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Kashima 2-0 Vissel Kobe in the J1 League, Final at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima (40,728 capacity).
Kashima won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 12 and conceding 10.
Vissel Kobe won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–L), scoring 11 and conceding 8.
The two sides have met 10 times: Kashima 4 wins, Vissel Kobe 5, 1 draw.
Foul by Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe).
Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Homare Tokuda (Kashima Antlers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keisuke Tsukui.
Offside, Kashima Antlers. Léo Ceará is caught offside.
Ikuma Sekigawa (Kashima Antlers) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Kashima Antlers. Conceded by Mitsuki Hidaka.
Substitution, Kashima Antlers. Keisuke Tsukui replaces Kei Chinen.
Yuta Higuchi (Kashima Antlers) is shown the yellow card.
Gotoku Sakai (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Léo Ceará (Kashima Antlers).
Attempt saved. Boniface Nduka (Vissel Kobe) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yuji Kajikawa (Kashima Antlers). Assisted by Rikuto Hirose with a cross.
Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Yuji Kajikawa.
Attempt saved. Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yuji Kajikawa (Kashima Antlers).
Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kimito Nono (Kashima Antlers).
Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Ren Komatsu replaces Yuya Osako.
Attempt saved. Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Shuichi Gonda (Vissel Kobe). Assisted by Naomichi Ueda.
Attempt missed. Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kimito Nono.
Foul by Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe).
Kei Chinen (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Kashima Antlers. Naomichi Ueda is caught offside.
Foul by Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe).
Ikuma Sekigawa (Kashima Antlers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Naomichi Ueda.
Offside, Kashima Antlers. Léo Ceará is caught offside.
Goal! Kashima Antlers 2, Vissel Kobe 0. Koki Anzai (Kashima Antlers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaku Shibasaki.
Attempt saved. Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yuji Kajikawa (Kashima Antlers).
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