V-Varen Nagasaki vs FC Tokyo, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 3': Yuto Iwasaki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 3'
- 20': Masahiro Sekiguchi (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 20'
- 37': Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo) Goal at 37'
- 45'+4': Shion Homma (FC Tokyo) Goal at 45'+4'
- 45': Kenshin Yasuda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 45'
- 48': Takahiro Koh (FC Tokyo) Yellow Card at 48'
- 55': Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo) Goal at 55'
- 58': Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 58'
- 60': Kento Hashimoto (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Fuki Yamada (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Soma Anzai (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 60'
- 67': Teruhito Nakagawa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 67'
- 70': Rei-Jin Kou (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Diego Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 70'
- 77': Matheus Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 77'
- 78': Norman Campbell (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 78'
- 79': Kyota Tokiwa (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 79'
- 83': Hirokazu Ishikara (FC Tokyo) Substitution at 83'
Statistics
 TOK |
VVN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 49.3 | Possession | 50.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 472 | Accurate Passes | 458 |
| 543 | Passes | 554 |
| 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 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 26 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 22 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank
Location: Nagasaki, Japan
Japanese J1 League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | +7 | 19 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | +14 | 17 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 8 | +11 | 17 |
Line-Ups
V-Varen Nagasaki (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Masaaki Goto (GK) |
| 29 | Ikki Arai |
| 6 | Yusei Egawa |
| 50 | Ryosuke Shindo |
| 24 | Riku Yamada |
| 5 | Hotaru Yamaguchi |
| 23 | Shunya Yoneda |
| 22 | Hijiri Onaga |
| 9 | Thiago Santana |
| 8 | Yuto Iwasaki  |
| 41 | Motoki Hasegawa |
FC Tokyo (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 81 | Kim Seung-Gyu (GK) |
| 4 | Hayato Inamura |
| 24 | Alexander Scholz |
| 6 | Kashifu Bangunagande |
| 2 | Sei Muroya |
| 8 | Takahiro Koh |
| 18 | Kento Hashimoto |
| 19 | Shion Homma |
| 10 | Kein Sato |
| 9 | Marcelo Ryan |
| 26 | Motoki Nagakura |
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