Consadole Sapporo vs Ventforet Kofu, 2017 Japanese J League
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Game Information
Venue: Daiwa House Premist Dome
Location: Sapporo, Japan
Attendance: 19,561
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
Consadole Sapporo
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gu Sung-Yun (GK) |
| 15 | Naoya Kikuchi |
| 24 | Akito Fukumori |
| 4 | Ryuji Kawai |
| 6 | Shingo Hyodo |
| 23 | Diego Macedo |
| 27 | Takuma Arano  |
| 38 | Daiki Suga |
| 48 | Jay Bothroyd |
| 18 | Chanathip Songkrasin |
| 11 | Jonathan Reis |
Ventforet Kofu
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Hiroki Oka (GK) |
| 8 | Ryohei Arai |
| 5 | Ryo Shinzato |
| 35 | Ryo Takano |
| 28 | Yuki Hashizume |
| 6 | Éder Lima |
| 14 | Yusuke Tanaka |
| 2 | Toshio Shimakawa |
| 15 | Akihiro Hyodo |
| 11 | Yuki Horigome |
| 9 | Wilson Fonseca |
Japanese J1 League News
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