The time is almost upon us for the Vissel Kobe vs Fagiano Okayama J1 League clash which is scheduled to start shortly, and the teams have just been announced.
We can reveal that the starting eleven for Vissel Kobe which has been officially confirmed as:
Vissel Kobe
Daiya Maekawa #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Gōtoku Sakai #24
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: New York City, USA
Yuki Honda #15
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Ichinomiya, Japan
Tetsushi Yamakawa #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Rikuto Hirose #23
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Takahiro Ohgihara #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Yuya Kuwasaki #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nagasaki, Japan
Yōsuke Ideguchi #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Daiju Sasaki #13
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Erik Nascimento de Lima #27
Also known as Erik
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Nova Repartimento , Brazil
Taisei Miyashiro #9
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
The starting line-up for Fagiano Okayama has also been confirmed as:
Fagiano Okayama
Svend Brodersen #12
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Germany
Hijiri Kato #50
Defender
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hyogo, Japan
Kota Kudo #15
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yugo Tatsuta #2
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Shizuoka, Japan
Yasutaka Yanagi #5
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Kaito Fujii #3
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Ryo Tabei #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Gunma, Japan
Takaya Kimura #27
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Hiroto Iwabuchi #19
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Ryunosuke Sato #39
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 18
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Kazunari Ichimi #22
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kumamoto, Japan
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