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Sanfrecce Hiroshima secure an epic victory against Yokohama F. Marinos
Sanfrecce Hiroshima secured an epic victory against Yokohama F. Marinos in a thrilling match that ended with a score of 7-3.
The match started at a frantic pace with both teams showing their ambition from the start. The first goal came in the 3rd minute when M. Kato put Hiroshima in the lead with an assist from H. Kawabe.
However, Yokohama didn’t let up and tied the game in the 19th minute thanks to a goal from K. Inoue, assisted by K. Nagato. Hiroshima regained the lead in the 22nd minute with a goal from T. Arslan, assisted by S. Sasaki.
Yokohama wouldn’t be deterred and tied the game again in the 45th minute with a goal from Anderson Lopes, assisted by K. Watanabe.
Hiroshima showed their superiority in the second half, scoring 5 goals in the final 45 minutes. T. Arslan scored his second goal in the 40th minute, N. Arai scored in the 48th minute and S. Higashi in the 83rd minute. P. Sotiriou capped the victory with two goals in the 90th and 90+1st minute.
Despite the loss, Yokohama F. Marinos had good possession of the ball (63%) and created scoring opportunities. However, Hiroshima’s defense was solid and their lack of attacking potency cost them the match.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima takes a vital victory that puts them in a privileged position in the standings.
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Substitutions yokohama f. marinos: at minute 28 A. Uenaka came in and J. Amano went out., at minute 59 K. Sakakibara came in and R. Yamane went out., at minute 81 T. Watanabe came in and K. Nagato went out., at minute 81 R. Kato came in and K. Matsubara went out., at minute 82 K. Mizunuma came in and K. Inoue went out.
Substitutions sanfrecce hiroshima: at minute 46 N. Arai came in and G. Paciencia went out., at minute 73 M. Mitsuta came in and T. Arslan went out., at minute 87 P. Sotiriou came in and M. Kato went out., at minute 90 O. Iyoha came in and S. Higashi went out., at minute 90 Y. Kashiwa came in and T. Matsumoto went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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