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FC Tokyo Salvages a Draw at Home Against Yokohama FC
Chōfu, Japan – In a hard-fought match at the Ajinomoto Stadium, FC Tokyo managed a narrow draw against Yokohama FC, with a final score of 3 to 1. The match, part of the J1 League’s matchday 22, was marked by Yokohama FC’s effectiveness in the early stages and FC Tokyo’s persistence in turning the situation around.
Yokohama FC surprised the home side in the 4th minute when S. Sakuragawa, assisted by K. Yamada, opened the scoring with a goal that silenced the crowd. Despite FC Tokyo’s dominance in ball possession (72%), Yokohama FC remained firm in defense, looking for counter-attacking opportunities.
FC Tokyo fought tirelessly to equalize. The effort paid off in the final minutes of the match. In the 81st minute, A. Scholz converted a penalty, tying the game. Shortly after, in the 85th minute, M. Nagakura, assisted by K. Hashimoto, put FC Tokyo ahead on the scoreboard. Finally, in the 90th minute, M. Morishige sealed the victory for FC Tokyo with a penalty.
FC Tokyo dominated the statistics with 21 shots (6 on target) and 4 corners, compared to Yokohama FC’s 8 shots (1 on target) and 3 corners. However, Yokohama FC’s defense remained solid, frustrating many of FC Tokyo’s attempts. K. Yamazaki of Yokohama FC received a yellow card in the 81st minute. Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi oversaw the match.
Substitutions fc tokyo: at minute 59 K. Higashi came in and T. Nakagawa went out., at minute 59 Marcelo Ryan came in and M. Nagakura went out., at minute 60 K. Tawaratsumida came in and K. Sato went out., at minute 83 T. Ko came in and K. Koizumi went out., at minute 88 K. Bangnagande came in and Y. Nagatomo went out.
Substitutions yokohama fc: at minute 65 K. Muroi came in and K. Ogawa went out., at minute 65 S. Sakuragawa came in and M. Suzuki went out., at minute 85 M. Ito came in and K. Iwatake went out., at minute 85 T. Murata came in and T. Yamane went out., at minute 90 K. Yamada came in and K. Kumakura went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Tokyo
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Yokohama FC
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