On 29th November, the 2016 Championship Stage Final 1st leg
took place at the Kashima Soccer Stadium. After their unexpected Semi-Final win over Kawasaki Frontale, Kashima Antlers (red & black) now faced a formidable Urawa Red Diamonds (white) side
who were looking to win their first J.League title since 2006. Urawa Reds were heavy favourites after finishing
15 points ahead of Kashima in the overall league table…
Key Moments:
03:17 – ’55 – PENALTY – Urawa Red Diamonds
03:50 – ’57 – PENALTY GOAL – Yuki Abe (No.22) – Urawa Red Diamonds
Starting Line-Ups:
Kashima Antlers (4-4-2):
21 Hitoshi Sogahata (37 years old ) Goalkeeper
3 Gen Shoji (23 years old ) Centre-Back
14 Seok-ho Hwang (27 years old ) Centre-Back
16 Shuto Yamamoto (31 years old ) Left-Back
22 Daigo Nishi (29 years old ) Right-Back
6 Ryota Nagaki (28 years old ) Defensive Midfield
40 Mitsuo Ogasawara (37 years old ) Central Midfield
13 Atsutaka Nakamura (26 years old ) Left Midfield
25 Yasushi Endo (28 years old ) Right Midfield
8 Shoma Doi (24 years old ) Centre-Forward
33 Mu Kanazaki (27 years old ) Centre-Forward
Subs:
1 Masatoshi Kushibiki (23 years old ) Goalkeeper
23 Naomichi Ueda (22 years old ) Centre-Back
24 Yukitoshi Ito (23 years old ) Right-Back
20 Kento Misao (20 years old ) Defensive Midfield
10 Gaku Shibasaki (24 years old ) Central Midfield
11 Fabrício (26 years old ) Centre-Forward
18 Shuhei Akasaki (25 years old ) Centre-Forward
Urawa Red Diamonds (3-4-2-1):
1 Shusaku Nishikawa (30 years old ) Goalkeeper
5 Tomoaki Makino (29 years old ) Centre-Back
46 Ryota Moriwaki (30 years old ) Centre-Back
6 Wataru Endo (23 years old ) Centre-Back
22 Yuki Abe (35 years old ) Defensive Midfield ⚽️ (GOAL ’57)
10 Yosuke Kashiwagi (28 years old ) Central Midfield
18 Yoshiaki Komai (24 years old ) Right Midfield
3 Tomoya Ugajin (28 years old ) Left Midfield
9 Yuki Muto (28 years old ) Second Striker
20 Tadanari Lee (30 years old ) Second Striker
30 Shinzo Koroki (30 years old ) Centre-Forward
Subs:
15 Koki Otani (27 years old ) Goalkeeper
4 Daisuke Nasu (35 years old ) Centre-Back
16 Takuya Aoki (27 years old ) Defensive Midfield
24 Takahiro Sekine (21 years old ) Right Midfield
13 Toshiyuki Takagi (25 years old ) Second Striker
11 Naoki Ishihara (32 years old ) Centre-Forward
21 Zlatan Ljubijankic (32 years old ) Centre-Forward
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