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Albirex Niigata Secures Home Victory Against Yokohama F. Marinos
Albirex Niigata secured a 1-0 victory against Yokohama F. Marinos in a match held at the Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata. The game, part of the J1 League’s 20th round, was characterized by Albirex’s dominance in ball possession (57%) and a higher number of shots on goal.
The first half concluded without any goals, marked by a yellow card for D. Tono of Yokohama F. Marinos in the 40th minute and another for M. Fitzgerald of Albirex Niigata just before halftime.
In the second half, Albirex Niigata translated their superiority into a goal. In the 73rd minute, Danilo Gomes, assisted by H. Inamura, scored the only goal of the match, sparking celebration in the home stadium.
Yokohama F. Marinos, despite attempting a comeback, failed to create clear goal-scoring opportunities, ending the match with 0 shots on target. Albirex Niigata, with a total of 18 shots (6 on target), proved to be more incisive in attack. Referee Takafumi Mikuriya officiated the match without major issues, issuing one yellow card to each team.
Despite Albirex Niigata having a greater number of corners in their favor (7 versus 3), the difference in the score remained minimal.
Substitutions yokohama f. marinos: at minute 74 Elber came in and D. Tono went out., at minute 74 K. Inoue came in and Yan went out., at minute 76 T. Watanabe came in and T. Suzuki went out., at minute 90 H. Asada came in and Anderson Lopes went out., at minute 90 K. Watanabe came in and J. Amano went out.
Substitutions albirex niigata: at minute 74 K. Kasai came in and J. Okumura went out., at minute 82 Y. Takagi came in and M. Hasegawa went out., at minute 82 T. Arai came in and Y. Hoshi went out., at minute 90 Y. Horigome came in and K. Hashimoto went out., at minute 90 K. Yamura came in and E. Miyamoto went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Albirex Niigata
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