Vegalta Sendai vs Oita FC Trinita, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021

Vegalta Sendai

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Oita FC Trinita

Sat 22 May 2021 · 05:05 Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'

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  Vegalta Sendai vs Oita FC Trinita — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

  • Vegalta Sendai 36 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
  • Oita FC Trinita 36 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Akihiro Takeda
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Referee Koei Koya
  • Referee Naoto Uehara
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamaguchi
  • Referee Yasuyuki Igarashi (Japan)
  • Referee Koei hut (Japan)

  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' It’s Showtime! The match between Vegalta Sendai and Oita FC Trinita is underway.
  • 5' Takuma Nishimura puts Vegalta Sendai on the lead.
  • 6' Goal! Takuma Nishimura scores his 60 goal in 395 matches.
  • 11' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
  • 12' GOAL! Shun Nagasawa scores on 12.
  • 17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oita FC Trinita needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' Yasuhiro Hiraoka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Takumi Mase has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hayato Teruyama on 46 minute.
  • 51' Oita FC Trinita is showing some good football. However, Oita FC Trinita are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyohei Yoshino made 313 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 64' Kazuki Fujimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arata Watanabe on 64 minute.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Ryoma Kida is replaced by Chihiro Kato on 65 minute.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' Goal! Chihiro Kato scores his 3 goal in 275 matches.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Shuhei Akasaki is replaced by Felippe Cardoso.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oita FC Trinita that had 105 games and scored 104 goals.
  • 83' Another change for Oita FC Trinita made on 83 minute. Yamato Machida leaves to be changed by Yuta Koide.
  • 88' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 90 minute. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi leaves to be changed by Yoshiki Matsushita.
  • With this win, Vegalta Sendai is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

• Vegalta Sendai

  Starting XI

  • 13
    Yasuhiro Hiraoka
  • 17
    Shingo Tomita ↓ Tawiah 90'
  • 7
    Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 90'
  • 11
    Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Felippe Cardoso 76'
  • 15
    Takuma Nishimura
  • 16
    Kyohei Yoshino
  • 14
    Takayoshi Ishihara
  • 31
    Hayato Teruyama ↓ Takumi Mase 46'
  • 27
    Jakub Slowik
  • 32
    Ryoma Kida ↓ Chihiro Kato 65'
  • 35
    Foguinho

  Bench

  • –
    Felippe Cardoso ↑ 76'
  • 8
    Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 90'
  • 20
    Quentin Martinus
  • 1
    Yuma Obata
  • 5
    Tawiah ↑ 90'
  • 25
    Takumi Mase ↑ 46'
  • 26
    Chihiro Kato ↑ 65'

  Coach Makoto Teguramori

  Oita FC Trinita

  Starting XI

  • 22
    William Popp
  • 11
    Hokuto Shimoda
  • 20
    Shun Nagasawa
  • 3
    Yuto Misao
  • 4
    Keisuke Saka
  • 2
    Yuki Kagawa
  • 7
    Rei Matsumoto ↓ Kenta Inoue 83'
  • 8
    Yamato Machida ↓ Yuta Koide 83'
  • 49
    Kento Haneda
  • 14
    Henrique Trevisan ↓ Yuya Takazawa 83'
  • 16
    Arata Watanabe ↓ Kazuki Fujimoto 64'

  Bench

  • 1
    Shun Takagi
  • 38
    Keita Takahata
  • 15
    Yuta Koide ↑ 83'
  • 9
    Yuya Takazawa ↑ 83'
  • 17
    Kenta Inoue ↑ 83'
  • 18
    Kazuki Fujimoto ↑ 64'
  • 43
    Masaki Yumiba

  Coach Tomohiro Katanosaka

• Head to Head

  2020-12-06 Oita FC Trinita 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2020-09-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Oita FC Trinita 2019-11-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Oita FC Trinita 2019-04-14 Oita FC Trinita 2–0 Vegalta Sendai

  Vegalta Sendai Form

  2021-05-15 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2021-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-04-24 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L

  Oita FC Trinita Form

  2021-05-15 Oita FC Trinita 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-09 Shonan Bellmare 2–0 Oita FC Trinita L 2021-05-02 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Oita FC Trinita L 2021-04-17 Oita FC Trinita 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L