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Fagiano Okayama Stuns Kashima Antlers with Comeback Victory
Kashima, Japan – In a match held at the Kashima Soccer Stadium, Fagiano Okayama surprised Kashima Antlers with a 2-1 victory in matchday 22 of the J1 League. Despite Kashima’s overwhelming ball possession (70%), the home team failed to translate their dominance into goals.
Y. Suzuki put Kashima ahead in the 18th minute, assisted by R. Koike, suggesting the game would follow the expected script. However, Fagiano Okayama proved to be a resilient opponent.
In the second half, A. Esaka equalized in the 50th minute, assisted by Lucao, injecting energy into the visiting team. Shortly after, Kamiya Yuta, assisted by A. Esaka, completed the comeback in the 59th minute, capitalizing on one of Fagiano Okayama’s few ventures into the opponent’s penalty area.
Despite having 18 shots, 4 of which were on target, and generating 12 corners, Kashima couldn’t find the net again. Fagiano Okayama, with 30% possession and 10 shots (3 on target), proved effective in their attacks. The match also saw a yellow card for T. Yanagi of Fagiano Okayama in the 53rd minute and another for G. Shibasaki of Kashima in the 82nd minute.
Substitutions fagiano okayama: at minute 64 T. Kimura came in and H. Iwabuchi went out., at minute 64 T. Yanagi came in and H. Motoyama went out., at minute 78 Kamiya Yuta came in and R. Takeuchi went out., at minute 78 Lucao came in and K. Ichimi went out.
Substitutions kashima: at minute 68 R. Ogawa came in and S. Mizoguchi went out., at minute 68 K. Nono came in and Y. Higuchi went out., at minute 77 A. Cavric came in and Y. Matsumura went out., at minute 77 K. Misao came in and G. Shibasaki went out., at minute 81 Y. Funabashi came in and Talles Brener went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kashima
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