2012 Sagan Tosu season
The 2012 Sagan Tosu season was Sagan Tosu's first season in J.League Division 1 after being promoted for J.League Division 2 in 2011. They finished the season in fifth position, narrowly missing out on an AFC Champions League spot by two points. They also participated in the J.League Cup, going out in the group stages, and the Emperor's Cup, where they reached the second round before defeat to Kamatamare Sanuki. It was their second season with Yoon Jung-hwan as their manager, and Yohei Toyoda was their top goalscorer with 16 league goals.
2012 season | |||
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Chairman | Yukihiro Igawa | ||
Manager | Yoon Jung-Hwan | ||
J.League Division 1 | 5th | ||
Emperor's Cup | 2nd round vs Kamatamare Sanuki | ||
J.League Cup | Group Stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Yohei Toyoda (16) All: Yohei Toyoda (17) | ||
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Players
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Transfers
Competitions
J.League
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | −4 |
Last updated: 3 December 2012.
Source: World-Football.net
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2012. Source: "World-Football.net". Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
10 March 2012 1 | Sagan Tosu | 0 – 0 | Cerezo Osaka | Best Amenity Stadium |
Saturday 14:05 | Report | Attendance: 11,283[1] Referee: Inoue |
17 March 2012 2 | Júbilo Iwata | 2 – 1 | Sagan Tosu | Yamaha Stadium |
Saturday 17:04 | Yamada 27' Komano 34' |
Report | 17' Toyoda | Attendance: 10,653 Referee: Takayama |
24 March 2012 3 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Best Amenity Stadium |
Saturday 15:04 | Mizunuma 77' | Report | Attendance: 10,611 Referee: Maeda |
31 March 2012 4 | Sagan Tosu | 3 – 0 | Vissel Kobe | Best Amenity Stadium |
Saturday 19:04 | Noda 28' Toyoda 43' Ikeda 90+5' |
Report | Attendance: 7,719 Referee: Matsumura |
7 April 2012 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 – 0 | Sagan Tosu | Toyota Stadium |
Nagai 27' | Summary | Attendance: 13,824 |
14 April 2012 6 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Best Amenity Stadium |
Mizunuma 39' | Report | Attendance: 9,735 |
21 April 2012 7 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 0 | Albirex Niigata | Best Amenity Stadium |
Tozin 81' | Report | Attendance: 5,432 |
28 April 2012 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 – 1 | Sagan Tosu | Hitachi Kashiwa Soccer Stadium |
Kitajima 45+1' | Report | Kobayashi 70' | Attendance: 10,351 |
3 May 2012 9 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Best Amenity Stadium |
Toyoda 57' | Report | Tomita 19' | Attendance: 18,113 |
6 May 2012 10 | Kashima Antlers | 0 – 0 | Sagan Tosu | Kashima Soccer Stadium |
Report | Attendance: 10,626 |
12 May 2012 11 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 1 | Omiya Ardija | Best Amenity Stadium |
Hasegawa 90' (o.g.) | Report | Aoki 82' | Attendance: 7,833 |
19 May 2012 12 | F.C. Tokyo | 3 – 2 | Sagan Tosu | Ajinomoto Stadium |
Watanabe 75', 81', 88' | Report | Mizunuma 42' Toyoda 60' |
Attendance: 25,803 |
25 May 2012 13 | Gamba Osaka | 2 – 3 | Sagan Tosu | Osaka Expo '70 Stadium |
Futagawa 3' Sato 67' |
Report | Toyoda 68' Fujita 86', 90+4' |
Attendance: 8,218 |
16 June 2012 14 | Sagan Tosu | 0 – 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Best Amenity Stadium |
Report | Tasaka 79' | Attendance: 9,603 |
23 June 2012 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 – 1 | Sagan Tosu | Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira |
Omae 26' (pen.) | Report | Ikeda 57' | Attendance: 17,696 |
30 June 2012 16 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 0 | Consadole Sapporo | Best Amenity Stadium |
Mizunuma 90+5' | Report | Attendance: 10,345 |
7 July 2012 17 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4 – 3 | Sagan Tosu | Saitama Stadium 2002 |
Umesaki 7' Hirakawa 50' Haraguchi 52', 54' |
Report | Tozin 67' Fujita 67', 71' |
Attendance: 30,047 |
14 July 2012 18 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 0 | Tokyo | Best Amenity Stadium |
Tozin 87' | Report | Attendance: 13,891 |
28 July 2012 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 – 1 | Sagan Tosu | Yurtec Stadium Sendai |
19:30 JST | Akamine 29' Wilson 67' Yanagisawa 90+2' |
Report | Toyoda 14' Isozaki 62' Okamoto 81' Yeo Sung-Hye 90+8' |
Attendance: 14,611 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto |
4 August 2012 20 | Sagan Tosu | 2 – 0 | Kashima Antlers | Best Amenity Stadium |
