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2016 Japanese J League, 2016 Japanese J League - 2nd Stage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4-2-3
, 14 PTS
0
Ventforet Kofu
3-2-4
, 11 PTS
1
Winner Icon Ventforet Kofu
Yusuke Tanaka
(77')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
SAN
KOFU
No.
Name
1
Takuto Hayashi
5
Kazuhiko Chiba
16
Kohei Shimizu
8
Kazuyuki Morisaki
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
14
Mihael Mikic
28
Takuya Marutani
11
Hisato Sato
44
Anderson Lopes
30
Kosei Shibasaki
9
Peter Utaka
22
Yusuke Minagawa
Substitutes
25
Yusuke Chajima
34
Soya Takahashi
13
Takuya Masuda
37
Kazuya Miyahara
Game Information
Edion Stadium Hiroshima
6:00 AM, August 20, 2016
Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 11,853
Match Timeline
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Ventforet Kofu
15
54
59
62
66
72
77
79
80
90+4
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