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Yokohama F. Marinos — Kashima, J1 League

J1 League
Yokohama F. Marinos W15 Aug · Away Shimizu S-Pulse · 1:0W22 Aug · Home Vissel Kobe · 1:0W26 Aug · Home Fukushima United · 1:0L29 Aug · Away Urawa · 2:3D2 Sep · Home Kyoto Sanga · 1:1W6 Sep · Away Kashiwa Reysol · 2:0
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Kashima W22 Aug · Home Avispa Fukuoka · 3:2W26 Aug · Home Suzuka Unlimited · 3:0W29 Aug · Away Tokyo Verdy · 2:0L2 Sep · Away Mito Hollyhock · 2:4L6 Sep · Home Urawa · 0:1L11 Sep · Away Vissel Kobe · 1:2
Venue: Nissan Stadium City: Yokohama

Match report

Kashima Antlers secured a 4-3 victory over Yokohama F. Marinos in the opening round of the J-League 1 regular season on 7 August 2026. The away side took control early, with S. Miidera and Leo Ceara finding the net inside the first 12 minutes before K. Tanimura pulled one back for the hosts on 18 minutes.

Yokohama levelled the score in the second half when Tanimura struck again in the 58th minute, but Kashima responded through Ceara in the 81st minute. The match then turned dramatic at the death, with A. Cavric converting two penalty kicks in stoppage time — one at 90+9 minutes after a VAR-awarded spot-kick, and the second at 90+12 minutes.

And here's the thing: Kashima dominated possession at 68 per cent and registered 107 attacks against 73 for the hosts, yet their shot accuracy sat at just 24 per cent. Yokohama were more clinical in their limited opportunities, hitting 36 per cent of their shots on target. The visitors created four big chances compared to the hosts' two, but only converted three of their five shots on target.

Kashima's approach was built around width, completing seven of 26 crosses and attempting 16 dribbles, while Yokohama relied more on long distribution with 65 long passes and 43 passes into the final third. The hosts made 41 clearances compared to 26 for the visitors, suggesting they spent more time under pressure in their own half.

There were several substitutions in the second half, with Kashima bringing on M. Yoshida at the restart and later introducing R. Ogawa. Yokohama made four changes, including Yan and K. Tanimura himself, who was replaced after scoring twice.

By then the result had shifted the table picture. Kashima move into third place with 12 points from four wins and two defeats, while Yokohama drop to seventh with 10 points after three wins, one draw, and two losses in six games.

The victory extends Kashima's recent good form — they have won three of their last five league matches, including a 5-0 thrashing of Vegalta Sendai — while Yokohama's consistency has wavered, with only one win in their past three league outings.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 32 68
Shots on target 4 5
Shots off target 5 6
Big chances 2 4

Match events

  1. 7' 1:0 Yokohama F. Marinos Goal S. Miidera assist: T. Kondo
  2. 11' 1:1 Kashima Goal Leo Ceara assist: R. Ogawa
  3. 18' 2:1 Yokohama F. Marinos Goal K. Tanimura assist: J. Amano
  4. 25' 2:1 Kashima Yellow card Y. Suzuki
  5. 46' 2:1 Kashima Substitution M. Yoshida off: Y. Matsumura
  6. 58' 3:1 Yokohama F. Marinos Goal K. Tanimura assist: J. Amano
  7. 61' 3:1 Yokohama F. Marinos Substitution S. Miidera off: G. Onaiwu
  8. 67' 3:1 Kashima Substitution Yan off: H. Hayashu
  9. 69' 3:1 Yokohama F. Marinos Substitution K. Tanimura off: R. Nitta
  10. 77' 3:1 Yokohama F. Marinos Substitution R. Tsunoda off: J. Croux
  11. 81' 3:2 Kashima Goal Leo Ceara
  12. 85' 3:2 Kashima Substitution R. Ogawa off: A. Cavric
  13. 86' 3:2 Kashima var_goal_cancelled H. Tokuda
  14. 90+9' 3:3 Kashima Penalty A. Cavric
  15. 90+12' 3:4 Kashima Goal A. Cavric assist: G. Shibasaki

Statistics

32 Possession, % 68
4 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 6
2 Big chances 4
73 Attacks 107
0 Corners 9
19 Fouls 7
7 Free kicks 19
1 Offsides 9
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
5 Goal kicks 7
15 Throw-ins 27
All statistics
36 Aerial duels 36
27 Backward passes 112
2 Blocked shots 10
41 Clearances 26
11 Crosses 26
9 Dribbles 16
93 Failed passes 97
1 Goalkeeper saves 1
10 Interceptions 11
8 Key passes 16
65 Long passes 74
43 Passes into the final third 101
169 Passes in the opposition half 346
108 Passes in own half 251
0.36 Shot accuracy 0.24
5 Shots from outside the box 2
6 Shots inside the box 19
15 Aerial duels won 21
2 Successful crosses 7
5 Successful dribbles 7
15 Successful long passes 40
11 Successful tackles 5
173 Successful passes 474
20 Tackles 15
266 Total passes 571

Line-ups

Yokohama F. Marinos

Starting XI
# Player number
36 Rubén Blanco Veiga 36
13 Taisei Inoue 13
17 Jeison Estiven Quiñónes Botina 17
22 Ryotaro Tsunoda 22
33 Kosei Suwama 33
14 Kei Chinen 14
24 Tomoki Kondo 24
40 Jun Amano 40
41 Kosuke Matsumura 41
9 Kaina Tanimura 9
Substitutes
# Player number
21 Hiroki Iikura 21
8 Takuya Kida 8
28 Riku Yamane 28
34 Takoto Kimura 34
11 Jordy Croux 11
18 George Onaiwu 18
23 Ryo Miyaichi 23
26 Dean David 26
43 Rio Nitta 43
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