Tokyo Verdy 4-1 Thespa Gunma · Emperor Cup
Tokyo Verdy beat Thespa Gunma 4-1 in the Emperor Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Tokyo Verdy and Thespa Gunma met in the Emperor Cup on Wednesday, 26 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Tokyo Verdy: S. Kanda 24'; R. Shirai 70'; I. Kumatoriya 89'; G. Nakamura 90'. Thespa Gunma: S. Izuma 65'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Tokyo Verdy and 3 to Thespa Gunma. Tokyo Verdy conceded 7 fouls, Thespa Gunma 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Tokyo Verdy, 2 for Thespa Gunma).
Line-ups
Tokyo Verdy started in a 4-3-3: Yuya Nagasawa, Shuhei Mizoguchi, Maaya Sako, Kaito Suzuki, Riku Matsuda, Koki Morita, Soma Meshino, Yuan Matsuhashi, Soma Kanda, Ryosuke Shirai, Shion Nakayama.
Thespa Gunma started in a 3-4-2-1: Je-hee Kim, Ryo Nakamura, Rikiru Nakano, Tatsushi Koyanagi, Taishi Tamashiro, Yuya Ikeshita, Takatora Harada, Shido Izuma, Manato Hyakuda, Masato Nuki, Shota Tanaka.
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