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Tense Draw Between Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe at Panasonic Stadium Suita
Suita, Japan – A tension-filled and emotional match culminated in a 1-1 draw between Gamba Osaka and Vissel Kobe at Panasonic Stadium Suita, in a match corresponding to matchday 36 of the J1 League. Gamba Osaka, with 49% possession, managed to take the lead in the 80th minute thanks to a goal by K. Okunuki, assisted by I. Jebali. However, the local joy was short-lived. A penalty that led to a red card for M. Higashiguchi in the 78th minute conditioned the end of the match.
Despite being a man down and with 51% ball possession, Vissel Kobe did not give up and D. Sasaki equalized in the 89th minute with an assist from Y. Muto, sealing the final draw. The match, refereed by Akihiko Ikeuchi, was marked by the intensity of the game, reflected in the 14 fouls committed by Gamba Osaka and the 12 by Vissel Kobe. In addition to the red, R. Handa saw the yellow card for Gamba Osaka, while Y. Honda was cautioned for Vissel Kobe. Vissel Kobe had more shots on goal (6) than the local team (2), but failed to materialize on the scoreboard.
Substitutions vissel kobe: at minute 62 R. Hirose came in and D. Sasaki went out., at minute 67 Y. Osako came in and Jean Patric went out., at minute 67 N. Iino came in and G. Sakai went out., at minute 82 Y. Honda came in and K. Nagato went out.
Substitutions gamba osaka: at minute 79 R. Meshino came in and K. Okunuki went out., at minute 87 R. Yamashita came in and T. Kishimoto went out., at minute 90 I. Jebali came in and D. Hummet went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gamba Osaka
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