Vissel Kobe 3:1 V-Varen Nagasaki: J1 League Match Result

Match report

Vissel Kobe beat V-Varen Nagasaki 3:1 in the J-League 1 at Noevir Stadium on 6 September 2026. The hosts took control early, with Katsuya Nagato finding the net in the second minute, and Yuta Goke adding two more goals to close out the match. Tenmu Matsumoto scored a late consolation for the visitors in stoppage time.

Goke struck again in the 52nd minute to put the game beyond doubt, and here's the thing — Nagasaki had already shown they could threaten, but they couldn't convert. The visitors' goalkeeper was called upon four times, while Kobe's keeper had a quiet afternoon with no saves required. By then the result was settled.

There were plenty of changes in the second half, with both managers turning to fresh legs. Goke himself was replaced in the 80th minute, replaced by Riku Yamada, while Nagasaki brought on Thiago Santana and Hijiri Onaga in the 71st minute. The substitutions didn't change the outcome, but they reflected the different approaches each side took.

Statistics

Kobe dominated possession and territory, completing 521 passes to Nagasaki's 442
The hosts created four big chances and registered six shots on target
Nagasaki managed only one shot on target and zero big chances

Kobe's 93 attacks compared to Nagasaki's 59 tells you everything about who controlled the match. The visitors made 30 clearances and attempted 16 interceptions — they were defending deep, but even that wasn't enough to stop the flow of chances. Shots accuracy of 46% for Kobe versus 10% for Nagasaki shows who took their opportunities.

The result leaves Kobe second on 13 points from six games, while Nagasaki remain bottom on 4 points. The hosts have won four of their six matches, including recent victories over Tokyo Verdi and Cerezo Osaka. Nagasaki have lost four of their last six, a run that this match extended.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 6 – 1

Shots off target 4 – 7

Big chances 4 – 0

⚽ 2' Katsuya Nagato — Goal ⚽ 34' Yuta Goke — Goal 🟨 40' Motoki Hasegawa — Yellow card ⇄ 45' Masahiro Sekiguchi — Substitution ⚽ 52' Yuta Goke — Goal ⇄ 57' Yuto Iwasaki — Substitution ⇄ 66' Yuya Osako — Substitution ⇄ 66' Nanasei Iino — Substitution ⇄ 71' Hijiri Onaga — Substitution ⇄ 71' Thiago Santana — Substitution ⇄ 80' Diego Jara Rodrigues — Substitution ⇄ 80' Yuta Goke — Substitution ⇄ 80' Riku Yamada — Substitution ⇄ 85' Gotoku Sakai — Substitution 🟨 89' Norman Campbell — Yellow card ⚽ 90+3' Tenmu Matsumoto — Goal

Match events

2' 1:0 Vissel Kobe Goal Katsuya Nagato
34' 2:0 Vissel Kobe Goal Yuta Goke assist: Katsuya Nagato
40' 2:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Yellow card Motoki Hasegawa
45' 2:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Masahiro Sekiguchi off: Matheus Jesus
52' 3:0 Vissel Kobe Goal Yuta Goke assist: Nanasei Iino
57' 3:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Yuto Iwasaki off: Norman Campbell
66' 3:0 Vissel Kobe Substitution Yuya Osako off: Ren Komatsu
66' 3:0 Vissel Kobe Substitution Nanasei Iino off: Yoshinori Muto
71' 3:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Hijiri Onaga off: Shunya Yoneda
71' 3:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Thiago Santana off: Kenshin Yasuda
80' 3:0 Vissel Kobe Substitution Diego Jara Rodrigues off: João Victor Andrade Caetano
80' 3:0 Vissel Kobe Substitution Yuta Goke off: Mitsuki Hidaka
80' 3:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Substitution Riku Yamada off: Tenmu Matsumoto
85' 3:0 Vissel Kobe Substitution Gotoku Sakai off: Yuan Iwamoto
89' 3:0 V-Varen Nagasaki Yellow card Norman Campbell
90+3' 3:1 V-Varen Nagasaki Goal Tenmu Matsumoto

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

6 Shots on target 1

4 Shots off target 7

4 Big chances 0

93 Attacks 59

2 Corners 1

6 Fouls 15

16 Free kicks 7

1 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 7

31 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

19/3751% Aerial duels 18/3749%

88 Backward passes 74

3 Blocked shots 2

13 Clearances 30

10/2836% Crosses 2/922%

4/757% Dribbles 4/944%

103 Failed passes 86

0 Goalkeeper saves 4

6 Interceptions 16

12 Key passes 6

25/6538% Long passes 16/4933%

121 Passes into the final third 50

335 Passes in the opposition half 195

214 Passes in own half 256

0.46 Shot accuracy 0.10

5 Shots from outside the box 5

10 Shots inside the box 5

10/1283% Tackles 6/875%

521 Total passes 442

Line-ups

Vissel Kobe

Starting XI
#	Player	number
71	Shuichi Gonda	71
3	Matheus Soares Thuler	3
4	Tetsushi Yamakawa	4
15	Diego	15
17	Issei Takahashi	17
5	Yuta Goke	5
7	Yosuke Ideguchi	7
24	Gotoku Sakai	24
2	Nanasei Iino	2
10	Yuya Osako	10
41	Katsuya Nagato	41

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Daiya Maekawa	1
16	João Victor Andrade Caetano	16
80	Boniface Nduka	80
23	Yuan Iwamoto	23
25	Yuya Kuwasaki	25
44	Mitsuki Hidaka	44
11	Yoshinori Muto	11
29	Ren Komatsu	29
62	H. Kawabata	62

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V-Varen Nagasaki

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Masaaki Goto	1
6	Yusei Egawa	6
31	Kanta Doyi	31
50	Shindo Ryosuke	50
3	Masahiro Sekiguchi	3
5	Yamaguchi Hotaru	5
8	Yuto Iwasaki	8
22	Hijiri Onaga	22
24	Riku Yamada	24
41	Motoki Hasegawa	41
9	Thiago Santos Santana	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Hatano Go	13
23	Shunya Yoneda	23
29	Arai Ikki	29
7	K. Yasuda	7
10	Matheus Sousa de Jesus	10
21	Diego Cristiano Evaristo	21
34	Tenmu Matsumoto	34
11	Norman Campbell	11
18	Yamasaki Ryogo	18

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	5	2	1	17
2	Machida Zelvia	7	5	2	0	17
3	FC Tokyo	8	5	2	1	17
4	Vissel Kobe	7	5	1	1	16
5	Kashiwa Reysol	7	5	0	2	15
6	Yokohama F. Marinos	8	4	2	2	14
7	Kawasaki Frontale	8	3	4	1	13
8	Kashima	8	4	1	3	13
9	Fagiano Okayama	8	4	1	3	13
10	Urawa	8	4	0	4	12

Vissel Kobe — V-Varen Nagasaki: 3:1, J1 League

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