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Machida Zelvia defeats Albirex Niigata in a hard-fought Tokyo match
Machida Zelvia secured a victory against Albirex Niigata in a thrilling encounter at the Machida Gion Stadium in Tokyo. The match, part of the 2025 J1 League regular season’s sixth round, ended with a 1-0 scoreline in favor of the home team. The referee for the game was Takasaki, Koji from Japan.
Despite having less possession (46% compared to Albirex Niigata’s 54%), Machida Zelvia proved more clinical in front of goal. T. Nishimura scored the only goal of the game in the 25th minute, assisted by Y. Soma. This goal highlighted Machida Zelvia’s more decisive attacking play, with 13 shots (4 on target) compared to Albirex Niigata’s 5 shots (only 1 on target).
H. Shimoda of Machida Zelvia received a yellow card in the 16th minute. Despite their possession advantage, Albirex Niigata failed to create enough clear-cut chances, ultimately leading to a home victory for Machida Zelvia.
Substitutions albirex niigata: at minute 46 K. Yamura came in and K. Mori went out., at minute 77 Y. Komi came in and S. Ota went out., at minute 77 J. Okumura came in and K. Taniguchi went out., at minute 77 K. Hashimoto came in and Y. Horigome went out., at minute 85 Y. Takagi came in and T. Arai went out.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 76 Na Sang-Ho came in and Y. Soma went out., at minute 76 K. Kuwayama came in and Oh Se-Hun went out., at minute 84 R. Shirasaki came in and H. Shimoda went out., at minute 84 S. Fujio came in and T. Nishimura went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Machida Zelvia
Albirex Niigata
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