2021 Japanese Super Cup
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Date | 20 February 2021 | ||||||
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Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | ||||||
Referee | Yusuke Araki | ||||||
Attendance | 4,208 | ||||||
Weather | Fine 17 °C (63 °F) 31% humidity | ||||||
The 2021 Japanese Super Cup (known as
This was Frontale's third Super Cup appearance overall, all in the previous four years; they only failed to qualify in 2020 and won once in 2019. At the other hand, this was Gamba's seventh Super Cup appearance and their first since 2016, winning twice (in 2007 and 2015).
Frontale took a 2–0 lead from Kaoru Mitoma in the first half before being equalized in the second half. On the last minute of the second half additional time, substitute Yu Kobayashi scored the winner for the double winners and earned them their second Super Cup title. Gamba extended their trophy drought, its most recent title was the 2015 Emperor's Cup.
Match details
Kawasaki Frontale
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Gamba Osaka
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "FUJI XEROX SUPER CUP recognized by the Guinness World Records as the "Longest sponsorship of a football (soccer) super cup"" (Press release). Japan Professional Football League. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.