Kashima beat Nagoya Grampus 4-0 on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Futoshi Nakamura. It was played at Toyota Stadium.
First half: Kashima took an early lead at 10' when Élber scored, with the assist credited to Y. Funabashi, making the score 0-1. Kashima extended the lead at 18' when Léo Ceará scored, with the assist credited to A. Čavrić, making the score 0-2. Kashima made their 1st substitution at 26', with Léo Ceará replacing Y. Matsumura. H. Fujii received a yellow card for Nagoya Grampus at 32'. A. Čavrić received a yellow card for Kashima at 36'.
Second half: T. Hara received a yellow card for Nagoya Grampus at 50'. Nagoya Grampus made their 1st substitution at 55', with T. Hara replacing Y. Nogami. Kashima made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Y. Suzuki replacing R. Koike. Kashima made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Élber replacing S. Mizoguchi. Nagoya Grampus made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Mateus replacing Y. Asano. Nagoya Grampus made their 3rd substitution at 70', with K. Nagai replacing Y. Kimura. Nagoya Grampus made their 4th substitution at 84', with R. Izumi replacing K. Junker. Kashima made their 4th substitution at 85', with A. Čavrić replacing H. Tokuda. Kashima made their 5th substitution at 85', with Y. Funabashi replacing R. Araki. Kashima extended the lead at 87' when H. Tokuda scored, with the assist credited to Y. Matsumura, making the score 0-3. Kashima added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when H. Tokuda scored, with the assist credited to Y. Matsumura, making the score 0-4.
Nagoya Grampus used 4 substitutions while Kashima used 5 substitutions. Nagoya Grampus got 2 yellow cards, while Kashima got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Nagoya Grampus outshot their opponent (17-9).
- Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
- Kashima had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).
