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Kyoto Sanga FC 1-0 V-Varen Nagasaki · J1 League

Kyoto Sanga FC beat V-Varen Nagasaki 1-0 in the J1 League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Kyoto Sanga FC and V-Varen Nagasaki met in the J1 League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA in Kyoto on Saturday, 23 May 2026.

Goalscorers

Kyoto Sanga FC: Rafael Elias 51'. V-Varen Nagasaki did not score.

How the match went

Kyoto Sanga FC saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Kyoto Sanga FC had 22 shots with 8 on target, V-Varen Nagasaki 10 with 0 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Kyoto Sanga FC and 4 to V-Varen Nagasaki. Kyoto Sanga FC conceded 10 fouls, V-Varen Nagasaki 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Kyoto Sanga FC, 1 for V-Varen Nagasaki).

Line-ups

Kyoto Sanga FC started in a 4-3-3: Gakuji Ota, Hidehiro Sugai, Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, Yoshinori Suzuki, Kyo Sato, Ryuma Nakano, Sung-jun Yoon, Temma Matsuda, Masaya Okugawa, Rafael Elias, Haruki Arai.

V-Varen Nagasaki started in a 3-4-2-1: Masaaki Goto, Hijiri Onaga, Kushibiki Kazuki, Eduardo, Masahiro Sekiguchi, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Diego Pituca, Shunya Yoneda, Matheus Jesus, Motoki Hasegawa, Thiago Santana.

More from this competition: J1 League fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Kyoto Sanga FC 0-0 V-Varen Nagasaki.
  2. 51'Goal! Kyoto Sanga FC 1-0 V-Varen Nagasaki. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC) scores, assisted by M. Okugawa.
  3. 70'VAR check complete: the goal for Kyoto Sanga FC stands.
Full commentary (51 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Kyoto Sanga FC vs V-Varen Nagasaki.
  2. 5'Attempt blocked. R. Nakano (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  3. 6'Attempt missed. H. A. Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga FC), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  4. 8'Attempt missed. D. Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 9'Yellow card for T. Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki).
  6. 16'Attempt blocked. M. Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  7. 23'Attempt missed. M. Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  8. 25'Attempt blocked. D. Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  9. 28'Yellow card for H. Arai (Kyoto Sanga FC).
  10. 32'Attempt missed. H. Sugai (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  11. 32'Attempt saved. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  12. 36'Attempt missed. R. Nakano (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 36'Attempt blocked. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  14. 43'Attempt saved. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  15. 45'1 minute of added time.
  16. 45'Half-time. Kyoto Sanga FC 0-0 V-Varen Nagasaki.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 46'Attempt missed. M. Sekiguchi (V-Varen Nagasaki), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 50'Attempt missed. M. Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  20. 51'Goal! Kyoto Sanga FC 1-0 V-Varen Nagasaki. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC) scores, assisted by M. Okugawa.
  21. 53'Attempt blocked. D. Pituca (V-Varen Nagasaki), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  22. 54'Attempt blocked. T. Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  23. 55'Attempt missed. K. Kazuki (V-Varen Nagasaki), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  24. 58'Attempt missed. T. Santana (V-Varen Nagasaki), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  25. 59'Attempt missed. Y. Shunya (V-Varen Nagasaki), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  26. 60'Attempt blocked. K. Sato (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  27. 65'Substitution, V-Varen Nagasaki: T. Kasayanagi comes on for M. Sekiguchi.
  28. 67'Attempt blocked. T. Matsuda (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  29. 68'Attempt saved. S. Yoon (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  30. 70'VAR check complete: the goal for Kyoto Sanga FC stands.
  31. 74'Attempt blocked. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  32. 75'Substitution, V-Varen Nagasaki: N. Campbell comes on for Y. Hotaru.
  33. 75'Attempt missed. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.00.
  34. 76'Substitution, Kyoto Sanga FC: T. Hiraoka comes on for T. Matsuda.
  35. 76'Attempt blocked. R. Nakano (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  36. 78'Attempt blocked. M. Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  37. 79'Off the woodwork! T. Hiraoka (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.36.
  38. 82'Attempt saved. M. Okugawa (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  39. 83'Attempt saved. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  40. 84'Yellow card for H. A. Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga FC).
  41. 85'Substitution, V-Varen Nagasaki: Y. Ryogo comes on for T. Santana.
  42. 85'Substitution, V-Varen Nagasaki: K. Takahata comes on for Y. Shunya.
  43. 85'Substitution, V-Varen Nagasaki: T. Matsumoto comes on for D. Pituca.
  44. 85'Substitution, Kyoto Sanga FC: F. Honda comes on for M. Okugawa.
  45. 87'Attempt missed. M. Jesus (V-Varen Nagasaki), header. xG 0.09.
  46. 88'Attempt blocked. Y. Ryogo (V-Varen Nagasaki), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  47. 89'Substitution, Kyoto Sanga FC: S. Asada comes on for H. Arai.
  48. 89'Substitution, Kyoto Sanga FC: S. Nagasawa comes on for R. Nakano.
  49. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  50. 90+3'Attempt saved. Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  51. 90+3'Attempt saved. S. Nagasawa (Kyoto Sanga FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
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