Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeats Nagoya Grampus in an exciting match
Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated Nagoya Grampus 2-1 in an exciting match played at Toyota Stadium. The match was marked by the intensity and struggle of both teams, but the visitors finally took the victory thanks to two goals in the second half.
The match started at a fairly slow pace, but the tone changed from minute 48 when Hiroki Araki opened the scoring for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Nagoya Grampus tried to react, but their lack of precision in attack played a bad trick on them. In the 55th minute, Sanfrecce Hiroshima extended the lead with a goal from Masanori Kato.
Nagoya Grampus did not give up and managed to cut the distance in the 88th minute with a goal from Kasper Junker. Despite the final pressure from the locals, Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed to maintain the lead and took the victory.
Statistics:
* Possession: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 51%, Nagoya Grampus 49%
* Shots: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 (7 on target, 8 off target), Nagoya Grampus 5 (1 on target, 2 off target)
* Corners: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5, Nagoya Grampus 3
* Fouls: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19, Nagoya Grampus 15
* Yellow Cards: Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1, Nagoya Grampus 1
Match Events:
* 45′: Yellow card for H. Kawabe (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
* 48′: Goal by H. Araki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
* 55′: Goal by M. Kato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
* 79′: Yellow card for R. Izumi (Nagoya Grampus)
* 88′: Goal by K. Junker (Nagoya Grampus)
In summary, Sanfrecce Hiroshima showed greater effectiveness in attack and took a deserved victory in a match that had moments of great excitement.
Substitutions nagoya grampus: at minute 56 T. Kikuchi came in and K. Nakayama went out., at minute 56 R. Yamanaka came in and K. Shiihashi went out., at minute 71 K. Junker came in and Patric went out., at minute 85 K. Masui came in and R. Izumi went out.
Substitutions sanfrecce hiroshima: at minute 74 T. Arslan came in and H. Kawabe went out., at minute 74 A. Inoue came in and M. Kato went out., at minute 90 S. Koshimichi came in and M. Mitsuta went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nagoya Grampus
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