20:00 JST | Mizunuma 23' Toyoda 61' |
Report | Attendance: 12,844 |
11 August 2012 21 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 – 2 | Sagan Tosu | Todoroki Athletics Stadium |
20:00 JST | Nakamura 19' | Report | Saneto 55' (o.g.) Toyoda 57' |
Attendance: 12,509 |
18 August 2012 22 | Sagan Tosu | 0 – 1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Best Amenity Stadium |
19:00 JST | Report | Muramatsu 65' | Attendance: 11,933 |
25 August 2012 23 | Vissel Kobe | 0 – 0 | Sagan Tosu | Home's Stadium Kobe |
19:00 JST | Summary | Attendance: 13,471 |
1 September 2012 24 | Sagan Tosu | 4 – 1 | Gamba Osaka | Best Amenity Stadium |
19:00 JST | Fujita 1' Toyoda 45', 52' Kuniyoshi 89' |
Report | Myojin 74' | Attendance: 19,729 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura |
15 September 2012 25 | Omiya Ardija | 1 – 0 | Sagan Tosu | NACK5 Stadium Omiya |
19:30 | Kikuchi 65' | Summary | Attendance: 10,012 |
22 September 2012 26 | Sagan Tosu | 3 – 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Best Amenity Stadium |
19:00 JST | Sung-Hye 43' Fujita 45+1' Min-Woo 53' |
Summary | Leandro Domingues 66' | Attendance: 12,651 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
29 September 2012 27 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 – 1 | Sagan Tosu | Hiroshima Big Arch |
13:30 JST | Shimizu 30' Satō 34' (pen.), 90+5' Kōji Morisaki 58' |
Report | Toyoda 90+2' | Attendance: 15,463 Referee: Hajime Matsuo |
6 October 2012 28 | Cerezo Osaka | 3 – 2 | Sagan Tosu | Kincho Stadium |
13:00 JST | Kakitani 27', 86' 76' (o.g.) |
Report | Kim Min-Woo 20' Toyoda 70' |
Attendance: 10,013 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura |
20 October 2012 29 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 3 | Nagoya Grampus | Tosu Stadium |
15:00 JST (UTC+9) | Noda 90+5' | Report | Nagai 45+3' Córdoba 67' Tulio 90' |
Attendance: 11,851 Referee: Masaaki Toma |
27 October 2012 30 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 2 | Sagan Tosu | Niigata Stadium Big Swan |
18:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Toyoda 3', 38' | Attendance: 23,254 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama |
7 November 2012 31 | Sagan Tosu | 3 – 2 | Júbilo Iwata | Tosu Stadium |
19:00 JST (UTC+9) | Kun-Hoan 41' Toyoda 41', 59' |
Report | Yamada 77' Kanazono 89' |
Attendance: 8,155 Referee: Nobutsugu Murakami |
17 November 2012 32 | Consadole Sapporo | 2 – 3 | Sagan Tosu | Sapporo Dome |
17:00 JST (UTC+9) | Uchimura 45+1' Haga 56' |
Report | Toyoda 54' Ikeda 67' Noda 71' |
Attendance: 10,266 Referee: Takuya Maeda |
24 November 2012 33 | Sagan Tosu | 3 – 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Tosu Stadium |
14:30 JST (UTC+9) | Toyoda 45', 78' Noda |
Report | Umesaki 58' | Attendance: 22,116 Referee: Toshimitsu Yoshida |
1 December 2012 34 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 – 0 | Sagan Tosu | Nissan Stadium |
15:30 JST (UTC+9) | Nakamura 53' | Report | Attendance: 26,642 Referee: Yoshiro Imamura |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 64 | Qualification to 2012 Club World Cup and 2013 Champions League |
2 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 57 | Qualification to 2013 Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 55 | |
4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 53 | |
5 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 53 | |
6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 52 | Qualification to 2013 Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 52 | |
8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 50 | |
9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 49 | |
10 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 48 | |
11 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 46 | |
12 | Júbilo Iwata | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 46 | |
13 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 44 | |
14 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 42 | |
15 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 40 | |
16 | Vissel Kobe (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 39 | Relegation to 2013 J.League Division 2 |
17 | Gamba Osaka (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 38 | |
18 | Consadole Sapporo (R) | 34 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 88 | −63 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2012. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- The winners of the 2012 Emperor's Cup qualified for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.
