Kashima Antlers vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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Kashima Antlers

2': Léo Pereira (P)
5': Aleksandar Cavric

FT
2 - 0

V-Varen Nagasaki

About

Kashima Antlers are hosting V-Varen Nagasaki at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

2': Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers) Penalty - Scored at 2'
5': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 5'
23': Tenmu Matsumoto (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 23'
43': Jonathan Júnior (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 43'
45': Ryoya Ogawa (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
54': Kenshin Yasuda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 54'
55': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 55'
67': Ryosuke Shindo (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 67'
67': Ryogo Yamasaki (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 67'
72': Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 72'
72': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 72'
82': Kenshin Yasuda (V-Varen Nagasaki) Yellow Card at 82'
85': Homare Tokuda (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 85'
85': Hijiri Onaga (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 85'
85': Takashi Sawada (V-Varen Nagasaki) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

VVN		KAN
19	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
51.2	Possession	48.8
16	SHOTS	5
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
420	Accurate Passes	405
488	Passes	474
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
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
3	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	9
13	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
20	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Location: Kashima, Japan

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	10	+19	23
2	FC Tokyo	10	+13	23
3	Kashiwa Reysol	10	+5	21
4	Machida Zelvia	9	+12	20

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
5	Ikuma Sekigawa
55	Naomichi Ueda
19	Sho Omori
23	Keisuke Tsukui
8	Matheus Bueno
10	Gaku Shibasaki
17	Élber
24	Haruki Hayashi
77	Aleksandar Cavric
9	Léo Pereira

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Kento Misao, Homare Tokuda, Yuta Matsumura, Anthony Motosuna, Taiki Yamada, Kim Tae-Hyeon, Minato Yoshida, Yuma Suzuki, Ryoya Ogawa.

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

No.	Name
1	Masaaki Goto (GK)
29	Ikki Arai
31	Kanta Doi
25	Takuma Ominami
41	Motoki Hasegawa
5	Hotaru Yamaguchi
23	Shunya Yoneda
88	Asahi Masuyama
99	Jonathan Júnior
34	Tenmu Matsumoto
10	Matheus Jesus

V-Varen Nagasaki Substitutes:

Ryosuke Shindo, Go Hatano, Takashi Sawada, Riku Yamada, Ryogo Yamasaki, Yuto Iwasaki, Kenshin Yasuda, Diego Pituca, Hijiri Onaga.

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