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Machida Zelvia Edges Out Gamba Osaka in Close Contest in Suita
Machida Zelvia secured a 1-0 victory over Gamba Osaka in a hard-fought match at Panasonic Stadium Suita on Tuesday, April 2nd. The game, part of the J1 League’s 8th round, saw Gamba Osaka dominate possession (62%), but they struggled to translate that dominance into goals, managing only one shot on target from eight attempts. Machida Zelvia, despite possessing the ball for only 38% of the game, proved more clinical, scoring the decisive goal in the 43rd minute through Y. Soma. Machida Zelvia created more goal-scoring opportunities with two shots on target out of a total of ten. The match was a physical encounter with 27 fouls committed (18 by Gamba Osaka and 9 by Machida Zelvia), and saw Machida Zelvia dominate in set pieces with seven corners to Gamba Osaka’s three. Machida Zelvia received one yellow card while Gamba Osaka finished the game without any cautions. The victory provides Machida Zelvia with valuable points in their fight for league survival.
Substitutions gamba osaka: at minute 58 M. Mitsuta came in and T. Suzuki went out., at minute 80 Juan Alano came in and T. Usami went out., at minute 89 S. Kurata came in and R. Mito went out.
Substitutions machida zelvia: at minute 69 K. Sento came in and Y. Soma went out., at minute 73 K. Kuwayama came in and Oh Se-Hun went out., at minute 73 R. Shirasaki came in and H. Mae went out., at minute 89 S. Fujio came in and H. Shimoda went out., at minute 89 M. Duke came in and T. Nishimura went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gamba Osaka
Machida Zelvia
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