English:
Avispa Fukuoka Secures Victory at Home Against Possession-Dominant Gamba Osaka
Fukuoka, Japan – In a match held at the Best Denki Stadium, Avispa Fukuoka secured an important victory over Gamba Osaka, despite the latter dominating possession with 69%. The match, corresponding to matchday 37 of the J1 League, was characterized by tactical play and great intensity.
Gamba Osaka had a goal disallowed in the 6th minute due to an offside call confirmed by VAR. The first half was tense, with two yellow cards shown to Gamba Osaka players. After the break, in the 56th minute, Daisuke Matsuoka, assisted by Yuta Maejima, opened the scoring for Avispa Fukuoka with what proved to be the decisive goal.
Although Gamba Osaka tried to react, generating more goal opportunities (7 shots against Avispa Fukuoka’s 18), they managed to place only one shot on target. Avispa Fukuoka, on the other hand, proved solid in defense and capitalized on their opportunities, securing all three points at home. The match ended with two additional yellow cards for Avispa Fukuoka in the final minutes, reflecting the intensity with which every ball was contested.
Substitutions gamba osaka: at minute 46 D. Hummet came in and R. Meshino went out., at minute 79 R. Mito came in and G. Nawata went out.
Substitutions avispa fukuoka: at minute 72 S. Usui came in and Wellington went out., at minute 72 K. Fujimoto came in and M. Yuzawa went out., at minute 79 S. Nago came in and Y. Kitajima went out., at minute 79 M. Shigemi came in and K. Konno went out., at minute 90 Y. Hashimoto came in and T. Kamijima went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Avispa Fukuoka
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