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Machida Zelvia Delivers Crushing Defeat to Albirex Niigata on Their Home Turf
Niigata, Japan – In a match held at the Denka Big Swan Stadium, Machida Zelvia demonstrated ruthless efficiency as they defeated Albirex Niigata with a dominant performance. Despite Albirex Niigata enjoying a clear advantage in ball possession, with 62%, they failed to translate this dominance into goals.
The first goal of the match came in the 43rd minute, courtesy of T. Nishimura of Machida Zelvia, who opened the scoring with a goal. After the break, Machida Zelvia continued to press, and Y. Soma extended the lead in the 61st minute thanks to an assist from S. Fujio. Soma scored again in the 67th minute, increasing the difference. Machida Zelvia’s goalscoring festival culminated with a goal from S. Fujio in the 76th minute, assisted by T. Nishimura.
Despite Albirex Niigata’s superior possession, their 16 attempts on goal, with only one on target, were not enough to trouble Machida Zelvia’s defense. Albirex Niigata failed to capitalize on their 6 corner kicks. On the other hand, Machida Zelvia, with 38% possession, showed great efficiency, turning many of their 24 goal opportunities into goals. The match also saw a yellow card for H. Shimoda of Machida Zelvia in the 51st minute.
Final score: Albirex Niigata – Machida Zelvia
Substitutions albirex niigata: at minute 61 K. Taniguchi came in and Danilo Gomes went out., at minute 69 S. Ota came in and K. Kasai went out., at minute 69 E. Miyamoto came in and Y. Hoshi went out., at minute 83 H. Akiyama came in and Y. Takagi went out., at minute 83 M. Hasegawa came in and K. Yamura went out.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 78 S. Fujio came in and M. Duke went out., at minute 78 K. Hayashi came in and Y. Nakayama went out., at minute 78 H. Shimoda came in and K. Sento went out., at minute 88 R. Kikuchi came in and I. Dresevic went out., at minute 88 Y. Soma came in and Na Sang-Ho went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Albirex Niigata
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Machida Zelvia
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