Tokyo Verdy Beats Kashima in a Thrilling Match
Tokyo Verdy defeated Kashima 2-1 in a thrilling J1 League match. The game, played at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu, was marked by the intensity and fight of both teams.
The first goal came in the 63rd minute when Hiroki Yamami, assisted by Yuki Tsunashima, beat the Kashima goalkeeper. Yamami scored again in the 75th minute, this time without an assist, to make it 2-0.
Kashima managed to score a consolation goal in the 90th minute with a penalty converted by Yuma Suzuki, but it was too late to prevent the defeat.
Statistics:
Tokyo Verdy: 35% possession, 14 shots (7 on target, 3 off target), 5 corners, 18 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Kashima: 65% possession, 19 shots (8 on target, 3 off target), 6 corners, 12 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards.
Key events:
* Minute 44: Yellow card for H. Taniguchi (Tokyo Verdy).
* Minute 54: Yellow card for N. Ueda (Kashima).
* Minute 63: Goal by H. Yamami (Tokyo Verdy), assisted by Y. Tsunashima.
* Minute 75: Goal by H. Yamami (Tokyo Verdy).
* Minute 90: Goal by Y. Suzuki (Kashima) from a penalty.
Substitutions kashima: at minute 59 T. Fujii came in and H. Nakama went out., at minute 66 K. Tagawa came in and S. Morooka went out., at minute 90 Y. Higuchi came in and N. Ueda went out., at minute 90 R. Milosavljevic came in and G. Shibasaki went out., at minute 90 Talles came in and S. Nago went out.
Substitutions tokyo verdy: at minute 62 T. Miki came in and F. Yamada went out., at minute 82 Y. Matsuhashi came in and H. Yamami went out., at minute 82 G. Yamada came in and Y. Kimura went out., at minute 90 D. Fukazawa came in and H. Onaga went out., at minute 90 Tiago Alves came in and K. Saito went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Tokyo Verdy
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