Japanese J.League

Albirex Niigata vs Ventforet Kofu, 2017 Japanese J League

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Albirex Niigata
  • 18': Éder Lima (OG)
FT
1 - 0
Ventforet Kofu

    About

    Albirex Niigata are hosting Ventforet Kofu at Niigata Stadium Big Swan, Niigata, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

    Game Information

    Competition: Japanese J.League

    Venue: Niigata Stadium Big Swan
    Location: Niigata, Japan
    Attendance: 16,461

    Japanese J1 League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Vissel Kobe 36 +22 68
    2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 +27 65
    3 Machida Zelvia 36 +21 63
    4 Gamba Osaka 36 +11 60
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ALB Albirex Niigata

    No. Name
    1 Koki Otani (GK)
    8 Kei Koizumi
    50 Seitaro Tomisawa
    4 Ju-Hun Song
    27 Yuto Horigome
    6 Ryota Isomura
    13 Masaru Kato
    9 Ryohei Yamazaki
    7 Rony
    40 Ogawa Yoshizumi
    32 Atsushi Kawata
    Albirex Niigata Substitutes:
    Kazunari Ono, Noriyoshi Sakai, Takamitsu Tomiyama, Tatsuya Morita, Kisho Yano, Tanque, Romero Frank.

    KOFU Ventforet Kofu

    No. Name
    1 Kohei Kawata (GK)
    8 Ryohei Arai
    5 Ryo Shinzato
    22 Yuta Koide
    6 Éder Lima
    35 Ryo Takano
    40 Shohei Ogura
    2 Toshio Shimakawa
    14 Yusuke Tanaka
    20 Masato Kurogi
    39 Lins
    Ventforet Kofu Substitutes:
    Yuki Horigome, Hideomi Yamamoto, Dudu, Hiroto Hatao, Hiroki Oka, Yuki Hashizume, Masaru Matsuhashi.

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