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Sagan Tosu Dominates Nagoya Grampus in Gifu Thriller
Sagan Tosu secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Nagoya Grampus at Nagaragawa Stadium in Gifu, Japan, in a J1 League matchday 37 clash. Referee Koji Takasaki oversaw the game, which saw Sagan Tosu triumph despite Nagoya Grampus enjoying a significant possession advantage (65%).
Sagan Tosu displayed clinical finishing, scoring three goals from just eight attempts, five of which were on target. V. Slivka opened the scoring in the 8th minute, assisted by A. Fukuta. H. Nakahara added two more goals, one in the 10th minute and another in the 67th. Nagoya Grampus, while generating more shots (19), only managed four on target. One of their goals was disallowed for offside in the 45th minute.
Despite Sagan Tosu’s high number of fouls (18), they only received one yellow card, while Nagoya Grampus remained unscathed. Nagoya Grampus’s territorial dominance, reflected in their possession statistics, ultimately failed to translate into goals, highlighting Sagan Tosu’s superior efficiency in front of goal.
Substitutions nagoya grampus: at minute 46 T. Kikuchi came in and T. Uchida went out., at minute 46 Patric came in and Y. Yamagishi went out., at minute 62 R. Yamanaka came in and S. Tokumoto went out., at minute 69 K. Junker came in and K. Nagai went out., at minute 84 K. Nakayama came in and R. Izumi went out., at minute 84 H. Yoshida came in and K. Shiihashi went out.
Substitutions sagan tosu: at minute 61 F. Kitajima came in and Y. Maruhashi went out., at minute 69 K. Sakaiya came in and T. Terayama went out., at minute 84 Jaja came in and H. Nakahara went out., at minute 84 K. Yamazaki came in and K. Ueebisu went out., at minute 84 N. Fujita came in and A. Fukuta went out., at minute 88 V. Araujo came in and C. Togashi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nagoya Grampus
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