Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Ichihara-Chiba, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 15': Daisuke Suzuki (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 15'
- 19': Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Red Diamonds) Goal at 19'
- 31': Boniface Nduka (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Goal at 31'
- 45': Shuta Sasa (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 45'
- 55': Kenta Nemoto (Urawa Red Diamonds) Goal at 55'
- 58': Hiiro Komori (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 58'
- 61': Indio (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 61'
- 66': Ken Yamura (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 66'
- 68': Kazuki Tanaka (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 68'
- 73': Taishi Taguchi (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Naohiro Sugiyama (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Takumi Tsukui (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 73'
- 81': Shuta Sasa (Urawa Red Diamonds) Goal at 81'
- 83': Leonardo Rocha (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Substitution at 83'
- 83': Ado Onaiwu (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 83'
- 87': Indio (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 87'
- 89': Taishi Taguchi (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Yellow Card at 89'
- 90': Jumpei Hayakawa (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 90'
- 90': Kotaro Hayashi (Urawa Red Diamonds) Substitution at 90'
- 90'+1': Takumi Tsukui (JEF United Ichihara-Chiba) Goal at 90'+1'
Statistics
 JEF |
URA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 49 | Possession | 51 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 205 | Accurate Passes | 213 |
| 322 | Passes | 334 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 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 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 31 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
Location: Saitama, Japan
Japanese J1 League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 11 | +20 | 26 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 11 | +13 | 24 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | +15 | 23 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 11 | +7 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Urawa Red Diamonds (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shusaku Nishikawa (GK) |
| 2 | Yuta Miyamoto |
| 5 | Kenta Nemoto |
| 3 | Danilo Boza |
| 12 | Tatsuki Seko |
| 25 | Kaito Yasui |
| 88 | Yoichi Naganuma |
| 6 | Miki Yamane |
| 36 | Renji Hidano |
| 10 | Matheus Sávio |
| 7 | Takuro Kaneko |
JEF United Ichihara-Chiba (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | José Suárez (GK) |
| 2 | Boniface Nduka |
| 13 | Daisuke Suzuki  |
| 67 | Masaru Hidaka |
| 15 | Takayuki Mae |
| 41 | Takuya Yasui |
| 6 | Luiz Eduardo Fleuri Pacheco |
| 37 | Makoto Himeno |
| 7 | Kazuki Tanaka |
| 29 | Ken Yamura |
| 99 | Erison |
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