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FC Tokyo and Machida Zelvia played out a goalless draw in a tense and hard-fought match at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu, Japan, for the second matchday of the 2025 J1 League. The match, played on February 22nd, was characterized by high intensity and physical play, reflected in the numerous yellow cards shown to both teams. FC Tokyo slightly dominated possession (51%), but failed to convert any of their 10 shots, none of which were on target. Machida Zelvia, on the other hand, registered 8 shots, with only one on target. Despite the lack of goals, the match had a thrilling finish with a late goal by Machida Zelvia in the 82nd minute from T. Nishimura, assisted by Y. Nakayama. This goal gave the away team the victory. FC Tokyo showed more territorial dominance but lacked attacking efficiency, while Machida Zelvia capitalized on their only clear opportunity to take the three points.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 51 S. Fujio came in and Oh Se-Hun went out., at minute 75 H. Shimoda came in and R. Shirasaki went out., at minute 75 Na Sang-Ho came in and Y. Soma went out., at minute 86 K. Kuwayama came in and T. Nishimura went out.
Substitutions fc tokyo: at minute 64 K. Sato came in and Marcelo Ryan went out., at minute 64 S. Anzai came in and K. Shirai went out., at minute 73 Y. Kimoto came in and K. Doi went out., at minute 82 Everton Galdino came in and T. Nakagawa went out., at minute 82 K. Hashimoto came in and K. Koizumi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Tokyo
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