The time is edging ever-closer to the Vegalta Sendai vs Kashima Antlers J1 League clash which is scheduled to start shortly, and the players are in.
We can reveal that the starting XI for Vegalta Sendai which is confirmed as follows:
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
Takayoshi Ishihara #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.66m
Weight: 56kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: 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
Rikiya Uehara #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Shizuoka, Japan
Shuhei Akasaki #11
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Cayman Togashi #42
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
The starting line-up for Kashima Antlers has also been confirmed as:
Kashima Antlers
Sun-Tae Kwoun #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Korea Republic
Place of birth: Korea Republic
Ikuma Sekigawa #33
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Koki Anzai
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hyōgo, Japan
Koki Machida #28
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Ibaraki, Japan
Keigo Tsunemoto #32
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Ryotaro Araki #13
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kumamoto, Japan
Kento Misao #20
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Diego Cristiano Evaristo #21
Also known as Diego Pituca
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Mogi Guaçu, Brazil
Ryuji Izumi #11
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Juan Matheus Alano Nascimento #7
Also known as Juan Alano
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São José dos Pinhais , Brazil
Ayase Ueda #18
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Mito, Japan
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