Kashima drew 1-1 with Avispa Fukuoka on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Iván Barton. It was played at Kashima Soccer Stadium.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Y. Higuchi received a yellow card for Kashima at 17'.
Second half: Avispa Fukuoka took the lead at 50' when S. Usui scored, with the assist credited to K. Fujimoto, making the score 0-1. Kashima made their 1st substitution at 55', with G. Shibasaki replacing K. Chinen. Kashima made their 2nd substitution at 55', with K. Misao replacing Y. Funabashi. Kashima made their 3rd substitution at 55', with Y. Higuchi replacing Y. Matsumura. Kashima made their 4th substitution at 62', with A. Čavrić replacing Élber. Avispa Fukuoka made their 1st substitution at 67', with S. Usui replacing Wellington Tanque. Kashima made their 5th substitution at 69', with Léo Ceará replacing K. Tagawa. Wellington Tanque received a yellow card for Avispa Fukuoka at 72'. Avispa Fukuoka made their 2nd substitution at 75', with M. Shigemi replacing H. Akino. Avispa Fukuoka made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. Fujimoto replacing Y. Iwasaki. K. Chinen received a yellow card for Kashima at 77'. Avispa Fukuoka made their 4th substitution at 80', with Y. Maejima replacing Y. Hashimoto. Avispa Fukuoka made their 5th substitution at 80', with S. Nago replacing T. Miki. T. Ando received a yellow card for Avispa Fukuoka at 84'. Kashima leveled the score at 84' when Y. Funabashi scored, making the score 1-1. H. Akino received a yellow card for Avispa Fukuoka at 90+2'. Y. Suzuki received a yellow card for Kashima at 90+8'.
Kashima used 5 substitutions while Avispa Fukuoka used 5 substitutions. Kashima got 3 yellow cards, while Avispa Fukuoka got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was played
- Match ended level at 1-1.
- Shots were tight (12-12).
- Kashima controlled possession (63%).
