The time is almost upon us for the Avispa Fukuoka vs Vegalta Sendai J1 League clash which kicks off very shortly, and the teams have now been announced.
First off, the starting line-up for Avispa Fukuoka which has been officially confirmed as:
Avispa Fukuoka
Masaaki Murakami #31
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Naoki Wako #22
Defender
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Douglas Ricardo Grolli #33
Also known as Douglas Grolli
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Chapecoense, Brazil
Daiki Miya #5
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Emil Salomonsson #3
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Sweden
Place of birth: Örkelljunga, Sweden
Cauê Cecilio da Silva #15
Also known as Cauê
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Hiroyuki Mae #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hoikkado, Japan
Jordy Croux #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Hasselt, Belgium
Daisuke Ishizu #16
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Hisashi Jogo #10
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Daiki Watari #17
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
The team sheet line-up for Vegalta Sendai has also been confirmed as:
Vegalta Sendai
Jakub Słowik #27
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Poland
Place of birth: Poland
Takumi Mase #25
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Kyohei Yoshino #16
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Hisashi Appiah Tawiah #5
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Aichi, Japan
Yasuhiro Hiraoka #13
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Shizuoka, Japan
Ryoma Kida #32
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Takayoshi Ishihara #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.66m
Weight: 56kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Rikiya Uehara #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Shizuoka, Japan
Wanderson Felippe Cardoso Santos
Also known as Felippe Cardoso
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Cayman Togashi #42
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Click the button below for full match preview and statistics.