English:
Hosoya’s Goal Fest Leads Kashiwa Reysol to Victory in Niigata
Niigata – Kashiwa Reysol powerfully defeated Albirex Niigata at the Denka Big Swan Stadium, thanks to an inspired performance by their striker M. Hosoya, who scored a hat-trick. Reysol’s dominance, reflected in 56% possession, translated into a constant siege on the rival goal. Hosoya opened the scoring in the 20th minute with an individual play that ended with a precise shot. Before halftime, in the 45th minute, Hosoya himself extended the lead with an assist from Y. Koizumi, making the match an uphill battle for the home side.
In the second half, Hosoya completed his hat-trick in the 55th minute, after an assist from N. Nakagawa, consolidating the visitors’ superiority. Albirex Niigata, with 44% possession, fought to react, but could only convert once in the 72nd minute, thanks to K. Kasai, with an assist from A. Boudah. The match was also characterized by intensity, with two yellow cards for Albirex Niigata, one for E. Shirai in the 28th minute and another for M. Fitzgerald in the 83rd minute. Kashiwa Reysol, meanwhile, maintained discipline and received no warnings. Reysol made good on 3 of their 13 shots, while Albirex made good on 1 of their 5 shots.
Substitutions albirex niigata: at minute 46 K. Taniguchi came in and K. Kasai went out., at minute 46 T. Arai came in and A. Boudah went out., at minute 64 J. Okumura came in and Moraes went out., at minute 64 K. Hashimoto came in and Y. Horigome went out., at minute 87 M. Ohara came in and Y. Takagi went out.
Substitutions kashiwa reysol: at minute 61 N. Nakagawa came in and S. Toshima went out., at minute 61 Diego came in and T. Kubo went out., at minute 62 Y. Segawa came in and T. Koyamatsu went out., at minute 76 Y. Yamanouchi came in and H. Nakama went out., at minute 81 M. Hosoya came in and Y. Kakita went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Albirex Niigata
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