English:
Machida Zelvia Stuns Vissel Kobe with Solid Home Victory
Tokyo, Japan – In a match held at the Machida Gion Stadium, Machida Zelvia overcame Vissel Kobe in matchday 25 of the J1 League. The home team, with 35% possession, maximized their opportunities to secure a valuable victory against a Vissel Kobe side that dominated possession with 65%.
Y. Nakayama opened the scoring for Machida Zelvia in the 6th minute, following a play that did not registered any assist, while T. Soma extended the lead in the 36th minute, assisted by D. Okamura. Despite having possession of the ball and taking the same number of shots (11), Vissel Kobe failed to convert their opportunities into goals.
The match, refereed by Hiroyuki Kimura, was intense and competitive, with 16 fouls committed by Machida Zelvia, who also received two yellow cards, in contrast to the 9 fouls by Vissel Kobe, who received no cautions. Machida Zelvia took 6 corners, while Vissel Kobe earned 4.
Substitutions vissel kobe: at minute 46 K. Yuruki came in and N. Iino went out., at minute 58 Y. Kuwasaki came in and Y. Osako went out., at minute 71 R. Hirose came in and Jean Patric went out., at minute 83 K. Nagato came in and Y. Honda went out.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 68 S. Fujio came in and M. Duke went out., at minute 68 Na Sang-Ho came in and K. Sento went out., at minute 87 Y. Soma came in and T. Numata went out., at minute 87 K. Hayashi came in and H. Shimoda went out., at minute 90 R. Kikuchi came in and I. Dresevic went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Machida Zelvia
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