Sanfrecce Hiroshima clawed their way to a 1-1 draw against J. League first-division leader Kawasaki Frontale on Sunday, with Tsukasa Morishima equalizing midway through the second half to cancel out Akihiro Ienaga's opener. The stalemate at Kawasaki's Todoroki Stadium snapped a four-game winning streak for ...
Olympic hopeful Daizen Maeda scores twice to secure draw for Marinos
Tokyo Olympic hopeful Daizen Maeda netted twice as Yokohama F. Marinos salvaged a 3-3 draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League first-division on Sunday, leaving both teams winless after two games. Marinos, who opened the season with a defeat to champion Kawasaki Frontale, gave ...
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 ...
