Kamatamare Sanuki — JEF United Chiba, J-League Cup
J-League Cup
Kamatamare SanukiW17 May · Away Imabari · 2:1D24 May · Home Osaka · 2:2W31 May · Home Kitakyushu · 3:1D5 Jun · Home Parceiro Nagano · 0:0L19 Aug · Away J.FC Miyazaki · 1:3L9 Sep · Home JEF United Chiba · 0:2
0:2
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
JEF United ChibaL29 Aug · Away Kawasaki Frontale · 2:4L2 Sep · Home Fagiano Okayama · 1:2W6 Sep · Home Gamba Osaka · 2:0W9 Sep · Away Kamatamare Sanuki · 2:0D13 Sep · Away Tokyo Verdy · 1:1L19 Sep · Away Shimizu S-Pulse · 1:2
In the J-League Cup game on 9 September 2026, JEF United Chiba beat Kamatamare Sanuki 0:2. Match numbers: shots on target 2:4, corners 10:6.
Match report
JEF United Chiba defeated Kamatamare Sanuki 2:0 in the Round of 128 of the J-League Cup on Tuesday. The away side took control early and saw out the match without conceding. Sanuki pushed forward but could not find the breakthrough they needed.
Erison opened the scoring in the eighteenth minute for the hosts. By then, Chiba had already settled into their defensive shape and refused to go away. The goal shifted momentum, though the visitors responded with patience rather than panic.
M. Shinada doubled the lead in the sixty-eighth minute. The second goal came after a period of sustained pressure from Chiba. Sanuki sat deep and soaked it up, but the visitors turned it on when it mattered.
Several changes followed as the match progressed. T. Taguchi and S. Utsugi came on for Sanuki in the second half, while Chiba brought on A. Ueno and R. Sano. The substitutions were tactical, aimed at either protecting a lead or finding a response.
Sanuki dominated possession at 53 per cent and recorded 81 attacks compared to 76 for Chiba. They registered 10 corners but only 2 shots on target. Chiba were more clinical with 4 shots on target and 2 goals — and here's the thing, efficiency outweighed volume in this one.
The result sends JEF United Chiba into the next round of the competition. Kamatamare Sanuki's campaign ends in the early stages despite their territorial dominance. The goal difference tells only part of the story; this was decided in moments, not minutes.
HT⚽18' Erison — Goal⇄46' T. Taguchi — Substitution🟨49' Lee Gi-San — Yellow card⇄59' Erison — Substitution⇄59' T. Iida — Substitution⇄61' S. Utsugi — Substitution⚽68' M. Shinada — Goal⇄71' A. Ueno — Substitution⇄71' R. Sano — Substitution⇄84' N. Tsubaki — Substitution⇄87' Y. Murakami — Substitution⇄87' S. Woo — Substitution⇄90+1' T. Yasui — Substitution
W17 May · Away Imabari · 2:1D24 May · Home Osaka · 2:2W31 May · Home Kitakyushu · 3:1D5 Jun · Home Parceiro Nagano · 0:0L19 Aug · Away J.FC Miyazaki · 1:3L9 Sep · Home JEF United Chiba · 0:2
