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Machida Zelvia Secures Decisive Victory Against Cerezo Osaka in Tokyo
Machida Zelvia emphatically defeated Cerezo Osaka in a match held at the Machida Gion Stadium in Tokyo, for the 26th round of the J1 League. The match, refereed by Hiroki Kasahara, concluded with a scoreline favoring the home team.
Despite Cerezo Osaka dominating possession with 65% compared to Machida Zelvia’s 35%, it was the home team that displayed greater effectiveness in front of the opponent’s goal. Initially, a Machida Zelvia goal was disallowed by VAR due to an offside in the 9th minute. However, Na Sang-Ho opened the scoring in the 21st minute, following an assist from H. Mochizuki, giving Machida the lead. K. Hayashi extended the lead in the 42nd minute, thanks to an assist from G. Shoji, consolidating Machida’s dominance before halftime.
Cerezo Osaka attempted to react, but encountered a solid defense and a clinical Machida Zelvia in attack. Oh Se-Hun sealed the match in the 79th minute with another goal, assisted by Y. Soma, securing the victory for the home team. The match was characterized by a contested game, reflected in the 14 fouls committed by Machida Zelvia and the 8 by Cerezo Osaka. In addition, the referee showed one yellow card to Machida Zelvia and three to Cerezo Osaka. In terms of statistics, Machida Zelvia scored 3 goals, resulting from 11 shots (4 on target) and 3 corner kicks in their favor. Cerezo Osaka generated 8 shots (5 on target) and 3 corner kicks.
Substitutions cerezo osaka: at minute 46 H. Kida came in and K. Yoshino went out., at minute 46 M. Nakajima came in and S. Kagawa went out., at minute 64 Thiago Andrade came in and S. Homma went out., at minute 64 D. Cools came in and A. Ohata went out., at minute 87 L. Fernandes came in and R. Sakata went out.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 63 S. Fujio came in and Oh Se-Hun went out., at minute 63 Na Sang-Ho came in and K. Sento went out., at minute 82 K. Hayashi came in and N. Lavi went out., at minute 82 Y. Soma came in and T. Numata went out., at minute 87 H. Mae came in and H. Shimoda went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Machida Zelvia
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