J.League Cup
20 March 2012 Group A | Sagan Tosu | 2 – 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Best Amenity Stadium |
Tuesday 16:04 | Okada 53' Noda 65' |
Report | 78' Yajima | Attendance: 4,613 Referee: Tojo |
4 April 2012 Group A | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 0 | Sagan Tosu | Yurtec Stadium Sendai |
Matsushita 51' Kakuda 62' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,236 Referee: Yoshida |
16 May 2012 Group A | Sagan Tosu | 3 – 2 | Júbilo Iwata | Best Amenity Stadium |
Wednesday 19:04 | Inuzuka 12', 65' Hayasaka 62' |
Report Summary |
Matsuoka 52' Yamada 88' |
Attendance: 4,642 Referee: Sato |
6 June 2012 Group A | Sagan Tosu | 2 – 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Best Amenity Stadium |
11:00 UTC+8 | Toyoda 52' Mizunuma 80' |
[ Report] Summary |
Marcio Richardes 77' | Attendance: 7,284 Referee: Kimura |
9 June 2012 Group A | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 – 1 | Sagan Tosu | Hiroshima Big Arch |
08:00 UTC+8 | Koji Morisaki 45+3', 90' Satō 55' (pen.) Ishihara 78', 82' |
[ Report] Summary |
Mizunuma 63' | Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Murakami |
27 June 2012 Group A | Cerezo Osaka | 5 – 0 | Sagan Tosu | Nagai Ball Gall Field |
11:00 UTC+8 | Ogihara 24' Kim Bo-Kyung 45+4' (pen.) Kakitani 55', 71' Fujimoto 90' |
Summary | Noda 16' 30' Akahoshi 44' |
Attendance: 7,280 |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 |
Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
Júbilo Iwata | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 |
Sagan Tosu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 9 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 |
Emperor's Cup
9 September 2012 Second round | Sagan Tosu | 0 – 1 | Kamatamare Sanuki | Tosu, Saga |
13:00 JST (UTC+9) | Report | Nishino 90+2' | Stadium: Tosu Stadium |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | J-League | J-League Cup | Emperor's Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | JPN | Taku Akahoshi | 33 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | JPN | Kosuke Kitani | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | JPN | Keita Isozaki | 28 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | JPN | Teruaki Kobayashi | 25 | 1 | 16+7 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | KOR | Kim Kun-Hoan | 34 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | JPN | Tomotaka Okamoto | 28 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | JPN | Keisuke Funatani | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | JPN | Kota Mizunuma | 36 | 8 | 26+5 | 5 | 2+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | BRA | Tozin | 28 | 3 | 4+18 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | KOR | Kim Min-Woo | 33 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | JPN | Yohei Toyoda | 33 | 17 | 30+0 | 16 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
12 | GK | JPN | Tatsuro Okuda | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
13 | DF | JPN | Yusuke Inuzuka | 10 | 2 | 1+4 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | JPN | Naoyuki Fujita | 35 | 5 | 30+0 | 5 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | JPN | Ryuhei Niwa | 31 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | JPN | Takahiro Kuniyoshi | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
18 | FW | JPN | Ryunosuke Noda | 22 | 5 | 9+7 | 4 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
19 | FW | JPN | Shohei Okada | 20 | 1 | 0+17 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
20 | DF | KOR | Yeo Sung-Hye | 30 | 1 | 24+0 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
21 | GK | JPN | Takuya Muro | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
22 | FW | JPN | Kei Ikeda | 25 | 3 | 23+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | JPN | So Morita | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | JPN | Kyohei Kuroki | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | JPN | Ryota Hayasaka | 22 | 1 | 9+9 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
26 | DF | JPN | Tatsuya Sakai | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | JPN | Koki Kiyotake | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | JPN | Yoshiki Takahashi | 16 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
29 | DF | JPN | Shohei Kishida | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
30 | MF | JPN | Kohei Kuroki | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Players who appeared for Sagan Tosu no longer at the club: |
Top scorers
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | J-League | J-League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 11 | Yohei Toyoda | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |
2 | MF | 8 | Kota Mizunuma | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | MF | 14 | Naoyuki Fujita | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
FW | 18 | Ryunosuke Noda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
5 | FW | 9 | Tozin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
FW | 22 | Kei Ikeda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
7 | DF | 13 | Yusuke Inuzuka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | DF | 4 | Teruaki Kobayashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 10 | Kim Min-Woo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 20 | Yeo Sung-Hye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 5 | Kim Kun-Hoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own Goal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
FW | 19 | Shohei Okada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 25 | Ryota Hayasaka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 40 | 5 | 0 | 45 |
Disciplinary record
Number | Nation | Position | Name | J-League | J.League Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | ||||
1 | GK | Taku Akahoshi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
2 | DF | Kosuke Kitani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Keita Isozaki | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Teruaki Kobayashi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Kim Kun-Hoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Tomotaka Okamoto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Kota Mizunuma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Tozim | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Kim Min-Woo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Yohei Toyoda | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
12 | GK | Tatsuro Okuda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Naoyuki Fujita | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Ryuhei Niwa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Takahiro Kuniyoshi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Ryunosuke Noda | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
19 | FW | Shohei Okada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Yeo Sung-Hye | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
22 | FW | Kei Ikeda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Koki Kiyotake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Yoshiki Takahashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 56 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 2 |
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