Match highlights
Albirex Niigata vs Vegalta Sendai highlights
How the goals came
34' Akitake Sugiyama opens the scoring for Vegalta Sendai → 41' Kazuyoshi Shimabuku equalises for Albirex Niigata → 55' Masahiro Sekiguchi puts Albirex Niigata ahead (the winner). Full time: 2-1, Albirex Niigata win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 3 goals came after half-time. Albirex Niigata came from 1 down to win.
34' Akitake Sugiyama (Vegalta Sendai) 0-1
The match had stayed goalless until the 34th minute, when the visitors struck first. Akitake Sugiyama put Vegalta Sendai ahead to make it 0-1 at Denka Big Swan Stadium. Albirex Niigata were left chasing the game before the interval.
41' Kazuyoshi Shimabuku (Albirex Niigata) 1-1
Sendai's lead lasted only seven minutes. In the 41st minute Kazuyoshi Shimabuku levelled the score at 1-1 for Albirex Niigata. Drawing level before the break meant the hosts went into half-time with the match reset.
55' Masahiro Sekiguchi (Albirex Niigata) 2-1
Ten minutes into the second half, Niigata turned the match around. Masahiro Sekiguchi scored in the 55th minute for 2-1, the first time the hosts had led all afternoon. The scoreline held from there, and the game of 25 October 2026 ended as a comeback win, with Sekiguchi's strike standing as the decisive goal.
