The time is almost upon us for the Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds J1 League game which kicks off very shortly, and the teams are in.
We can reveal that the starting XI 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: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: New York City, USA
Tetsushi Yamakawa #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Matheus Soares Thuler #3
Also known as Thuler
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Yuki Honda #15
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Ichinomiya, Japan
Yuya Kuwasaki #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nagasaki, Japan
Takahiro Ohgihara #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Daiju Sasaki #22
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Koya Yuruki #14
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yoshinori Muto #11
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Setagaya, Japan
Yuya Osako #10
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kaseda, Japan
The starting line-up for Urawa Red Diamonds has also been confirmed as follows:
Urawa Red Diamonds
Shūsaku Nishikawa #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 38
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Ōita, Japan
Takuya Ogiwara
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Danilo Boza Junior
Also known as Danilo Boza
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Rondonópolis, Brazil
Marius Høibråten #5
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Norway
Place of birth: Norway
Ryoma Watanabe #13
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Kaito Yasui #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Takahiro Sekine #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Taishi Matsumoto
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Matheus Gonçalves Sávio
Also known as Matheus Sávio
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Ribeirão Preto , Brazil
Takuro Kaneko
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Thiago Santos Santana #12
Also known as Thiago Santana
Forward
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Serrinha, Brazil
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