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Gamba Osaka defeated Kyoto Sanga 2-1 in a thrilling match played at the Panasonic Stadium Suita in Suita, Japan. The game, corresponding to matchday 13 of the 2025 J1 League, was marked by Gamba Osaka’s initial effectiveness and Kyoto Sanga’s late reaction.
Usami opened the scoring in the 10th minute, assisted by Hummet, who extended the lead in the 27th minute with an assist from Usami. However, Gamba Osaka’s joy was overshadowed by yellow cards to Hummet (27′) and Suzuki (31′). Kyoto Sanga pulled one back before halftime with a goal from Yonemoto in the 34th minute, assisted by Sugai.
Despite Kyoto Sanga’s higher possession (60%), Gamba Osaka created more scoring opportunities (10 shots to 13), with better accuracy (4 on target vs 3). The match was intense, with a total of 32 fouls committed and 3 yellow cards for Gamba Osaka and none for Kyoto Sanga. Ultimately, Gamba Osaka managed to hold on to their lead until the final whistle, celebrating a hard-fought victory.
Substitutions kyoto sanga: at minute 46 Joao Pedro came in and T. Yonemoto went out., at minute 46 M. Okugawa came in and T. Matsuda went out., at minute 56 S. Fukuda came in and K. Sato went out., at minute 61 T. Hirato came in and S. Fukuoka went out., at minute 78 Murilo de Souza came in and S. Kawasaki went out.
Substitutions gamba osaka: at minute 66 S. Kurata came in and R. Meshino went out., at minute 74 Juan Alano came in and T. Usami went out., at minute 74 I. Jebali came in and D. Hummet went out., at minute 88 T. Kishimoto came in and R. Yamashita went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gamba Osaka
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