Albirex Niigata defeats Jubilo Iwata in a thrilling match
Albirex Niigata secured a convincing 3-1 victory over Jubilo Iwata in a thrilling encounter held at the Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata. The home side dominated possession and created more scoring opportunities, which translated into two goals in the first half.
In the 14th minute, E. Miyamoto opened the scoring after an assist from H. Akiyama. Just six minutes later, Akiyama doubled the lead with a goal of his own, this time assisted by Y. Horigome.
Jubilo Iwata tried to respond, but they found a very solid Albirex Niigata defense. In the second half, R. Germain pulled one back in the 66th minute, but a second goal from Germain in the 90th, this time assisted by R. Watanabe, sealed the deal.
Jubilo Iwata finished the match with one less player after Matheus Peixoto was sent off in the 88th minute.
Match Statistics:
* Albirex Niigata: 56% possession, 14 shots (6 on target, 6 off target), 6 corners, 9 fouls, 1 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Jubilo Iwata: 44% possession, 9 shots (2 on target, 3 off target), 5 corners, 11 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 1 red card
Key Events:
* 14th minute: Goal by E. Miyamoto (Albirex Niigata)
* 20th minute: Yellow card for Y. Ono (Albirex Niigata)
* 25th minute: Yellow card for H. Yamada (Jubilo Iwata)
* 27th minute: Goal by H. Akiyama (Albirex Niigata)
* 45th minute: Yellow card for K. Suzuki (Jubilo Iwata)
* 66th minute: Goal by R. Germain (Jubilo Iwata)
* 90th minute: Goal by R. Germain (Jubilo Iwata)
* 88th minute: Red card for Matheus Peixoto (Jubilo Iwata)
Substitutions jubilo iwata: at minute 46 Matheus Peixoto came in and H. Yamada went out., at minute 46 M. Matsumoto came in and R. Uehara went out., at minute 57 Y. Furukawa came in and S. Kaneko went out., at minute 57 Bruno Jose came in and J. Croux went out., at minute 86 R. Watanabe came in and Leo Gomes went out.
Substitutions albirex niigata: at minute 70 K. Taniguchi came in and Y. Ono went out., at minute 70 Danilo Gomes came in and E. Matsuda went out., at minute 80 H. Inamura came in and Y. Horigome went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Albirex Niigata
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