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2016 Japanese J League, 2016 Japanese J League - 2nd Stage
Albirex Niigata
3-0-6
, 9 PTS
3
Winner Icon Albirex Niigata
Avispa Fukuoka
1-2-7
, 5 PTS
0
Rafael Silva
(55')
Léo Silva
(81' Pen, 90'+2')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
ALB
AVI
No.
Name
21
Tatsuya Morita
25
Kei Koizumi
4
Michael James
7
Bruno Cortez
2
Kazunari Ono
10
Rafael Silva
9
Ryohei Yamazaki
19
Musashi Suzuki
6
Yuki Kobayashi
37
Gakuto Notsuda
13
Masaru Kato
8
Léo Silva
11
Hiroshi Ibusuki
18
Sho Naruoka
Substitutes
14
Tatsuya Tanaka
24
Ryoma Nishimura
22
Goro Kawanami
17
Yuta Ito
Game Information
Niigata Stadium Big Swan
6:00 AM, August 20, 2016
Niigata, Japan
Attendance: 19,805
Match Timeline
Albirex Niigata
Avispa Fukuoka
39
43
55
57
60
63
65
71
80
81
82
90+2
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