Vegalta Sendai vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021

Vegalta Sendai

1 – 2

Full Time

FC Tokyo

Wed 25 Aug 2021 · 10:00 Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview
• Events
• Lineups
• H2H

• Match Preview

  Vegalta Sendai vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

  • Vegalta Sendai 36 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
  • FC Tokyo 36 games · 49 pts (2026/26)

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Kawasaki Frontale	36	88
  2	Yokohama F.Marinos	36	75
  3	Vissel Kobe	36	70
  4	Nagoya Grampus	36	65
  5	Kashima Antlers	36	63
  6	Urawa Red Diamonds	36	62
  7	Sagan Tosu FC	36	59
  8	Avispa Fukuoka	36	52
  9	FC Tokyo	36	49
  10	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	36	46
  11	Cerezo Osaka FC	36	45
  12	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	36	45
  13	Gamba Osaka	36	43
  14	Kashiwa Reysol	36	41
  15	Shonan Bellmare	36	36
  16	Shimizu S-Pulse	36	36
  17	Tokushima Vortis	36	33
  18	Oita FC Trinita	36	29
  19	Vegalta Sendai	36	27
  20	Yokohama FC	36	27

• Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vegalta Sendai to score. At the same time, FC Tokyo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The travelling FC Tokyo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Cayman Togashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' Goal! Joan Oumari scores his 4 goal in 262 matches.
  • 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 415 games and scored 375 goals.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Vegalta Sendai player. Tawiah gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tokyo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Ryoma Kida is replaced by Shogo Nakahara.
  • 51' FC Tokyo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 62' What an equalizer from Tawiah!
  • 66' The whistle greets Ryoma Watanabe as he departs to be replaced by Adailton.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tokyo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 74' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Hirotaka Mita gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Kunimitsu Sekiguchi by Koji Hachisuka on 76 minute.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Yojiro Takahagi departs to be replaced by Keigo Higashi.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hirotaka Mita made 421 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Vegalta Sendai receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Sensational shot from Diego Oliveira. FC Tokyo is back in the lead.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Tokyo players.

• Vegalta Sendai

  Starting XI

  • 7
    Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Koji Hachisuka 76'
  • 42
    Cayman Togashi ↓ Felippe Cardoso 76'
  • 8
    Yoshiki Matsushita
  • 6
    Rikiya Uehara
  • 14
    Takayoshi Ishihara
  • 3
    Naoya Fukumori
  • 27
    Jakub Slowik
  • 32
    Ryoma Kida ↓ Shogo Nakahara 46'
  • 5
    Tawiah
  • 25
    Takumi Mase
  • 35
    Foguinho ↓ Takuma Nishimura 46'

  Bench

  • 4
    Koji Hachisuka ↑ 76'
  • 17
    Shingo Tomita
  • 18
    Shogo Nakahara ↑ 46'
  • 15
    Takuma Nishimura ↑ 46'
  • 33
    Felippe Cardoso ↑ 76'
  • 16
    Kyohei Yoshino
  • 22
    Nedeljko Stojisic

  Coach Makoto Teguramori

  FC Tokyo

  Starting XI

  • 6
    Ryoya Ogawa
  • 8
    Yojiro Takahagi ↓ Keigo Higashi 82'
  • 11
    Kensuke Nagai
  • 27
    Kyosuke Tagawa ↓ Masato Morishige 66'
  • 32
    Joan Oumari
  • 7
    Hirotaka Mita ↓ Diego Oliveira 76'
  • 13
    Go Hatano
  • 4
    Tsuyoshi Watanabe
  • 31
    Shuto Abe
  • 23
    Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Adailton 66'
  • 28
    Junya Suzuki

  Bench

  • 3
    Masato Morishige ↑ 66'
  • 29
    Makoto Okazaki
  • 49
    Kashif Bangunagande
  • 10
    Keigo Higashi ↑ 82'
  • 9
    Diego Oliveira ↑ 76'
  • 15
    Adailton ↑ 66'
  • 1
    Tsuyoshi Kodama

  Coach Kenta Hasegawa

• Head to Head

  2021-03-21 FC Tokyo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tokyo 2020-09-20 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-08-10 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tokyo

  Vegalta Sendai Form

  2021-08-21 Yokohama F.Marinos 5–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-08-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2021-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-08-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-07-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

  FC Tokyo Form

  2021-08-21 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2021-08-14 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–2 FC Tokyo L 2021-08-09 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 FC Tokyo L 2021-07-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 FC Tokyo D 2021-07-11 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 FC Tokyo W