Former Japan forward Hisato Sato, whose 161 top-flight goals are the second-most in J. League history, drew the curtain on his 21-year professional career Sunday, after playing the final minutes of JEF United Chiba's 2-1 win over Giravanz Kitakyushu in the second division. The 38-year-old ...
Yuya Asano winner lifts Sanfrecce to eighth as Shonan remains last
Yuya Asano's scuffed volley on the stroke of half time proved to be the winner as Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat struggling Shonan Bellmare 1-0 on Sunday, moving up to eighth in the J. League first division. Asano, the younger brother of former Arsenal striker Takuma Asano, ...
J1 game postponed after more infections found at Grampus
Nagoya's scheduled match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima was called off after a player and team staff tested positive for the coronavirus.
FC Tokyo falls to Sanfrecce in last home match before long stretch of away fixtures
The homestand is over. The long march is just beginning. FC Tokyo's last home game before a grueling run of eight straight road fixtures ended in a 1-0 defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in front of 30,015 fans at Ajinomoto Stadium. The J. League first-division leaders, who are ...
Sanfrecce Hiroshima held on for a 3-2 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League first division Wednesday following a furious late comeback from the visitors. Sanfrecce stunned the two-time defending champions by taking a 3-0 lead through goals from Sho Sasaki, Douglas Vieira and ...
Shoma Doi double propels Antlers into ACL quarterfinals on away goals
The Kashima Antlers went through to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League but not without a fight in a 3-2 second-leg, round-of-16 loss to J. League rivals Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Tuesday. Kashima, the 2018 champion, entered the second leg with a 1-0 lead on ...
Serginho propels Antlers past Sanfrecce in Asian Champions League round-of-16 first leg
Serginho struck the winner midway through the first half as the Kashima Antlers beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 in the opening leg of their Asian Champions League round-of-16 tie on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Brazilian, one of the heroes of Kashima's maiden ACL title run last year, ...
Sanfrecce Hiroshima broke out of its scoring doldrums in a 4-0 trouncing of Urawa Reds in the J. League first division on Sunday. After scoring once in five straight J1 losses, Sanfrecce scored three times on Wednesday in the Asian Champions League, the first time ...
Yusuke Minagawa scored the 73rd-minute winner on Wednesday as Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat Keisuke Honda's Melbourne Victory 3-1 in the final group round of the Asian Champions League. Honda, a longtime star with the Japan national team, confirmed Tuesday that the game would be his last ...
Hiroshima beats Guangzhou to reach Asian Champions League knockout stage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima booked their ticket for the Asian Champions League last 16 with a game to spare following a 1-0 win over Group F rivals Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday. While both sides created several chances at Edion Stadium, Sanfrecce, who lead the group, claimed the ...
Marinos' Teruhito Nakagawa notches lone goal in victory over Sanfrecce
Teruhito Nakagawa's 34th-minute goal lifted Yokohama F. Marinos to a 1-0 win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Friday. The win at Edion Stadium Hiroshima lifted Marinos ahead of Sanfrecce in the table. The hosts entered the game third in the league and tied with league leader ...
FC Tokyo's Diego Oliveira bags winning goal, extends scoring streak to four games
Diego Oliveira continued his scoring streak with a second-half winner, as FC Tokyo beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 in Friday night's top-of-the-table clash in the J. League first division. At Edion Stadium Hiroshima, the Brazilian forward found the net for a fourth game running as FC ...
