • 42': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 42'
    • 42': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 42'
    • 43': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 43'
    • 43': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 43'
    • 44': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 44'
    • 44': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 44'
    • 44': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 44'
    • 44': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 44'
    • 45': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 45'
    • 45': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 45'
    • 45': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Off Target at 45'
    • 45': Sho Sasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 45'
    • 45'+1': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 46'
    • 45'+2': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 47'
    • 45'+2': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 47'
    • 45'+2': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 47'
    • 45'+3': Masaaki Murakami (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 48'
    • 45'+3': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 48'
    • 45'+4': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 49'
    • 45'+4': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Assists Shot at 49'
    • 45'+4': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Shot On Target at 49'
    • 45'+4': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Save at 49'
    • 45'+4': Ryuma Nakano (Kyoto Sanga) Offside at 49'
    • 45'+5': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 50'
    • 45': Fuchi Honda (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 45'
    • 47': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 47'
    • 47': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 47'
    • 47': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 47'
    • 48': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot On Target at 48'
    • 48': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 48'
    • 48': Masaaki Murakami (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 48'
    • 48': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 48'
    • 49': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 49'
    • 49': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assist at 49'
    • 50': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 50'
    • 50': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 50'
    • 51': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 51'
    • 51': Mutsuki Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal - Header at 51'
    • 51': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assist at 51'
    • 52': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 52'
    • 53': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 53'
    • 53': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 53'
    • 54': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 54'
    • 56': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Offside at 56'
    • 58': Masaaki Murakami (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 58'
    • 58': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 58'
    • 60': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 60'
    • 60': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 60'
    • 61': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 61'
    • 61': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 61'
    • 61': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 61'
    • 61': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 61'
    • 61': Naoto Arai (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 61'
    • 62': Henrique (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 62'
    • 64': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 64'
    • 65': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 65'
    • 65': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 65'
    • 65': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 65'
    • 65': Kyo Sato (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 65'
    • 66': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 66'
    • 66': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 66'
    • 67': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 67'
    • 67': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 67'
    • 68': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 68'
    • 69': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 69'
    • 69': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 69'
    • 69': Fuchi Honda (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 69'
    • 70': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 70'
    • 70': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 70'
    • 70': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 70'
    • 70': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 70'
    • 70': Henrique (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 70'
    • 70': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Corner Kick at 70'
    • 75': Taishi Matsumoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Goal at 75'
    • 75': Sota Nakamura (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assist at 75'
    • 76': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 76'
    • 76': Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 76'
    • 76': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 76'
    • 76': Masaya Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 76'
    • 76': Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 76'
    • 77': Ryo Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Shot Blocked at 77'
    • 77': Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Assists Shot at 77'
    • 77': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Save at 77'
    • 78': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 78'
    • 79': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 79'
    • 79': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 79'
    • 79': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 79'
    • 79': Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Foul at 79'
    • 79': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 79'
    • 80': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 80'
    • 82': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 82'
    • 82': Taiyo Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 82'
    • 83': Hayao Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 83'
    • 83': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 83'
    • 83': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Shot On Target at 83'
    • 84': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 84'
    • 84': Taichi Yamasaki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 84'
    • 84': Papagaio (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 84'
    • 85': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Foul at 85'
    • 86': Shimon Kobayashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 86'
    • 86': Masaaki Murakami (Kyoto Sanga) Free Kick at 86'
    • 86': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 86'
    • 86': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 86'
    • 86': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 86'
    • 88': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 88'
    • 88': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 88'
    • 88': Hidehiro Sugai (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 88'
    • 90': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 90'
    • 90': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 90'
    • 90': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 90'
    • 90': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Corner Kick at 90'
    • 90'+2': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 92'
    • 90'+3': Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Blocked Pass at 93'
    • 90'+3': Shogo Asada (Kyoto Sanga) Blocked Pass at 93'
    • 90'+4': Yoon Sung-Jun (Kyoto Sanga) Throw In at 94'
    • 90'+5': Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Free Kick at 95'
    • 90'+6': Shuto Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Throw In at 96'

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 1
    2 Saves 3
    44.7 Possession 55.3
    17 SHOTS 3
    9 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    211 Accurate Passes 284
    301 Passes 396
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    27 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 54
    19 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 8
    22 Tackles 10
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 7
    35 Effective Clearances 34
    35 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: Japanese J.League

    Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
    Location: Kyoto, Japan
    Attendance: 16,040

    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
    94 Masaaki Murakami (GK)
    34 Henrique Yellow Card
    50 Yoshinori Suzuki
    44 Kyo Sato
    22 Hidehiro Sugai
    25 Yoon Sung-Jun
    48 Ryuma Nakano
    6 João Pedro Mendes Yellow Card
    9 Papagaio
    17 Alex Negueba
    18 Temma Matsuda
    Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:
    Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, Shogo Asada, Masaya Okugawa, Yusuke Ishida, Fuchi Honda, Haruki Arai, Gakuji Ota, Shun Nagasawa, Taiyo Hiraoka.

    SAN Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Keisuke Osako (GK)
    3 Taichi Yamasaki
    19 Sho Sasaki
    33 Tsukasa Shiotani
    13 Naoto Arai Yellow Card
    6 Hayao Kawabe
    24 Shunki Higashi
    15 Shuto Nakano
    10 Akito Suzuki
    39 Sota Nakamura
    11 Mutsuki Kato
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima Substitutes:
    Shimon Kobayashi, Motoki Ohara, Taishi Matsumoto, Yusuke Chajima, Naoki Maeda, Kosuke Kinoshita, Ryo Germain, Takaaki Shichi, Issei Ouchi.

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