English:
Tight Draw Between FC Tokyo and Albirex Niigata at Ajinomoto Stadium
Tokyo, Japan – In a hard-fought match at Ajinomoto Stadium, FC Tokyo and Albirex Niigata drew in a game filled with exciting moments and yellow cards. The match, corresponding to matchday 38 of the 2025 J1 League regular season, ended with a scoreline that reflected the parity in the game.
Albirex Niigata opened the scoring early, in the 9th minute, with a goal by Moraes, assisted by M. Hasegawa, surprising the home team. However, FC Tokyo, spurred on by their fans, responded before halftime. K. Endo equalized in the 45th minute, thanks to an assist from K. Koizumi, taking the game tied to halftime.
The second half was characterized by more tactical play and intense midfield battles. Despite FC Tokyo’s dominance in possession (55%), Albirex Niigata proved dangerous on the counterattack. M. Fitzgerald from Albirex Niigata received a yellow card in the 33rd minute, while S. Muroya of FC Tokyo received one in the 60th minute. The match concluded with another yellow card for E. Shirai of Albirex Niigata in the 90th minute.
Regarding overall statistics, FC Tokyo registered 16 shots (2 on target, 9 off target) and 7 corners, while Albirex Niigata had 11 shots (3 on target, 4 off target) and 4 corners. Referee Takuto Okabe had a busy night, awarding 17 fouls to Albirex Niigata and 7 to FC Tokyo. The match ended in a draw, leaving both teams looking to improve in their upcoming fixtures.
Substitutions fc tokyo: at minute 72 Marcelo Ryan came in and T. Nakagawa went out., at minute 73 S. Anzai came in and L. Nozawa went out., at minute 88 K. Sato came in and M. Nagakura went out., at minute 88 K. Endo came in and Marcos Guilherme went out., at minute 89 Y. Nagatomo came in and K. Shirai went out.
Substitutions albirex niigata: at minute 73 Moraes came in and J. Okumura went out., at minute 73 K. Kasai came in and T. Arai went out., at minute 85 M. Fitzgerald came in and K. Chiba went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Tokyo
Albirex Niigata
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