Japanese J.League

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Mito Hollyhock, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Placement Playoffs

· 1st Leg
V-Varen Nagasaki
  • 1': Matheus Jesus
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
Mito Hollyhock

    About

    V-Varen Nagasaki are hosting Mito Hollyhock at PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank, Nagasaki, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

    Match Commentary

    • 1': Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) Goal at 1'
    • 59': Hayata Yamamoto (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 59'
    • 59': Patryck Ferreira (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 59'
    • 61': Shunya Yoneda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 61'
    • 61': Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 61'
    • 72': Tenmu Matsumoto (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 72'
    • 74': Koki Ando (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 74'
    • 74': Yuto Nagao (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 74'
    • 79': Ryo Nemoto (Mito Hollyhock) Substitution at 79'
    • 83': Hayato Teruyama (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 83'
    • 83': Keita Nakamura (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 83'

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 0
    2 Saves 4
    57 Possession 43
    13 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    525 Accurate Passes 383
    615 Passes 471
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    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
    4 Effective Tackles 9
    10 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    13 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: Japanese J.League

    Venue: PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank
    Location: Nagasaki, Japan
    Attendance: 17,237

    Line-Ups

    VVN V-Varen Nagasaki (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Masaaki Goto (GK)
    4 Eduardo
    6 Yusei Egawa
    22 Hijiri Onaga
    44 Harumu Nabeshima
    5 Hotaru Yamaguchi
    17 Keita Takahata
    3 Masahiro Sekiguchi
    10 Matheus Jesus
    33 Tsubasa Kasayanagi
    41 Motoki Hasegawa
    V-Varen Nagasaki Substitutes:
    Shunya Yoneda, Hayato Teruyama, Takashi Sawada, Roh Hyeong-Jun, Keita Nakamura, Tenmu Matsumoto, Go Hatano, Diego Pituca , Norman Campbell.

    MITO Mito Hollyhock (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    34 Konosuke Nishikawa (GK)
    17 Kenta Itakura
    2 Danilo Cardoso
    7 Sho Omori
    25 Takumi Mase
    8 Chihiro Kato
    19 Taishi Senba
    14 Mizuki Arai
    70 Matheus Leiria Dos Santos
    11 Yoshiki Torikai
    29 Keisuke Tada
    Mito Hollyhock Substitutes:
    Patryck Ferreira, Shohei Aihara, Koki Ando, Takahiro Ilda, Seiya Inoue, Shuhei Matsubara, Yuto Nagao, Ryo Nemoto, Hayata Yamamoto.

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