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Albirex Niigata 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima · J1 League

Albirex Niigata lost to Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-2 in the J1 League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Albirex Niigata and Sanfrecce Hiroshima met in the J1 League at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata on Sunday, 20 July 2025.

Goalscorers

Albirex Niigata did not score. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: H. Shunki 2'; K. Kosuke 48'.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Albirex Niigata, 0 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima).

Line-ups

Albirex Niigata started in a 4-2-3-1: Kazuki Fujita, Hiroto Uemura, Michael James Fitzgerald, Kazuhiko Chiba, Yuto Horigome, Taiki Arai, Eiji Shirai, Keisuke Kasai, Motoki Hasegawa, Jin Okumura, Yuji Ono.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima started in a 3-4-2-1: Keisuke Osako, Tsukasa Shiotani, Hayato Araki, Sho Sasaki, Shuto Nakano, Hayao Kawabe, Satoshi Tanaka, Shunki Higashi, Ryo Germain, Sota Nakamura, Kinoshita Kosuke.

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Minute by minute

  1. 2'Goal! Albirex Niigata 0-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. H. Shunki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Albirex Niigata 0-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  3. 48'Goal! Albirex Niigata 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. K. Kosuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) scores.
  4. 90'Full-time. Albirex Niigata 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Albirex Niigata vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  2. 2'Goal! Albirex Niigata 0-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. H. Shunki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) scores.
  3. 2'Attempt blocked. R. Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  4. 6'Attempt missed. R. Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  5. 10'Attempt missed. R. Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  6. 12'Attempt missed. H. Uemura (Albirex Niigata), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 12'Attempt saved. K. Kosuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
  8. 14'Attempt blocked. H. Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.26.
  9. 14'Off the woodwork! S. Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), header from a corner. xG 0.17.
  10. 22'Attempt blocked. J. Okumura (Albirex Niigata), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  11. 28'Attempt missed. E. Shirai (Albirex Niigata), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 31'Attempt missed. J. Okumura (Albirex Niigata), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  13. 35'Attempt missed. H. Shunki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  14. 38'Attempt missed. K. Chiba (Albirex Niigata), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  15. 42'Attempt saved. K. Kasai (Albirex Niigata), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  16. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+1'Attempt missed. K. Kasai (Albirex Niigata), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  18. 45'Half-time. Albirex Niigata 0-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 48'Goal! Albirex Niigata 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. K. Kosuke (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) scores.
  21. 48'Attempt saved. S. Nakano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  22. 51'Attempt blocked. M. Hasegawa (Albirex Niigata), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  23. 56'Attempt saved. K. Hayao (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 59'Substitution, Albirex Niigata: Y. Hoshi comes on for T. Arai.
  25. 59'Substitution, Albirex Niigata: T. Shimamura comes on for K. Kasai.
  26. 59'Attempt missed. R. Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  27. 65'Attempt missed. M. Hasegawa (Albirex Niigata), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  28. 65'Attempt missed. H. Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  29. 69'Yellow card for M. J. Fitzgerald (Albirex Niigata).
  30. 71'Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima: K. Mutsuki comes on for K. Kosuke.
  31. 71'Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Y. Nakajima comes on for S. Tanaka.
  32. 72'Substitution, Albirex Niigata: K. Funaki comes on for Y. Horigome.
  33. 72'Substitution, Albirex Niigata: K. Hashimoto comes on for Y. Ono.
  34. 72'Attempt missed. H. Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  35. 77'Attempt saved. M. Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  36. 78'Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima: A. Naoto comes on for H. Araki.
  37. 82'Yellow card for K. Chiba (Albirex Niigata).
  38. 84'Substitution, Albirex Niigata: K. Yamura comes on for J. Okumura.
  39. 87'Attempt missed. E. Shirai (Albirex Niigata), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  40. 89'Attempt missed. H. Uemura (Albirex Niigata), right-footed shot. xG 0.43.
  41. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  42. 90+1'Attempt blocked. Y. Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  43. 90+2'Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima: M. Naoki comes on for H. Shunki.
  44. 90+2'Substitution, Sanfrecce Hiroshima: V. Germain comes on for R. Germain.
  45. 90+7'Substitution, Albirex Niigata: Y. Takagi comes on for T. Shimamura.
  46. 90+9'Attempt missed. K. Funaki (Albirex Niigata), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  47. 90+10'Attempt saved. V. Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  48. 90+11'Attempt missed. A. Naoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  49. 90+12'Attempt saved. A. Naoto (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), header. xG 0.25.
  50. 90'Full-time. Albirex Niigata 0-2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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