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Albirex Niigata Edges Past Tokyo Verdy in Thrilling Encounter
Albirex Niigata secured a 3-2 victory over Tokyo Verdy in a captivating match at the Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata, Japan. The J1 League 2025, round 5 fixture, played on March 8th and officiated by Hiroyuki Kimura, saw both teams trade blows throughout.
Tokyo Verdy took the early lead with Yuki Kimura’s goal in the 10th minute, assisted by Ippei Someno. However, Albirex Niigata leveled the score before halftime through Masaya Hasegawa’s goal in the 42nd minute. The second half proved even more dramatic. M. Fitzgerald put the home side ahead in the 58th minute. Tokyo Verdy pulled one back with Yuta Tsunashima’s goal in the 75th minute, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Albirex Niigata from securing the 3-2 win.
Albirex Niigata dominated possession (62%), while Tokyo Verdy had more shots off target (3). Yellow cards were shown to two Albirex Niigata players and one Tokyo Verdy player. Despite the loss, Tokyo Verdy displayed fighting spirit. Albirex Niigata’s win strengthens their league standing.
Substitutions tokyo verdy: at minute 54 H. Yamami came in and I. Someno went out., at minute 54 Y. Matsuhashi came in and Y. Arai went out., at minute 69 S. Meshino came in and K. Miyahara went out., at minute 90 T. Inami came in and H. Onaga went out., at minute 90 K. Suzuki came in and Y. Tsunashima went out.
Substitutions albirex niigata: at minute 76 J. Okumura came in and K. Yamura went out., at minute 83 Danilo Gomes came in and S. Ota went out., at minute 86 R. Ochiai came in and K. Taniguchi went out., at minute 86 K. Mori came in and H. Inamura went out., at minute 86 Y. Komi came in and M. Hasegawa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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